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President Joe Biden on Friday said he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, stating he has “reason to believe” it will occur in the “coming days” and include an assault on capital city Kyiv. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert …

A federal judge ruled Friday that Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers can move forward with civil lawsuits against former President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued a 112-page opinion on early motions from defendants to …

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has confirmed that former President Donald Trump took classified national security documents to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House in January 2021. The New York Times reports that the National Archives sent a letter to Congress in which it confirmed that it has …

by Kavahn Mansouri, Missouri Independent February 17, 2022 A controversial Missouri gun law that penalizes police for enforcing federal gun laws is facing a new legal challenge from the U.S. Justice Department(DOJ). On Wednesday, the department filed suit to prevent Missouri from enforcing its Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), a …

United States Congressman Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn. 1st District, has died following a years-long battle with cancer. Hagedorn’s wife and former GOP chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan announced the news on social media Friday morning. He was 59. Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer in 2019 and began receiving care at …

The Senate on Thursday approved a stopgap extension of government funding through March 11, giving lawmakers three more weeks to work out a full-year spending deal. The vote was 65-27. With lawmakers racing this week to meet a Friday deadline — current funding was set to expire — and eager …

A New York judge on Thursday ruled that former President Donald Trump and two of his children must testify under oath in a New York civil investigation into his business practices. State Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., to comply …

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, introduced the Kids Online Safety Act on Wednesday. The bill is comprehensive bipartisan legislation to enhance children’s safety online. The bill’s introduction follows …

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune Feb. 16, 2022 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving, are suing the Biden administration to end mask mandates on planes. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, argues that the mandate imposes a “restriction on travelers’ liberty interests.” Van Duyne’s district …

Rejecting former President Donald Trump‘s demands of executive privilege, President Joe Biden has ordered the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks at the U.S. Capitol. The records being released to Congress are visitor logs showing appointment information for …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to strengthen enforcement of a signature component of the Affordable Care Act: the guarantee that privately insured people can get birth control without paying anything out of pocket. The health law’s contraceptive mandate, which dates back …

Nine families whose loved ones were killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting accepted a $73 million settlement from the defunct gunmaker Remington, ending a seven-year wrongful death lawsuit that began as a long shot and became a landmark case. “These families would give that (settlement) up to get their …

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke at the White House about the situation in Ukraine and said a Russian attack on the country was “still very much a possibility,” saying Moscow’s claim that it is withdrawing some of its troops from the Ukrainian border still needed to be verified. President …

On Tuesday, New York Congresswoman Kathleen Rice announced that she would not seek reelection at the end of this current term. As I turn to the next chapter of my own personal and professional story, I do so with profound thanks to the community leaders, colleagues and staff who have …

On Tuesday, Robert Califf was confirmed as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner in a 50-46 Senate vote in which 6 Republicans supported him, and 5 Democrats voted against his confirmation. Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota voted “present,” in what is called a “live pair” …