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Nation Jan 18
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless campOfficials said participants were evacuated from the West Front of the Capitol on Monday, after a fire in a homeless encampment.
Nation Jan 14
Government watchdog: DOJ failed ‘zero tolerance’ managementJustice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 "zero tolerance" border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released Thursday has found.
Nation Jan 11
FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next weekThe FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
Nation Jan 07
AP report: Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mobThe failure also raised questions about the treatment of mainly white Trump supporters, compared with the Black and brown protesters across the country who demonstrated last year over police brutality.
Politics Jan 05
Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrestThe order bans Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, 36, from entering the District of Columbia, with very limited exceptions to meet with his attorney or appear in court.
Nation Nov 30
Risk of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approvalThe coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage.
Politics Nov 23
Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump challengeAllies of Trump and losing GOP Senate candidate John James had urged the panel to delay voting for two weeks to audit votes in heavily Democratic Wayne County, home to Detroit.
Politics Nov 14
AP FACT CHECK: Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden winPresident Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP…
Nation Oct 08
Law enforcement preps for potential election-related unrestIt comes in the wake of claims by President Donald Trump and his allies that the vote will be rigged and his call to supporters to "go into the polls and watch very carefully."…
Nation Oct 06
Trump’s return to the White House sparks fear, anger for residence staffThe West Wing of the White House is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And now the executive mansion is a treatment ward for not one — but two — COVID patients.