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House Democrats set to overcome GOP to pass climate, tax, health care bill

Democrats were poised to muscle the economic measure through the narrowly divided House Friday over solid Republican opposition.

Mar-a-Lago warrant was approved after ‘less intrusive’ attempts to retrieve highly classified material failed

Government officials were likely concerned that allowing highly classified materials to remain at former president Donald Trump’s home could leave them vulnerable to efforts by foreign adversaries to acquire them.

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant

Former president Donald Trump called late Thursday for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate.

Over $2 billion announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the projects would help modernize America's transportation systems.

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Relatives and other mourners stood as the casket of late Representative Jackie Walorski was carried in ahead of the public visitation on Wednesday at Granger Community Church in Granger, Ind.

Mourners recall Walorski’s dedication to her beliefs

Numerous members of Congress were among several hundred mourners for the nearly two-hour service at Granger Community Church near Walorski’s northern Indiana home. 5:24 p.m.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland delivering his brief statement.

Merrick Garland didn’t say much, but his legal maneuver sets up a difficult choice for Trump

Garland is forcing Trump to decide whether he wants to release the warrant or if he wants to fight it, which would raise the disturbing question: Does he have something to hide? 4:41 p.m.

Read the Justice Department’s motion to unseal search warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former president Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. Read the motion here. 3:48 p.m.

Former US president Donald Trump speaks during the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit in Washington, DC, on July 26.

Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search

The rapid developments crystalized the former president's singular status atop a party he has spent the past seven years breaking down and rebuilding in his image. 12:11 a.m.

President Biden, center, waves as he is joined by, from left, son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen, as they stand at the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Aug. 10.

Biden begins summer vacation with family in South Carolina

President Biden arrived in South Carolina on Wednesday to begin what is expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family. 10:38 p.m.

Joey Gilbert waits before a Republican primary debate for Nevada governor, May 25, in Las Vegas.

Nevada judge denies loser’s protest of GOP governor primary

A Nevada judge has dismissed Republican Joey Gilbert’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in the Republican gubernatorial primary. 10:16 p.m.

Former president Donald Trump departed Trump Tower on Wednesday in New York on his way to the New York attorney general's office for a deposition in a civil investigation.

Trump says he took the Fifth Amendment in New York civil investigation

Former president Donald Trump says he invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings. 3:58 p.m.

Former National security adviser John Bolton.

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton

An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US airstrike that killed a popular and powerful general in the country, the Justice Department said Wednesday. 11:16 a.m.

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