POLITICS

GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump

WASHINGTON  — Senate Republicans blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing… Read more

EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?

WASHINGTON  — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the… Read more

Biden and Netanyahu face first rough test of relationship

President Joe Biden’s efforts to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu to halt military strikes against Hamas in Gaza are plunging the two leaders into a difficult… Read more

Newsom’s income went up in 1st year as California governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife made $1.7 million in 2019 during his first year as governor, about half a million dollars… Read more

Blinken signals no immediate US press for Mideast cease-fire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled Monday the U.S. still would not press for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers… Read more

Rep. Greene’s combative behavior could spark ethics review

WASHINGTON — A year before her election to Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene searched for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her Capitol office, taunting… Read more

Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran’s judiciary who also took part in a panel involved in the mass execution of thousands… Read more

What insurrection? Growing number in GOP downplay Jan. 6

WASHINGTON  — What insurrection?

Flouting all evidence and their own first-hand experience, a small but growing number of Republican lawmakers… Read more