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He rebuked Trump for dining with a white nationalist and said leaders across the political spectrum share a responsibility to denounce the threat of political violence. “Donald Trump should never be having dinner with a white nationalist, ever,” Beshear said. Trump carried Kentucky by lopsided margins in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and Beshear avoided talking about the Republican president in 2019, when Beshear narrowly ousted GOP Gov. "President Trump still has so many people that look to him, especially here in Kentucky. Beshear praised Biden for his massive infrastructure deal and for his efforts in helping Kentucky recover from tornadoes and flooding.

Golden State could become first in the U.S. to fine big oil companies for making too much money.

Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal recipients snub GOP officials: 'it's self-explanatory'

Speaking to reporters, Newsom compared the actions of oil companies to price gougers charging more for hand sanitizer during the pandemic. We're heating up because of these folks,” Newsom said, referring to the oil industry and its impact on the environment. The oil industry spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on radio and TV ads supporting Ashby's campaign, a trend noticed by critics who tried to use it against her. Ashby said she hasn't been approached by lobbyists or others from the oil industry asking how she would vote on a potential penalty. She noted the oil industry spent the money as “independent expenditures,” meaning she had no control over that spending during the campaign.

California lawmakers briefly returned to the state Capitol on Monday to swear in new members and elect leaders for the 2023 legislative session. By dealing with the oil legislation in a special session, lawmakers could move more quickly on it. Ashby said she hasn't been approached by lobbyists or others from the oil industry asking how she would vote on a potential penalty for oil companies. Republican leaders have already come out against Newsom's proposal, arguing penalizing oil companies would only raise prices at the pump. Last week, the California Energy Commission held a public hearing about why the state's gas prices are so high.

California lawmakers will begin working on a proposed penalty against oil companies that saw supersized profits from record-high gas prices.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — (AP) — Furious about oil companies' supersized profits after a summer of record-high gas prices, California Gov. But the big question is how the measure will be received by California lawmakers, especially since the oil industry is one of the state's top lobbyists and campaign donors. In an interview, Ashby said she hasn't been approached lobbyists or others from the oil industry asking how she would vote on a potential penalty for oil companies. Last week, the California Energy Commission held a public hearing about why the state's gas prices are so high. During Thursday's hearing, she blamed the state's taxes and regulations for driving up gas prices.

California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money.

There's a vibrant movement aimed at casting detainees as political victims. They are not.

A DeSantis Administration rule seeks to prohibit actions or displays that are “harmful” to children from taking place in the Capitol.

Jessica Watkins and other Oath Keepers were convicted Tuesday of multiple felonies for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the Capitol building.

Citing a potential infringement of free-speech rights and other constitutional liberties, dozens of people gathered to challenge a rule proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration...

The meeting with Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, comes during a trip that also includes a union event and a fundraiser for Senate Democrats.

A House investigations panel says financial technology firms “abdicated” their responsibility to screen out fraud in applications for a federal program designed to help small businesses stay open and keep workers employed during the pandemic.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters that the committee’s report will not be completed before Congress is scheduled to leave for the month on Dec. 16, but there is a “good possibility” it will be out before Christmas.

New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress.

A co-defendant — Kelly Meggs, who led the antigovernment group's Florida chapter — was also convicted of seditious conspiracy, while three other associates were cleared of that charge. Jury selection for a second group of Oath Keepers facing seditious conspiracy charges is scheduled to begin next week. On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers wearing combat gear were seen on camera shouldering their way through the crowd and into the Capitol. After the riot, Rhodes and other Oath Keepers went to an Olive Garden restaurant to celebrate, according to prosecutors. Three other Oath Keepers previously pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy.

Militia leader Stewart Rhodes could face two decades in prison. It took his son years to escape him.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden's election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Rhodes numbered among five defendants in the monumental trial surrounding the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

Stewart Rhodes and four co-defendants are accused of plotting to unleash political violence to prevent the inauguration of President Biden, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sent Matthew Wood back to North Carolina to serve a year of home confinement, not the 57-month prison sentence recommended by federal prosecutors.

