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His ascension to the agency's top role comes less than three weeks after supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

The arguments in a 14-page filing from Trump's legal team came one week before his unprecedented second impeachment trial is set to begin in the Senate.

The impeachment managers also aim to rebut the claim that it is unconstitutional to try a president for high crimes and misdemeanors after he has left office.

Democratic leaders took the first step toward passing a coronavirus relief bill without GOP votes as President Biden met with Republicans.

Many states have legalized marijuana to some degree. A trio of senators wants to repeal the federal cannabis prohibition and provide relief for pot convictions.

President Biden's brother, Frank Biden, worked with a consulting firm that was involved with federal lobbying on behalf of an oil distribution company.

The CBO upgraded its U.S. economic outlook, saying growth will recover "rapidly" and the labor market will return to full strength quicker than first thought.

The senators explained that their version of the covid relief package provides "more targeted assistance" to Americans with the greatest need.

More than 4,500 people were detained by Russian authorities for participating in the protests, according to a monitoring group.

Two members of the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys were indicted on Friday in federal court for their participation in the Capitol riots on Jan 6.

Lawmakers and activists are calling to remove freshman GOP Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Education Committee and from Congress.

GameStop and cryptocurrency are all the rage. But even as hedge funds suffer as a result, financial bubbles tend to pop, painfully.

An aide for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed to NBC News that Bush's office had been moved away from Greene's "by direct order of the Speaker."

The SEC said it will work to protect investors by reviewing the recent volatility that has fueled a meteoric rise in stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment.

Ohio power brokers, some with ties to former Gov. John Kasich, are trying to recruit business-minded candidates to run for Rob Portman's seat.

The lawsuit accuses Robinhood of breaching its contract by failing to disclose it "was going to randomly pull" GameStop from its platform.

Warren joined CNBC to discuss the blitz of market speculation in stocks like GameStop and AMC as well as Robinhood's decision to curb trading.

The Capitol riot was motivated by baseless claims that President Donald Trump lost the election to President Joe Biden due to ballot fraud.

"The Taliban have not met their commitments," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters during a press briefing.

AOC, Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers criticized Robinhood after it restricted trading in GameStop and other companies.