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There are parallels between now and the run-up to the Civil War, including a national election that ended with Lincoln in 1860 and Biden in 2020, who many rejected as winners.

In dribs and drabs, governors responded, some agreeing to send an extra dozen, 100 or even 1,000, while others said no.

The uncertainty of the scheduling reflects the fact that Democrats do not want the Senate trial to dominate the opening days of the Biden administration.

Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women in Maryland, which has since abolished the death penalty.

The investigation will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Dept. to agencies, including the Capitol Police, about the potential for violence.

Temple University professor and Philly civil rights attorney Timothy Welbeck spoke with WHYY's Annette John-Hall about white supremacy and the deadly U.S. Capitol siege.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a review confirming Trump administration officials knew its policy would separate children from their families at the U.S. border.

The 44-year-old comes to the job with strong support from state party chairs around the country and from House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn.

Experts warn that the armed insurrection that left five people dead and shook the country could be just the beginning.

The FBI and the DHS wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

Ten months into the pandemic, the Trump administration is neglecting safety at meatpacking plants and other workplaces, a former top federal official says.

McConnell's openness was a stark contrast to the support, or at times silence, he’s shown during much of Trump’s presidency.

Trump made history, the Capitol siege exposed splits in the GOP party that are likely to remain, Biden's agenda will now compete with a Senate trial and D.C. is a fortress.

"I think you can expect to see somewhere upwards of beyond 20,000 members of the National Guard that will be here in the footprint of the District of Columbia."

The nation’s overall death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 380,000, closing in fast on the number of Americans killed in World War II, or about 407,000.