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Straight From DC: How Biden’s Executive Order impacts your wallet

Can Biden’s sweeping executive order be overturned?

Section 230: What it is and why Donald Trump wants a judge to overrule it

Afghanistan war end date U.S. President Joe Biden points a finger as he delivers remarks on the administration's continued drawdown efforts in Afghanistan in a speech from the East Room at the White House in Washington U.S., July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Nearly 20 years in the making: Biden announces end date for Afghanistan war

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Biden pushes for money for child care, health care, education

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As coronavirus cases rise again, Biden pleads with Americans to get vaccinated

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White House threatens Putin after new global ransomware attack

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Straight from DC: Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis feud over weekend rally

U.S. President Joe Biden pumps his fists as he delivers remarks on the June jobs report in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US economy is ‘on the move’ with 850,000 new jobs in June

Straight from DC: Annie unpacks Pelosi’s surprise pick for Jan 6 committee

NEW GOP CONFERENCE CHAIR

Will new GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik unite or divide a fractured party?

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Senate to address removing Confederate statues from Capitol

Organization tax fraud scheme Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg exits after his arraignment hearing in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Indictment unsealed: Trump Organization, CFO accused in tax fraud scheme

State Rep. Justin Heap of Mesa, Arizona won the Republican primary for Maricopa County recorder. He unseated incumbent election officials. Reuters

Supreme Court backs controversial voting restrictions on last day of session

pelosi Cheney jan 6 committee U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is flanked by Reps.' Adam Schiff (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and House Homeland Security Committee Chair Benny Thompson (D-MS) as she discusses the formation of a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol during her weekly news conference in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pelosi appoints Republican Liz Cheney to newly approved Jan. 6 committee

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New details: Trump Organization indicted, CFO in custody

Biden Trump rules U.S. President Joe Biden hands Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi the pen after signing S.J.Res.14, relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review" at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Changing course: Biden rolls back more Trump era rules

Donald Trump has announced a new border security policy, which includes hiring 10,000 new Customs and Border Protection agents and increasing salaries for existing agents. The policy aims to strengthen border security, a key issue in the swing state of Arizona. Trump's proposal has been endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, but criticized by Democrats, who claim he is politicizing the issue. Reuters

Trump visits Texas as Republican governors plan to send troops to border

The Trump Organization is under fire. Who could face legal charges?

primary results second crack People wait to check in for voting in the New York Primary election at the Brooklyn Museum voting station in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Second crack at NYC primary results expected after primary thrown into chaos

Rudy Giuliani is being sued for defamation by two Georgia election workers, who are seeking between $15.5 and $43 million in damages. Reuters

Rudy Giuliani being investigated over foreign lobbying

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Biden stumps for new infrastructure compromise in Wisconsin

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Here comes Herschel: Trump says football great will run for Senate

Afghanistan top general FILE PHOTO: Armed men attend a gathering to announce their support for Afghan security forces and that they are ready to fight against the Taliban, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Will the US exit Afghanistan by the 4th? Top general says not so fast