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Brooke Jenkins, a former prosecutor in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and a vocal opponent of Chesa Boudin, has been named as the new district attorney to replace him.

The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection on Friday could land some of its most critical testimony yet -- from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who was present for some of the most fraught moments in Donald Trump's West Wing.

Senate Democrats have finalized an agreement to close a tax loophole in order to extend the solvency of Medicare, according to a source familiar with the agreement, in another step forward on their economic and prescription drug package.

White House staff joined a call with Elizabeth Whelan on Wednesday to discuss her brother Paul Whelan's detainment in Russia after she told CNN she was furious that President Joe Biden had not spoken with her family.

US Secret Service Director James Murray, who has served in the role under President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, will retire July 30, according to the agency.

Approximately 300,000 children under the age of 5 in the US -- about 2% of that age group -- have received at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine since it was recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month, a senior White House official told CNN Thursday, a number the official says aligns with expectations, though is lower than other age groups.

On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed a fellow Republican to succeed him when he leaves office early next year.

It's the most bizarre coincidence: two former top FBI officials, former Director James Comey and his deputy Andrew McCabe, were both audited by the IRS after they were fired by the Trump administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its land to Russia, standing firm that a concession of Ukrainian territory won't be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war.

President Biden will award 17 people, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, former Rep. Gabby Giffords and actor Denzel Washington with the United States' highest civilian honor. Follow for news updates.

The head of the Internal Revenue Service has asked a watchdog to investigate the decision to conduct rare tax audits of former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the agency announced Thursday.

Rep. Liz Cheney has become an unexpected hero for Democrats. She was one of the few Republicans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump last year, has served as one of his most vocal critics in the GOP and is the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.

Rule one of politics goes like this: There's no such thing as coincidences.

President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 Americans, including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, soccer star Megan Rapinoe and Gold Star father Khizr Khan.

The hits just keep on coming for Joe Biden.

Michigan Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges over his alleged actions in the US Capitol riot after claiming he only engaged in "First Amendment activity" that day.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has endorsed Republican candidate Karrin Taylor Robson in the race to succeed him as the top executive in the critical battleground state, putting him at odds with former President Donald Trump, who is backing former television anchor Kari Lake in the GOP gubernatorial primary.

President Joe Biden is in a tightening vise between increasingly fretful families of Americans imprisoned in Russia and Vladimir Putin -- a leader who has few scruples about using civilians to grind out his political goals.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Wednesday said an investigation should be launched into how he and former FBI Director James Comey were both selected by the Internal Revenue Service for an intensive tax audit.

In more than a dozen states, legal fights are underway over abortion bans and other laws that greatly limit the procedure after the US Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to an abortion on June 24. On July 26, the Supreme Court entered its judgment in the case, taking the procedural step that will start the process for some states to implement their so-called trigger bans on the procedure.