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First person of color confirmed as permanent Census Bureau director

Santos, who is Mexican American, was confirmed in a 58-35 vote. Ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to confirm him. Santos “is...

January 6 committee chair said he has signed about 20 new subpoenas that are going out 'soon'

Thompson would not confirm if former Trump lawyer John Eastman, who CNN has reported the committee plans to subpoena, is a part...

Opinion: Tucker Carlson's special is a terrifying lens into a new brand of conservative populism

That is how Tucker Carlson opens his new special “Patriot Purge,” which premiered this week as a three-part series on Fox Nation,...

Alvin Bragg makes history as Manhattan's first ever Black district attorney

Bragg, a former federal prosecutor with the criminal division of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, defeated...

January 6 defendant who said Capitol rioters deserved a pardon from Trump gets 60 days behind bars

Jenna Ryan, who took a private jet to Washington, DC, with two friends to attend the January 6 Stop the Steal rally,...

Adam Kinzinger isn't ruling out a 2024 presidential bid

Acknowledging his potential career options and timeline for the first time since announcing his retirement from the House last week, Kinzinger told...

Authorities arrest analyst who was source for Steele dossier

Danchenko will appear in the Eastern District of Virginia later Thursday. The charges are still under seal. Attorneys for Danchenko did not...

Opinion: Battling election misinformation is key for democracy in 2022

One year ago this week the polls closed on one of our nation’s most secure and accessible presidential elections in history. In...

This Democrat thinks Joe Biden fundamentally misunderstood his mandate

But, no one offered a more cutting — and honest — assessment of exactly what happened than Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger in...

'Trump was, and is, a drag on Republican ticket': Avlon's Virginia election takeaways