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FILE - Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.

The DNC’s outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024

FILE - Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.

January 31, 2025, 8:13am Politics

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race. Read story

Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets State Department staff during a welcome event at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Rubio says Trump’s Greenland bid ‘not a joke,’ citing China risk

Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets State Department staff during a welcome event at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

January 31, 2025, 8:13am Nation & World

The top U.S. diplomat said President Donald Trump’s proposal to buy Greenland “is not a joke” because of the risk that China would station resources on the island that threaten American security and the importance of Arctic shipping lanes for energy exports. Read story

FILE - Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the director of the FBI, center, walks between meetings on Capitol Hill, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Washington.

FBI wrestles with a spike in sexual misconduct claims and male-dominated culture

FILE - Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the director of the FBI, center, walks between meetings on Capitol Hill, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Washington.

January 30, 2025, 3:05pm Latest News

The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by bureau leaders to eliminate the longstanding problem. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly midair collision begins

President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

January 30, 2025, 11:20am Politics

As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner. Read story

The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece

January 30, 2025, 10:44am Nation & World

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Read story

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his final plea before senators as a key vote hangs in the balance

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

January 30, 2025, 9:39am Nation & World

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long record of questioning the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday during a confirmation hearing where a key Republican quickly raised concerns about his views. Read story

President Donald Trump stands at a craps table after speaking about the economy at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up

President Donald Trump stands at a craps table after speaking about the economy at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

January 30, 2025, 9:13am Politics

The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for transcribing his public remarks are struggling to keep up with all the words. Read story

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, says the bureau has lost trust and he’s the one to restore it

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

January 30, 2025, 9:08am Politics

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, portrayed himself Thursday as the right leader of a law enforcement agency he said had lost public trust and told senators he would commit himself to “due process and transparency” if confirmed as director. Read story

Vice President JD Vance, left, speaks before swearing in Sean Duffy, right, as Secretary of Transportation, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Vance suggests some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased

Vice President JD Vance, left, speaks before swearing in Sean Duffy, right, as Secretary of Transportation, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

January 30, 2025, 9:04am Politics

Vice President JD Vance is suggesting that some reporters covering the Trump White House are biased — perhaps even Democratic “propagandists” — and the new administration will keep a close eye on those asking questions at press briefings. Read story

ulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, faces grilling at confirmation hearing

ulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

January 30, 2025, 8:56am Politics

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, defended her past controversial views and told lawmakers during Thursday’s confirmation hearing that big changes are needed to address years of failures of America’s intelligence service. Read story