Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.
Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court’s permission
A federal judge has barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington without the court’s approval.
Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’
Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.
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New Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter makes first trip to Capitol Hill
Leiter’s visit, just days into his role in Washington, included meetings with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle ...
Fallout from Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons spreads on Capitol Hill
Trump’s effort to erase the violent assault has opened up new fronts and skirmishes in Washington’s four-year reckoning with the attack.
Violent US Capitol rioters and far-right militia leaders set free by Trump, with Elon Musk’s support
Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed ...
After Trump clemency order, judge bars Oath Keepers founder Rhodes from entering Washington without court permission
A judge barred the Oath Keepers founder from Washington, D.C., without court approval after Trump commuted his prison ...
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Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack visited Capitol Hill Wednesday after he was ...