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Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block a demand for White House records from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters. The request came two weeks after two lower courts rejected Trump’s argument that the records are protected by executive privilege,

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Medals of Honor ceremony in Washington, December 16, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden said that he wishes he had ordered 500 million free, at-home Covid tests two months ago. Biden, in an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday evening, spoke about his administration’s plans

Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, speaks during a Select Subcommittee On Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Susan Walsh | AP Photo | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House committee investigating the deadly Capitol riot asked Wednesday for a meeting with Republican Rep. Jim Jordan to discuss his

The US Capitol building is seen fenced off as preparations are underway to build the stage at the Capitol building for the Inaguration on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Pennsylvania has one of the most varied economies in the country. Chocolate giant Hershey Co.

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) returns to a basement office meeting with other senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 15, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin’s political action committee saw a surge in corporate contributions this fall, ahead of his decision to oppose – and apparently kill – President Joe Biden’s

This courtroom sketch shows Ghislaine Maxwell (C) entering court followed by 2 US Marshalls, for her trial on charges of sex trafficking, in New York City, on December 2, 2021. Jane Rosenberg | AFP | Getty Images Jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial on Tuesday asked for transcripts of testimony given by three women who say

Patrick M. Byrne, then chairman and chief executive officer of Overstock.com, stands for a photo at an Overstock warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Thursday, April 29, 2010. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images A former Trump administration aide and a leader with a pro-Trump Christian group are helping Patrick Byrne, the

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, October 9, 2021. Rachel Mummey | Reuters Former President Donald Trump reportedly filed a lawsuit Monday in an effort to block New York state Attorney General Letitia James from continuing to investigate his business. James is conducting

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks to reporters before the start of a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 21, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat, said Sunday he won’t support the Biden administration’s “Build Back Better” plan. The decision could potentially

Ghislaine Maxwell attends VIP Evening of Conversation for Women’s Brain Health Initiative, Moderated by Tina Brown at Spring Studios on October 18, 2016 in New York City. Sylvain Gaboury | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday said she would not testify at her trial on federal criminal charges related to

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) returns to a basement office meeting with other senators that included Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Angus King (I-ME), (not pictured) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 15, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden‘s top priority is in limbo. Senate Democrats have

Local residents, Cara Baldari and her nine-month-old daughter Evie (L) and Sarah Orrin-Vipond and her eight-month-old son Otto (R), join a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Gammy, Nonni, MeeMaw, Bubbie: Consider them the unofficial House Grandma Caucus. Grandmothers on Capitol

Caroline Kennedy Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced two high-profile diplomatic nominations on Wednesday, tapping Caroline Kennedy, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, to be his envoy to Australia and Michelle Kwan, the world-famous figure skater, to be ambassador to Belize. The announcements were the latest chapter in the Biden administration’s ongoing effort

Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | Pool via Reuters Republican Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows a message arguing that Vice President Mike Pence should reject certain Electoral College votes on Jan. 6 during the confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential victory

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts her weekly news conference in Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scoffed Wednesday at the idea of banning congressional lawmakers and their spouses from owning stock shares of individual companies, despite the

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (R) listens to President Joe Biden deliver remarks about his proposed ‘Build Back Better’ social spending bill in the East Room of the White House on October 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s social spending and climate policy bill has stalled in the

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China November 16, 2021. Aly Song | Reuters WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Thursday it imposed trade restrictions on more than 30 Chinese research institutes and entities over human rights violations and the alleged development of technologies, such as brain-control weapons, that undermine

Founder and CEO of My Pillow, conservative political activist and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell (C) listens to former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a “Save America” rally at York Family Farms on August 21, 2021 in Cullman, Alabama. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told CNBC he is ready to