Biden calls white supremacy greatest terrorism threat as 2024 race heats up
In his commencement address at Howard University, President Biden says U.S. history “has not always been a fairy tale” and urges unity against racism and white supremacy.
By Toluse OlorunnipaJustice Department blocks Trump deposition in Strzok, Page lawsuits
The Justice Department won a court order to stop former president Donald Trump from being questioned under oath until FBI Director Christopher Wray is interviewed.
By Spencer S. HsuDid Jan. 6 defendants act ‘corruptly’? An appeals court weighs the question.
Thomas Robertson argued a jury was wrongly instructed on what "corrupt intent" means.
By Tom Jackman and Rachel WeinerVa. Navy reservist who praised Nazis given four more years in Jan. 6 riot
Hatchet M. Speed was found guilty of obstructing Congress’s confirmation of the 2020 election results and committing other misdemeanors.
By Spencer S. HsuMan seen dangling from Senate balcony on Jan. 6 sentenced to 15 months
Josiah Colt, the first to set foot on the Senate floor on Jan. 6 and first to flip in a U.S. cooperation deal, is a "poster child" for reconciliation, his lawyer says.
By Spencer S. HsuWhite House to start budget talks with GOP as debt ceiling deadline nears
President Biden is hosting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to at the Oval Office, in a meeting that started at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
By Tyler Pager, Jeff Stein, Liz Goodwin and Leigh Ann CaldwellOverdose prevention centers are tough sell in U.S. despite successes
The supervised injection sites allow people to take illegal drugs like fentanyl under watch of staff trained to reverse overdoses.
By David OvalleOath Keepers founder Rhodes asks for leniency in sedition sentence
The defense filing came after a Friday evening memo by prosecutors asking a federal judge to sentence Rhodes to 25 years in prison and eight followers to at least 10 years behind bars, in the first punishments to be handed down to defendants convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Capitol riot.
By Spencer S. HsuTracking Biden administration political appointees to fill top roles
Follow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
By Harry Stevens, Madison Walls and Adrian BlancoBiden to deliver commencement address at Howard University, Air Force Academy
Biden will deliver the commencement address at Howard University and the Air Force Academy.
By Danielle Douglas-GabrielMan who attacked police gets stiffest sentence so far for a Jan. 6 rioter
Peter Schwartz, 49, was sentenced to more than 14 years after he was convicted at trial of assaulting police during the Capitol attack.
By Rachel WeinerProud Boys revealed: Videos, secret chats show how Jan. 6 plot unfolded
With an inside look at the Proud Boys trial, see months of videos and secret chats shown to a D.C. jury that revealed how the Jan. 6 plot unfolded.
By Adriana Usero, Rachel Weiner, Spencer S. Hsu and Frank Hulley-JonesBiden expected to tap Air Force general as next Joint Chiefs chairman
If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown Jr. would replace Gen. Mark A. Milley as the president’s senior military adviser.
By Dan LamotheProud Boys Enrique Tarrio, 3 others guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three other members were found guilty Thursday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
By Spencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman, Rachel Weiner and Hannah AllamTrump and the Mar-a-Lago documents: A timeline
A look at key moments in the criminal investigation into the top-secret and other documents Trump kept at Mar-a-Lago.
By Rosalind S. HeldermanFormer FBI supervisor arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot
Jared Wise entered the Capitol in the first wave Jan. 6, the FBI says, then confronted and cursed officers outside the building.
By Tom JackmanProsecutors near charging decision in Hunter Biden case
After a meeting with Hunter Biden's defense lawyers, prosecutors are closer to deciding whether to seek an indictment for possible gun- or tax-related violations.
By Devlin Barrett, Matt Viser, Josh Dawsey and Perry SteinMost federal covid vaccine mandates to end May 11
U.S. will lift requirements on international travelers, federal employees and contractors, Head Start educators and health care workers.
By Dan DiamondPence appears before Jan. 6 grand jury in Trump special counsel probe
The former vice president is expected to testify before a grand jury about efforts by Donald Trump and others to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
By Jacqueline Alemany and Spencer S. HsuWhite House reiterates refusal to negotiate on debt limit as pressure mounts
Biden's position remains unchanged after House GOP passes a debt-limit hike tied to sweeping spending cuts
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Liz Goodwin and Marianna Sotomayor