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Justice department seeks former aide’s communications with ex-president and his attorneys

Legal analyst says latest move "signals a significant expansion of the Justice Department investigation"

President and first lady seek to comfort community as DoJ launches investigation into the police’s response. Plus, how the side hustle ate the hobby

House GOP leader and other Republican members have refused to give evidence to panel, raising possibility of legal clash

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making clear that he will defy a subpoena he received from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one who still has a realistic prospect of winning the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. For years…

The House Administration Committee at the center of some of the biggest policy fights in Congress

“I have one of the longest commutes in the lower 48,” says the retiring chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

"We're supposed to keep children safe. And here we’ve done exactly the opposite," said state Sen. Roland Gutierrez

More than 85 people have been killed in mass shootings in Texas in the last five years

In his recent alarm over a widely reported decline in public confidence in the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas chose a worthy target, but his diagnosis missed a major symptom: his own family ties.