Politics

Alex Acosta, former US attorney who negotiated Epstein’s plea deal, appears before House Oversight Committee

Alex Acosta speaks during a press conference July 10, 2019 at the Labor Department in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images…

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Senate fails to advance bills to fund government as shutdown looms

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 16, 2025…

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How to watch the Charlie Kirk memorial service

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A public memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Sept.…

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House passes short-term government funding bill as deadline approached

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 16, 2025…

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Department of Education watchdog to probe DOGE access to sensitive data

A sign marks the location of the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on June 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.…

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CDC advisers to vote on dropping universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine

A Hepatitis B vaccine in Atlanta, Georgia, September 29, 2023. Alyssa Pointer for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON)…

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Former VP Mike Pence’s newest job? George Mason University professor

Entrance to George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (FAIRFAX, Va.) — Former Vice President…

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House Speaker Johnson optimistic about vote to avert shutdown, but Democrats aren’t

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 16, 2025…

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DC leaders push back against Trump’s ‘public safety emergency’ before Oversight Committee

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans pressed Washington, D.C.’s top elected officials on crime in the District Thursday while Democrats…

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Kamala Harris says Pete Buttigieg was top running mate pick, but risky move: The Atlantic

Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris has written in her forthcoming…

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