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The auction of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's library ended the same day that Justice Stephen Breyer confirmed he will retire this year.

Republican megadonor Ken Langone donated to Sen. Joe Manchin's leadership committee after the lawmaker opposed Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan.

President Biden on Thursday praised Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in a speech on his decision to step down after more than 27 years on the high court.

"I have made no choice at this point," Biden said, confirming that he will keep his campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court.

The highest bid so far: $18,000, for a signed copy of "My Life on the Road," the memoir of leading feminist activist Gloria Steinem.

A group of millionaires that advocates for progressive tax policies is backing primary challenges to two centrist House Democrats.

Germany has provoked outrage in some quarters after it offered to supply 5,000 military helmets to Ukraine to help defend against a possible Russian invasion.

Recent tensions between Russia and Ukraine have drawn comparisons to the early stages of a conflict that began eight years ago.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. laid out a "a serious diplomatic path forward" should Russia choose against invading Ukraine.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NBC News reported, giving President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to replace the liberal justice.

Wealthy Democratic donors are planning to finance a primary effort against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema as she votes against key pieces of their party's agenda.

NYPD officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera died from a shooting that came as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in Manhattan.

Democrats hope to overcome voters' anger over inflation and Covid, a stalled agenda, and President Biden's low approval ratings in Senate elections this fall.

The CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Microsoft are expected to say publicly why they support the social safety net bill currently stalled in the Senate.

House GOP leaders are privately discussing curtailing lawmakers from trading stocks while in office and are aiming to make it part of their 2022 agenda.

Last week, President Biden said "a disaster" awaits Russia after intelligence agencies warned that an attack on Ukraine could happen within a month.

Biden's remarks reflect a growing consensus among NATO allies that any conflict in Ukraine is unlikely to be confined to a small area or a short window of time.

The Fox News reporter, Peter Doocy, had asked President Biden if inflation was a political liability to him or an asset.

Before President Joe Biden was certified as the election winner, Donald Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to find enough votes to reverse that win.

Sarah Palin has Covid-19 last year, but since then has said she would get the coronavirus vaccine "over my dead body."