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U.S. Park Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Mo., plowed into the bollards around Lafayette Square on purpose.

The incident will no doubt be setting off alarm bells around Capitol Hill – coming at a time when lawmakers and government officials have faced growing threats and just two years after Donald Trump supporters succeeding in storming the US Capitol in the January 6 riot. Rachel Sharp reports

Watch as Joe Biden makes remarks in the Roosevelt room at the White House before departing for Japan to attend the G7 summit.

President, who will still visit Japan for G7 summit, hosts new talks with congressional leaders

Watch House speaker Kevin McCarthy hold a press conference after a behind-closed-doors meeting between Joe Biden and congressional leaders about the US debt ceiling.

After a White House meeting Tuesday with top congressional leaders on raising the nation's debt limit, President Biden canceled part of an upcoming trip to focus on the debt ceiling talks.

Former Trump administration aides say his boorish behaviour towards women didn’t stop when he was in the White House. Andrew Feinberg reports

It was billed at the “world’s most important election” — pending the 2024 version, which will likely determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. Less international attention would usually attach to Turkey’s presidential race but when critical alliances are at stake, results matter far beyond the Golden Horn.

President Joe Biden will discuss the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and congressional leaders at the White House