On the campaign trail, Fetterman said he would like to emulate his fellow Pennsylvania Democrat, third-term Sen. Bob Casey, an institution in the state's politics who campaigned for Fetterman and is lending his chief of staff to help oversee Fetterman's transition. In the middle of the campaign, Fetterman survived, then recovered from a stroke that he says almost killed him. Tom Wolf and got high-profile campaign trail help from Biden and former President Barack Obama. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Fetterman was in high demand from TV networks and carried Biden's shield. He isn't entirely a stranger to dressing up; he has worn a suit while presiding as lieutenant governor in the state Senate.

When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania.

When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate's new members, he'll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania that extends from his own personal dress code — super casual — to hanging marijuana flags outside his current office in the state Capitol. Pennsylvania's unique lieutenant governor, who just flipped the state's open Senate seat to Democrats, may be the only senator ever to be declared an “American taste god” — as GQ magazine once did. The 6-foot-8 Fetterman will tower over the currently tallest senator, Republican Tom Cotton of Arkansas by 3 inches.

The former vice president has not been subpoenaed and has not decided whether to cooperate in Trump-related investigation, a person familiar with the matter said.

After major losses in the Nov. 8 elections, House and Senate Democrats started trying to bounce back as they gathered this week in the state...

The Oath Keepers defendants claim that prosecutors used text messages out of context and videos with incorrect time stamps.

Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned in January for violating the platform's COVID misinformation policies.

"Idk man, last time he was here this platform was used to incite an insurrection," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in reply to Musk's poll on Trump.

A federal prosecutor told jurors Friday Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was preparing to lead rebellion to keep Joe Biden out of the White House.

“These defendants repeatedly called for violent overthrow of the United States government, and they followed these words with action," she said. On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers wearing helmets and other battle gear were seen pushing through the pro-Trump mob and into the Capitol. After the attack, prosecutors say, Rhodes and other Oath Keepers celebrated with dinner at an Olive Garden restaurant. Those Oath Keepers who did enter the Capitol went rogue and were "stupid," he said. Two other defendants testified in the case.

Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, had to play by different rules. She mastered the game anyway.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the attack on her husband, Paul, by an intruder in their family home made her think about staying on as the House Democratic leader.

The discovery this week of violently antisemitic graffiti along a popular Maryland walking trail is just the latest in a rising of anti-Jewish vandalism and activity dating back a decade, according to local Jewish leaders.

The stunning collapse of the world’s third-largest exchange has forced lawmakers to reckon with the costs of legislative inaction.

Jessica Watkins apologized for her conduct toward police during her surprise testimony in the seditious conspiracy trial.

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House.

ATLANTA — (AP) — Georgia election officials hosted a dice roll at the state Capitol on Wednesday to launch an audit of votes in the recent election for secretary of state. The audit stems from a law passed in 2019, not from any concerns about problems or the integrity of the state’s election results. It must be completed before the election results are certified. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced last week that he was choosing his race for the audit. Former President Donald Trump targeted Raffensperger after the 2020 general election for failing to overturn his narrow loss in Georgia.

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is beginning the transition to his new job, pledging to work constructively with lawmakers and pledging to remain as attorney general until he takes office as governor in January.

Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, was charged in an indictment returned by a Sangamon County grand jury with first-degree murder, according to prosecutors.

West Virginia is planting three recognition trees on the main Capitol building during the holidays for military members, first responders and those who died while serving their country.

The longtime party leader fended off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), a Trump ally who led a conservative effort to unseat him.

It did not end well,” Pence writes, summing up their time in the White House. I could hear the fall of footsteps and angry chanting," Pence writes. “He nodded, pointed at me as if to say, ‘That’s worth considering,’ and walked into the back hallway,” Pence writes. "I will always wish he had.”But as the lawsuits Trump's legal team was pushing continued to fail, Pence writes that Trump's mood darkened and he became increasingly irate. “I told him that I had prayed for him for the past four and a half years, and I encouraged him to pray," Pence said he told Trump.

