WASHINGTON — Rep. Luz Rivas had barely begun her day in Washington when her cellphone rang at 7 a.m. The Hurst fire had erupted around 10:30 the night before and — fueled by high winds and ...

Imagine it: you fight your way through the packed foyer, find your seat and settle in to enjoy the show. Just as the curtain begins to lift, your stomach gives a loud rumble. Now you remember – you ...

They tried to do it in Wroclaw’s Capitol. First of all ... And that’s the power of theatre—it holds up a mirror, whether we’re ready to look or not.

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and burn down The ...

Waltz’s resignation was read on the House floor just over an hour before Trump ... Complicating matters for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, Waltz isn’t alone: Republican Rep.

Rep. Keith Self, R-Fla., pointed out that House lawmakers have just over two weeks' worth of days in session to come up with a plan. "I'm very concerned. I'm also concerned that if we screw up the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Washington — Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday, days after his lengthy prison sentence was commuted by President Trump.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said Tuesday she would offer guided tours of the Capitol to the Jan. 6 rioters who just received a sweeping pardon from President Trump. “I’ll be the first member ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of US President Donald Trump’s supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Jan 21 ...

A former Trump supporter jailed over the US Capitol riots has said she's rejected the president's pardon after seeing through the "MAGA cult". Pamela Hemphill told Sky's The News Hour with Mark ...

Rhodes informed reporters that he plans to urge Trump to grant him a full pardon. Nearly 1,600 people faced federal charges related to the Capitol riot. More than 1,000 of them pleaded guilty ...