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Sen. Blumenthal plans action against telemarketing scams masquerading as political, charitable causes

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is moving ahead with new legislative efforts to combat telemarketing scams that have raised millions of dollars…

Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it’s ready for

WASHINGTON — The White House’s oversight and investigations war room finally got the battle on Tuesday that they’d been arming themselves…

Georgia DA urges judge to reject Mark Meadows bid for stay, says he failed to meet his ‘heavy burden’ of evidence

Mark Meadows has failed to show he can “carry the heavy burden” required to pause a judge’s order rejecting his…

Government shutdown fears cloud legislative agenda as House returns to session

WASHINGTON — Concerns over a potential government shutdown have reached a fever pitch as the House of Representatives returns to session…

2024 election ad spending expected to top $10 billion, smashing Biden-Trump 2020 record

The 2024 election cycle is expected to be the most expensive of all time for political ad spending, totaling $10.2…

McCarthy directs GOP-led House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that he has instructed three GOP-led committees to launch an impeachment inquiry…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived…

2023 severe weather: $57 billion in damage and 253 people dead so far

The U.S. has suffered the highest number of billion-dollar weather disasters on record this year with wildfires and severe storms…

DraftKings apologizes for 9/11 sports bet promo on New York teams

Sports gambling giant DraftKings apologized Monday for a bet parlay offer that would have paid out if three New York…

Trump seeks removal of federal judge from D.C. election case

Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to remove herself from his criminal case for trying to…