Politics

Walter Dellinger, influential constitutional scholar and lawyer, dies at 80

By Jonathan Drew, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University.

Truckers end U.S. border blockade, protest in Ottawa goes on

By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press

Police in Canada's capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it's time to leave.

WATCH: House Foreign Affairs hearing on the Black diaspora and strengthening investment abroad

By Associated Press

The House Foreign Affairs held a hearing Wednesday on the Black diaspora and strengthening investment abroad.

WATCH: State Department says Russia has increased troop presence on Ukraine border

By Associated Press

State Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. had seen "more Russian forces, not fewer” along the Ukraine border.

Zinke misused position, lied to ethics official, according to federal investigators

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement.

WATCH: White House says U.S. has not observed Russian troop withdrawal from Ukraine border

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said the U.S. has not observed withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations that it was moving troops away.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By News Desk

The White House COVID task force holds news briefing on Wednesday as several states and jurisdictions continue to lift mask mandates instead to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: House Budget committee hearing on the need to abolish the debt limit

By Associated Press

The House Budget committee held a hearing Wednesday on the need to abolish the debt limit.

WATCH: House Oversight hearing on defending U.S. allies against Russia in Eastern Europe

By Associated Press

A feared Russian invasion of Ukraine did not materialize on Wednesday, but the United States and its allies maintain that the threat remains strong, with Europe's security and economic stability in the balance.

Biden orders release of Trump White House visitor logs to Jan. 6 committee

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege.