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A Missouri House member engaged in “unbecoming” conduct by creating a false rumor that another lawmaker was having an affair with a House employee, according to a report from a legislative ethics panel. The report found that Rep. Rocky Miller’s actions were “personally hurtful” and “professionally damaging” to those falsely […]

In a rare public appearance this week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas quashed speculation that he could be contemplating retirement, while a Republican is in the White House. Thomas, instead, implied he intends to be on the high court bench until he dies. “I’m not retiring,” Thomas said in response […]

With just one month until Michael Cohen is scheduled to report to federal prison, an attorney for the former fixer on Thursday lobbed a last-ditch effort to delay his client’s incarceration, offering congressional Democrats what he says are new documents relevant to their investigations into President Donald Trump in an […]

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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday brushed off allegations of inappropriate touching, making repeated jokes about having “permission” to hug and touch those on stage with him during his first public appearance since multiple women came forward with accusations he made them uncomfortable. “I just want you to know […]

A third federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census just weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the matter. District Court Judge George Hazel of Maryland determined that the Commerce Department, led by Secretary Wilbur Ross, made an […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday linked a recent security breach at Mar-a-Lago by a Chinese national with a broader “threat” he said China poses to the U.S. Pompeo told CBS News he couldn’t comment directly on the breach, which is under investigation, but said the incident “tells the American […]

A U.S. Africa Command (Africom) review of drone strikes in Somalia targeting al Shabaab militants has found that two civilians were killed last year, marking the first time that the U.S. military has acknowledged that civilian deaths have resulted from its airstrikes in the strategic country located on the Horn […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders made a trip to the Apollo Theater in Harlem to pay tribute to Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but along the way slammed President Donald Trump as a racist. The Democratic presidential contender was at the Jazz Foundation’s […]

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly gunning down a 10-year-old girl in what police called an apparent road rage killing, authorities said. Joshua Gonzalez was booked on one count of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault in connection with the slaying of 10-year-old Summerbell Brown, Phoenix […]