Politics

House Democrats ask Trump to testify under oath in Senate trial

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

They are challenging the former president to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations at the center of their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol.

Fake accounts gain traction as they praise China, mock U.S.

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A pro-China network of fake and imposter accounts found a global audience on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to mock the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the deadly riot in Washington that left five dead, new research…

WATCH: Biden signals that U.S. will refocus on diplomacy abroad

By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

“America is back. Diplomacy is back,” Biden said in brief remarks to the State Department staff. "You are the center of all that I intend to do. You are the heart of it. We’re going to rebuild our alliances”…

Hunter Biden's memoir 'Beautiful Things' publishes in April

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

The book is called "Beautiful Things" and will center on the younger Biden's well publicized struggles with substance abuse.

WATCH: Psaki holds White House press briefing on Hunter Biden book, COVID-19 relief act

By Associated Press

The statement, read by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, said: “We admire our son Hunter’s strength and courage to talk openly about his addiction so that others might see themselves in his journey and find hope.”…

WATCH: House votes to remove Rep. Greene from committee assignments

By Alan Fram, Brian Slodysko, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Underscoring the political vise her inflammatory commentary has clamped her party into, nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of outrageous social media posts.

WATCH: Senate debates budget amid ongoing negotiations for COVID-19 relief

By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Associated Press

The Senate will vote Feb. 4 on an amended Congressional budget resolution for the next fiscal year, paving the way to pass a Democratic COVID-19 relief bill with a simple majority vote.

WATCH: Labor Secretary nominee Marty Walsh testifies before Senate committee

By Associated Press

If the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approves the Walsh nomination, the full Senate will make a final vote in the coming days.

WATCH: Experts, leaders testify before House on the small business economy during COVID-19

By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees.

Rennie Davis, 'Chicago Seven' activist, is dead at 80

By James Anderson, Associated Press

Rennie Davis, one of the "Chicago Seven" activists who was tried for organizing an anti-Vietnam War protest outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago that turned violent, has died.