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Obama, Biden honor late Senate leader Harry Reid as man ‘who got things done’
Democratic leaders recalled Reid — often laughingly — as a man whose impatience for pleasantries was part of a drive to improve the lives of ordinary Americans.
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The chair of the Jan. 6 panel says the committee will ask Mike Pence to appear
The chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack says they'll ask former Vice President Mike Pence to testify by month's end.
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In omicron outbreak, U.S. governors lose appetite for mandates
Governors across the U.S. took sweeping action during earlier surges of COVID-19, but are taking a much different approach during the record-setting omicron outbreak.
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Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died at 94.
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One year after Jan. 6, signs of a nation deeper in peril
A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a growing realization that traditional tools to counter extremism in the U.S. may not apply.
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‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
For people of color, the attack was more than a violent challenge to a free and fair election — it was an eerily familiar display of white supremacist violence.
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Where the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection stands, one year later
Officials say the probe is one of the largest and most resource-intensive investigations in American history. More than 700 people have been charged already.
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Biden warns of U.S. peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy
Biden used the anniversary of the attack Thursday to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat.
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‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers
In interviews with The Associated Press a year later, many of the lawmakers recall that they thought they were going to die.
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House Jan. 6 committee seeks to question Fox News’ Sean Hannity
In its request to speak with Hannity, the panel disclosed newly revealed texts he allegedly sent.
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More than 1 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID over the long holiday weekend
The U.S. hit a new record high for infections in a single day on Monday, with 1,082,549 new cases recorded. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same rate.
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Thousands of airline passengers are stranded. Here’s what to do if you’re one of them
Thousands of flights have been canceled, leaving travelers scrambling to figure out how to book new seats and get reimbursements for added expenses.
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Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces
Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.
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Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron
As the pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S. leaders for schools to go remote.
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