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  • Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth faces Senate scrutiny over sexual assault and workplace alcohol use allegations

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he arrives for a meeting with the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. From left are Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Extending tax cuts tops the GOP’s agenda for first 100 days — ‘Americans don’t care if Elon Musk is rich’

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson stands in front of a podiumPolitics

    Republicans say they are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s promises: ‘Deportations, the drilling, the wall—it’s going to take all of us getting together’

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • U.S. President Joe Biden speaksPolitics

    Republican impeachment report accuses Biden of abuse of power and obstruction of justice—but no criminal charges

    By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, and others
  • FILE – Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government, has stepped down, a spokesperson for the think tank confirmed Tuesday. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)Politics

    Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 director steps down after blowback from Trump camp over group’s plan for his administration

    By Ali Swenson, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Manassas, Va., Jan. 23, 2024. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Sen. Joe Manchin is considering reregistering as a Democrat to challenge Harris

    By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, and others
  • Activists pray for the safety of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and other politicians at Lafayette Square near the White House, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Washington, one day after an assassination attempt on Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Politics

    ’Tone it down!’: Civic leaders, pastors and elected officials call for a calming of toxic political climate after Donald Trump shooting

    By Lisa Mascaro, Gary Fields, and others
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    President Biden steadfast on staying in the race. ‘I’m in this to complete the job I started.’

    By The Associated Press, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    In a critical press conference, Biden will attempt to convince voters he can carry the day as calls grow for him to stand aside

    By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Donald Trump stands next to a microphone at a conference.Politics

    Armed with $100,000 from the Heritage Foundation, conservative group plans to out government ‘anti-American bad actors’ it believes will resist Trump

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • Hakeem JeffriesPolitics

    How Hakeem Jeffries, a future speaker of the House, may already be wielding that kind of power

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to reportersPolitics

    The House passes $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies amid hardline GOP effort to oust another speaker

    By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • Hunter BidenPolitics

    FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukraine energy firm

    By Lindsay Whitehurst, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)Politics

    House impeaches first cabinet secretary in over a century in ‘blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship,’ says Biden

    By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 14: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center where he addressed the continuing resolution to fund the government and the war in Israel, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesPolitics

    House vote averts a government shutdown after Democrats help GOP Speaker Johnson pass a temporary funding bill without far-right support

    By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, and others