Politics

Washington — With time running out before the election, President Biden highlighted his administration’s push to crack down on so-called junk fees that banks and other companies charge their customers. The announcement comes after months of high inflation has eaten away at Americans’ savings and made the economy the top …

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publicly refuted the falsehood that has been promoted by former President Donald Trump that former presidents have taken presidential records with them when they leave office or stored them in “substandard conditions.” “Reports that indicate or imply that those Presidential records were in …

Chicago officials are asking the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas, where the state’s GOP governor is waging a political battle against President Biden’s immigration policies. A busload of about 50 immigrants arrived Sunday in Chicago, days after the arrival of …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb issued an executive order Tuesday stating that the special election for the seat left vacant when U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski died last week will be held the same day as the Nov. 8 general election. “The candidate elected by the voters will serve for the remainder of the term …

Washington — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol is seeking text messages from Alex Jones, the far-right broadcaster and conspiracy theorist, a lawyer representing a pair of parents who are suing him over false statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting confirmed in court …

Washington – A bipartisan group of 20 senators — including 10 Republicans — announced on Sunday the outline of a deal to reform the nation’s gun laws, a breakthrough after weeks of negotiations sparked by the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. “Today, we are announcing a …

Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for cheating client Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame, of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds. The California lawyer, currently incarcerated, learned his fate in Manhattan federal court, where Judge Jesse M. …

A state judge late Friday finalized the state’s new congressional maps early, setting off a scramble among lawmakers and congressional candidates to figure out their districts – or what districts to run in.  State Judge Patrick McAllister released the new maps just before the midnight Saturday deadline. It followed a …

Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said Monday there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics intensify. White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor …

The CIA is offering Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine a secure way to contact the agency amid concerns for their safety, as the Russian government continues a crackdown on outside information and opposition to the Kremlin’s months-long invasion.  “We are providing Russian-language instructions on how to safely contact …