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President Biden's Commission on SCOTUS is out with its draft findings, which say expanding the court could lead to problems. President Biden's Commission on SCOTUS is out with its draft findings, which say expanding the court could lead to problems.

Reform Commission says expanding Supreme Court could lead to issues

A Capitol Police officer has been indicted. FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Capitol Police officer indicted, accused of helping to hide Jan. 6 riot evidence

Steve Bannon praises Elon Musk's role in Trump's election victory, despite past criticism, amid Musk's new government efficiency role. reuters

Capitol riot committee to vote on contempt charges against Steve Bannon

More than two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the alleged mastermind and four Al-Qaeda conspirators still await the formal start of any trial.

20 years later: Why 9/11 terror suspects still await trial

During a state work period, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has headed to Europe for a fundraiser benefiting Senate Democrats.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raises eyebrows with reported Paris trip

701 fallen officers will be recognized. Two police officers who responded to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 have since committed suicide. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM - NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY

Hundreds of fallen officers to be recognized, with four notable exceptions

Biden addressed supply chain bottlenecks. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about global transportation supply chain bottlenecks from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Biden vows to address supply chain bottlenecks, pain felt on both coasts

A Youtube Original video featuring Vice President Kamala Harris meant to get kids interested in space featured paid child actors.

VP Kamala Harris’ NASA video included child actors

Consumer prices have risen 5.4 percent in the last year. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar bills are seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo

Consumer prices rise as LA port looks to help with supply chain issues

New footage from January 6, 2021, shows then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying that she bears responsibility for not stopping the mob. Reuters

Congress takes breath on debt ceiling, turns focus back to spending bill

The House is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

House passes debt ceiling bill, pushes potential default to December

Jimmie’s picks for October 11 include Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, Trump stumping in Iowa, and the great PB&J debate.

Straight To It: Cancel Columbus, Trump in Iowa, PB&J and more

Nikki Haley states the ‘need’ for Trump in the GOP. Loyal support or political strategy?

Taylor Swift fans could help decide the outcome of Virginia's gubernatorial race, and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a new ad targeting his opponent Glenn Youngkin.

Taylor Swift and Virginia’s next governor: Why her masters are the focus of a new ad campaign

Virginia's state office elections will unfold this November, and many expect those results to forecast the 2022 federal midterm elections.

Virginia’s 2021 governor’s race may paint a picture for the 2022 midterm elections

A Senate committee released a report on Trump's efforts to overturn the election. President Donald J. Trump cast an early ballot for the 2020 presidential election at the main branch of the Palm Beach County library on Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach, Saturday October 22, 2020. When asked who he voted for, the President replied, Some guy named Trump. PBN 102420 Trump12

UPDATE: Battle over executive privilege following conflicting Trump reports

Biden will meet virtually with Xi Jinping by the end of the year. FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool/File Photo

Amid tensions between US and China, Biden and Xi to meet by end of year

Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate as the White House announced an investment in at-home tests. FILE PHOTO: Jose Espinoza, 27, receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

COVID Wrap: LA vaxx mandate, investment in tests, new HUD eviction rule

Charles Graham put out a powerful Congressional campaign ad highlighting the Battle of Hayes Pond.

Campaign ad highlights Lumbee Tribe’s stunning defeat of KKK at the Battle of Hayes Pond

Mitch McConnell offered a deal to Democrats regarding the debt ceiling. U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor outside the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

UPDATE: Debt ceiling deal passes in Senate as Biden floats filibuster rules change

Republican Governors visit the border Wednesday. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, left, backed by other Republican Governors, military leaders, and law enforcement officers, speaks at a press conference on the United States' southern border in Mission, Texas on Oct. 6, 2021 to speak on the Biden Administration's lack of action on what they described as the continuing crisis at the border.Aem Abbott Border 9

Republican governors head to the border, push Biden to address crisis

President Biden traveled to Michigan to push his economic agenda. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure investments at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 training facility in Howell, Michigan, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Biden takes economic agenda on the road amid stall in Washington

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified in front of Congress. Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021. Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS

“Facebook’s products harm children”: Whistleblower testifies to Congress

The Senate is turning to cloture or test votes more frequently.

DC Dictionary: Cloture explained