Eugene Goodman has been hailed as a hero ever since he lured rioters away from the Senate chambers during the January 6 opstand op Capitol Hill.
New Orleans officer killed while intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game
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A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, owerhede gesê. Die offisier, wat nie geïdentifiseer is nie, was a Tulane police officer and a...
US Capitol security review set to call for adding more than 1,000 police officers and retractable fencing
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A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to better protect lawmakers while they are in Washington, DC, and at home...
Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, an aide familiar with the process and two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Th ...
Maryland man pleads not guilty to bringing loaded gun to Capitol insurrection
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Days after a Republican senator said the US Capitol attack wasn't an "armed insurrection," a Maryland man pleaded not guilty to carrying a loaded handgun on the Capitol grounds on the day of the attack. Christopher...
Senate confirms Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was 64-35. Hierdie storie is besig om te breek en sal opgedateer word.
Coons breaks with Pelosi in supporting equal representation to investigate Capitol attack
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Washington Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on Thursday argued that representation on the independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the US Capitol should be evenly split among Democrats and Republicans, ...
Demokratiese Rep. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
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Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting c...
Close ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among those in Capitol mob
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A close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took part in the January 6 mob at the Capitol and said he was among those who eventually made their way into the building. Greene, a freshman congresswo...
Police in Germany and Belgium make Europe’s biggest ever cocaine bust, worth billions of euros
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Authorities in Germany and Belgium seized more than 23,000 kilogram (50,700 pond) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest, officials said Wednesday, inroep...
In world first, Germany convicts Syrian regime officer of crimes against humanity
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Berlin A German court has convicted a former Syrian regime officer for crimes against humanity, in a first-ever trial of people linked to the government in Damascus. Former intelligence officer Eyad al-Gharib, 44, w ...
The Justice Department is facing a tougher climb trying to keep Capitol rioters locked up
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Washington The Justice Department is facing a tougher climb as it argues Capitol riot defendants should stay in jail -- with federal judges pressing prosecutors to explain possible inconsistencies in their arguments ...