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The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol formally announced Thursday that its first public hearing will take place on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET.

Covid-19 vaccination shots for the youngest Americans could begin as soon as June 21, the White House said on Thursday.

The public hearings for the House select committee investigating January 6 don't start until next week.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Arizona Senate hopeful Blake Masters in a move that aides believe will give the Republican significant momentum ahead of the state's August primary.

Americans will stop receiving their full Social Security benefits in about 13 years if lawmakers don't act to address the pending shortfall, according to a new annual report. That's when funds that help support payouts for the elderly, survivors and disabled are projected to run dry.

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a wide-ranging package of gun control legislation called the "Protecting Our Kids Act," as lawmakers face intense pressure to act in the wake of recent mass shootings.

Senate Democrats are ready to drop some of their most pressing demands to restrict access to guns amid the nationwide onslaught of massacres. But even that may not be enough to reach a deal with Republicans.

Avenatti had represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who had alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden admitted what he can't do.

Former Attorney General William Barr on Thursday met with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol as CNN spotted him inside a room used by the panel to conduct interviews.

The Biden administration unveiled a plan Thursday to undo Trump-era rule changes to a key section of the Clean Water Act, essentially giving states, territories and tribes more say on fossil fuel or industrial projects that could pollute their watersheds.

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has handed over some documents to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in response to a subpoena he received in March, his attorney told CNN.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a challenge to the state's new congressional map, making it increasingly likely that elections this year will be conducted under the aggressively partisan congressional boundaries championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws -- including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase -- as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol Hill about how to prevent them.

Cyber Command, the US military's hacking unit, has conducted offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia's invasion, the head of the command has confirmed.

CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over to the January 6 committee that were sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden's inauguration, including more than 150 on January 6.

President Joe Biden is canceling some federal student loan debt, making a once pie-in-the-sky idea a reality. But there are upsides and downsides to student debt cancellation.

Mitch McConnell was asked about the ongoing talks over gun control legislation in the US Senate during an appearance in Kentucky on Wednesday.

Several abortion providers in Florida are suing to block a state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy from going into effect next month.

The House select committee has obtained a December 2020 proposal from a lawyer to Rudy Giuliani and others that sketched out an early, rough plan to halt Joe Biden becoming president by throwing the certification of the election into the hands of the Senate pro tempore at the time, Republican Chuck Grassley.