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Republican pearl-clutching over the FBI raid on former president Donald Trump’s private golf club residence ignores that it is absolutely normal for healthy democracies to investigate, convict and sometimes jail their former leaders.

She is one of three pro-impeachment Republicans likely to be defeated this cycle.

Listen 7 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareMoments after securing passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer took a phone call from President Biden. I like people,” Schumer said in a 45-minute interview Sunday after the big vote. These wins could not come soon enough for Schumer, who became majority leader just after Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021. AdvertisementSchumer came to the job with big expectations, having 40 years of congressional experience — more than anyone who took over as majority leader. AdvertisementA few days later, Schumer’s close friend and predecessor, former majority leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), died.

Some Democrats, too, are seeking explanation from officials for the unprecedented raid at Mar-a-Lago.

"No one at the White House was given a heads-up," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is in the middle of a political firestorm after the FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf club and home.

President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.'s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact.

Voters in four states — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut — are choosing their nominees for November as the primary season enters the final stretch and the matchups for the U.S. Senate are nearly set.

Just 14,000 votes in Georgia in 2020 and a less than 1 percent of the vote in three key states in 2016 have now both had huge implications for our country.

This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.

The general tasked with defending the key port city of Mykolaiv is bracing for a counter offensive against Russia, and he needs all the American help he can get.

A coalition of tenant unions, community organizations and legal groups are calling on the Biden administration to launch a full-government response to lower rent inflation.

The outcry was notable, given the lack of detail about the raid — and how consumed many once were with controversies concerning document security.

Today, America is delivering,” Biden said just before signing the legislation in a White House ceremony. Micron became the latest of those, announcing early Tuesday that it will spend $40 billion on new chip-manufacturing facilities in the United States through the end of the decade. Memory chips store data and are vital to new technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G communications and cloud computing. The company does some manufacturing in Manassas, but makes most of its chips, and all of its highest-tech chips, in Japan, Singapore and Taiwan, he said. Because chips underpin not only consumer electronics but a variety of military gear, including F-35 fighter jets and Javelin missiles, they are seen as key to national security.

"Remain in Mexico," formally known as the Migration Protection Protocols Policy, forced back more than 60,000 asylum-seekers during the Trump administration, as part of an effort to deter migration at the southern border.

As Biden celebrates a historic climate-drugs bill, the latest in a series of wins, one key decision stands out--stepping back and relying on Schumer.

The Supreme Court in June cleared the way for officials to once again terminate the Remain-in-Mexico policy, which President Biden and advocates have called inhumane.

The Texas governor has been busing thousands of migrants to East Coast cities since April and has added New York City as the latest destination.

The U.S. has provided more than $9 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

On Monday, the Pentagon announced another $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, the largest delivery of arms from U.S. stockpiles, including rockets and ammunition, so far.

The killings, three of which have occurred in the past two weeks, have struck fear in the state's Muslim community.

The three-day conflict killed 44 Palestinians and showcased the precision of Israel’s U.S.-backed antimissile defense system, known as the Iron Dome.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R), a staunch conservative, failed former president Donald Trump's most important test: overturning the 2020 election, something Vos has no power to do.

The bill aims to lower health care costs, tax large corporations and make historic investments in combating climate change.

After returning to Washington, Biden plans this week to sign bills benefiting the U.S. semiconductor industry and military veterans exposed to toxins.

In a statement issued after the Senate's passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.

Scranton, Biden’s birthplace and the heart of his political identity, has struggled during his presidency. But many residents cite woes that date back decades.

The bill's passage is a significant achievement for Democrats as they look to maintain their hold on Congress in the November midterm elections.

Seven Republicans voted to allow the insulin cap in the legislation, but it failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to include it.

Seven Republicans voted to allow the insulin cap in the legislation, but it failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to include it.

Meijer was one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump last year.

The following is a transcript of an interview with GOP Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan that aired Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and a member of the Pfizer board, that aired Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Ending his most recent COVID-19 isolation, President Biden has left the White House for the first time since becoming infected last month.

By sunrise on Sunday, Democrats had swatted down a dozen Republican efforts to torpedo the legislation, with no clear end in sight.

Senate Democrats spent the weekend advancing what they call a historic piece of legislation, but it's still a much smaller version of what they — and President Biden — originally called for.

The Senate voted along party lines Saturday afternoon to advance a sweeping bill to reform the tax code, tackle climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs, taking a big step closer to giving President Biden a major victory before the November midterm elections. The Senate voted 51 to 50 to proceed to the 755-page bill,…

But the president "will continue his strict isolation measures pending a second negative test," White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said.

The US president will stay in isolation until he has a second negative test, his doctor says.

The president had been in isolation for a week after testing positive from a "rebound" case of the coronavirus.

President Biden is negative for COVID-19 after a rebound case but will remain in isolation pending a second negative test, the White House announced on Saturday.

Democrats have hope they can limit some of their potential losses in the midterms and outperform expectations because of abortion and gun-control issues.

Only eight days separated the two government reports, yet they seemed to describe entirely different realities. The first showed a weak economy and the second reflected a juggernaut that was minting jobs faster than workers could be found to fill them.

The wide-ranging legislation targets climate change, health care costs and taxes. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will start the voting process on the bill Saturday.

