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Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger wants a $105.5 million budget increase to hire more officers for what he describes as a severely understaffed department.

Revelation from former national security adviser raises pressure on Trump as lawmakers investigate gaps in January 6 call logs

A steady drip of evidence continues to indicate that former President Donald Trump may have personally committed crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. A federal judge said as much on Monday, finding that facts show it is “more likely than not” Trump on that day committed…

WASHINGTON — It was freezing out the morning Don Young, the dean of the House, returned to the Capitol one last time.

It was freezing out the morning Don Young returned to the Capitol one last time — fitting for the proud Alaskan and dean of the House.

“I look at diversity in a much broader way … it’s not just racial or gender, but it’s geographical,” Illinois Democrat says.

A federal judge in California ordered a conservative law professor to turn over documents to the Jan. 6 congressional committee, saying they were not subject to attorney-client privilege because it was “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump had committed crimes.

Talks to start in Turkey as Ukraine president seeks peace ‘without delay’. Plus, drama at the Oscars as Will Smith attacks Chris Rock on stage

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas is facing calls to recuse himself from U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the 2020 presidential election after revelations that his wife repeatedly pushed former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff to do more to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.

"The majority knows Biden and the Left is attempting the greatest Heist of our History," she said in texts with Meadows.

WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee fundraising emails to voters may have helped set the stage for the Capitol riot, the House Jan. 6 select committee said.