Trump 2017 inaugural committee head arrested, accused of being UAE agent

Thomas Joseph Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in New York federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president.

Vaccinated Pelosi aide, White House official test positive for COVID-19

An unidentified spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an unnamed White House employee recently contracted the coronavirus, FOX News confirmed.

Georgia lawmakers hold first hearing on Atlanta crime

The Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held their first hearing Monday on crime in the city of Atlanta. During the meeting, state lawmakers heard from law enforcement, state officials, and other stakeholders.

Georgia House speaker calls for more troopers to fight Atlanta crime

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston wants more money in the state's budget to add more state troopers fighting crime in Atlanta.

Prosecutors rest in federal fraud trial of Georgia's Beck

After five days of testimony from some 20 witnesses, the prosecution rested in its fraud and money laundering case against suspended Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck on Monday.

Economic recovery from pandemic will have ups and downs, Biden says

Amid rising consumer costs as the US rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden assured Americans Monday that the inflation is short-term.

Senators to hold historic hearing in Atlanta on voting rights

Atlanta's Senate hearing is the first in more than two decades that will take place outside of Washington, D.C.

3rd SoCal venue cancels Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene rally

Three event venues in Southern California have now canceled plans for a Saturday night rally by Republican House Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

AP: Few Arizona voter fraud cases undercut Former President Trump’s claims

Election officials in Arizona have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in the November 2020 presidential election, undercutting Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in Maricopa County.

Long-serving California GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis dies at 86

Former Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis, who was remembered in his community for steering hundreds of millions of federal dollars to projects in his inland Southern California district, has died.

Trump slams Georgia lawmaker for not fighting voting results

Former President Donald Trump is declaring his opposition to a high-ranking Georgia Republican’s bid for lieutenant governor, another sign of how state-level politics is being reordered by Trump’s insistence that all Republicans repudiate his 2020 election loss.

Biden welcomes German Chancellor Merkel on her farewell visit to US

President Joe Biden bid farewell to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she visits Washington Thursday nearing the end of a political career that spanned four American presidencies.

Child tax credit: Biden, Harris mark first day of payments

Thursday marks the first day President Biden’s expanded child tax credit takes effect, giving more families access to monthly payments.

Three testify Georgia’s Beck directed money flows from insurer

Sonya and Steve McKaig were close friends with Jim Beck until they got a look at the evidence that federal investigators had gathered against the now-suspended Georgia insurance commissioner. Then the friendship ended with the McKaigs saying they learned Beck was embezzling.

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

Senate Democrats say that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.