Understanding the 2022 Midterm ElectionsNovember’s midterm elections are likely to shift the political landscape and impact what President Biden can accomplish during the remainder of his first term. When are the midterm elections? The midterm elections determine control of Congress: The party that has the House or Senate majority gets to organize the chamber and decide what legislation Congress considers. Every seat in the House and a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate are up for election. Here are the most interesting Democratic primaries and Republican primaries to watch as Republicans and Democrats try to nominate their most electable candidates.

This week the Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. And as the number of cases in the U.S. continues to climb, there's a lot of confusion about the disease, how it spreads and who's most at-risk. NPR health correspondents Pien Huang and Michaeleen Doucleff join us to discuss the current outbreak. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

"Pay gap" between federal employees and comparable private sector workers has stayed about steady over the two years since the last assessment by the Federal Salary Council.

The Republican National Committee announced Friday that Milwaukee will be the host for the 2024 Republican National Convention, tapping a swing state that helped decide the outcome of the past two presidential elections.

Local opposition to solar and wind farms could be a huge barrier to clean energy.

Baghdad residents struggled to cope with the scorching heat on Friday as temperatures soared above 50 degrees Celsius. (Aug. 5)

Governor Ron DeSantis said he will not declare a state of emergency against monkeypox. However, Florida has the third most cases in the nation.

The Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced the Coastal Health District’s monkeypox vaccination program was expanding.

Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

Two Republican border-state governors who are investing billions of dollars on immigration enforcement have found indirect support from the Democratic mayors of Washington and New York.

Recent mass overdoses in Florida have the Drug Enforcement Administration sounding the alarm.

The Biden Administration says hospitals must offer abortion services in emergency situations such as when a mother’s life is at risk.

The Biden administration is telling hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.

The Biden administration is telling hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.

Fourteen smaller environmental justice organizations from around the United States have begun to receive money under the Justice40 initiative.

The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges.

The Biden administration is dropping a rule adopted under former President Donald Trump that limited which lands and waters could be designated as critical habitat for imperiled animals and plants.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico.

Evidence revealed at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows that an aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver fake elector votes from Wisconsin and Michigan.

The Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices have decided to dismiss the case.

This weekend, flags for Governor Ron DeSantis were up, and some people are asking, 'Can political flags be posted on a ship that’s run by a non-profit?'

A little more than two years ago, Juan Guaidó was showered with bipartisan applause when President Donald Trump during his state of the union speech praised the Venezuelan opposition leader as a “very brave man” who carries on his shoulders the democratic hopes of an entire nation.

The U.S. and South Korea have launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of force matching a North Korean display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed handing more power to states and tribes to block major energy projects based on water quality concerns.

The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation.

The Biden administration is siding against the airline industry in a case that involves whether California-based flight crews should get the rest breaks that are required under state law.

Gas prices reached a new record high on Wednesday with the price of gas nationwide reaching $4.56 per gallon, according to AAA.

The Biden administration says it will expand flights to Cuba and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island.

There is a push to crack down on racism and hate speech on social media following the mass shooting in Buffalo where investigators say the gunman was targeting Black Americans at a grocery store.

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.

The News4JAX Trust Index team is fact checking a statement made by President Biden during his speech Tuesday at the White House.

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year.

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23.

The Biden administration has released a plan to deal with an increase in already historic numbers of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs.

The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells, including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities.

Cities on the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River are hoping the infrastructure law will bring badly needed funding to fortify levees, locks and other flood protection as climate change makes hurricanes stronger and wetter.

People will have to keep their masks on while flying on planes a little longer.

The Biden administration is moving to choke off U.S. exports to three Russian airlines as part of what officials described as an unprecedented enforcement action.

Florida gas prices are declining again after jumping 13 cents early last week.

Federal officials are funneling more money to rural water projects in several states as the Biden administration looks to put a dent in growing infrastructure needs amid drought and climate change.

The Supreme Court is giving the Navy a freer hand determining what job assignments it gives to 35 sailors who sued after refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pete Kadens, who made the bulk of his fortune as CEO of a billion-dollar cannabis operation, may be chasing a pipe dream.

U_S_ officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a “genocide.”.

President Biden is calling on companies to drop the price of gas as oil prices continue to tumble.

Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be denied a chance to seek asylum under new guidance announced by U.S. health authorities.

The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were in fact test-firings of a new long-range ICBM.

Gas prices are at record highs and the price at the pump may climb even higher with the U.S. ban on importing Russian oil.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion is taking an unexpected turn.

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia.

Vladimir Putin continues his punishing attacks on Ukraine. Meantime, the U.S. and its NATO allies wrestle with the questions of how to stop Putin and keep him out of the rest of Europe.

In a story published March 4, 2022 about federal COVID-19 funding, The Associated Press erroneously described AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 prophylactic for immunocompromised individuals as a pill, when in fact it is delivered by injection.

The Biden administration says it is offering humanitarian relief to Ukrainians in the United States to protect them from being deported.

The Biden administration is seeking to assure financial institutions and other businesses that U.S. sanctions on the Taliban aren’t intended to interfere with trade that could help Afghanistan emerge from an economic and humanitarian crisis.

President Biden says his administration is using every tool possible to respond to high gas prices.