It did not end well,” Pence writes, summing up their time in the White House. I could hear the fall of footsteps and angry chanting," Pence writes. “He nodded, pointed at me as if to say, ‘That’s worth considering,’ and walked into the back hallway,” Pence writes. "I will always wish he had.”But as the lawsuits Trump's legal team was pushing continued to fail, Pence writes that Trump's mood darkened and he became increasingly irate. “I told him that I had prayed for him for the past four and a half years, and I encouraged him to pray," Pence said he told Trump.

Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those serving at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, 2021, in his new memoir.

Supreme Court turned away a plea from Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward to avoid a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said Trump "has encouraged people, strange kind of people to run for office, who do not share the values of our democracy."

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new K-9 explosives detective will be able to sense trouble at Florida’s capitol. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Capitol Police Officer Getavius Zachary introduced his new K-9 partner Hunter this week. Read: Meet Grogu: New K-9 officer joins Orlando Police DepartmentThis K-9 is certified to detect compounds like black powder and TNT. Read: New K-9 welcomed to Osceola County Sheriff’s OfficeOfficer Zachary and Hunter will help protect those entering the Capitol Complex and may participate in the North Florida Domestic Security Task Force. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Colorado representative Lauren Boebert was adored by the Republican base - but is now fighting for her political life.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Lawyers for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes rested their case Wednesday in his Capitol riot trial after a man described as the far-right extremist group's "operations leader" for Jan. 6, 2021, told jurors that he never heard anyone discussing plans to storm the building. Michael Greene, who is also facing charges in the insurrection, waived his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to testify in Rhodes' defense in the seditious conspiracy trial. Seeking to counter the testimony of government witnesses, Greene told jurors that there wasn't even an “implicit” plan to attack the Capitol. Rhodes tried to distance himself from the Oath Keepers who did go inside, saying he believed doing so was "stupid." Greene told jurors that he wasn't a dues-paying member of the Oath Keepers but worked essentially as a contractor, handling security operations.

Lawyers for Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes have rested their case in his Capitol riot trial.

Democrats have bucked historic trends in the midterm elections to win full control of four new state capitols.

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is in a tight race against Democrat Adam Frisch, a businessman and former city councilman.

Riley J. Williams is charged with encouraging an unidentified man to steal the computer, which the House speaker used for video meetings.

Rhodes resumed testifying in his defense Monday in his seditious conspiracy trial.

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes did his best to wipe his hands of the violent disaster that was Jan. 6, 2021, on Monday, claiming on the witness stand that “it was stupid” of his allies to storm the Capitol. He also went on a bizarre tangent about his alleged romantic escapades.Despite her steadfast indications to the contrary, Rhodes claimed in federal court that he was involved in a romantic relationship with Kellye SoRelle, the for

While inflation and abortion rights remain major topics of concern for voters in the upcoming midterm elections, incumbent Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia is making sure the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is at the forefront of voters’ minds in her congressional race with Republican challenger Jen Kiggans. Scott MacFarlane has more.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month, while reiterating its request for a sit-down interview. The panel — comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans — issued a statement late Friday saying it is in communication with Trump’s attorneys. Friday had been the committee’s deadline for Trump to produce an extensive number of documents and communications with lawmakers. The subpoena set the stage for a potential legal battle with Trump at a time when he is considering launching another run for the White House. It remains unclear what action, if any, the committee will take in response to Trump missing the document deadline.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month, while reiterating its request for a sit-down interview. Friday had been the committee’s deadline for Trump to produce an extensive number of documents and communications with lawmakers. “We have informed the former President’s counsel that he must begin producing records no later than next week and he remains under subpoena for deposition testimony starting on November 14th,” Chairman Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney wrote in the statement.

House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., sent a four-page letter to Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger on Wednesday, saying the attack on Paul Pelosi raises "significant questions about security protections for Members of Congress." Threats to lawmakers have skyrocketed in recent years — almost 10,000 threats were investigated last year — and the agency has struggled to protect lawmakers, their families and the Capitol campus with limited resources. The San Francisco Police Department often posted a patrol car at the Pelosi house, particularly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, but there was no police car present at the home during the time of the attack, the person said. Paul Pelosi remained in the Intensive Care Unit in a San Francisco hospital, and was receiving regular visits from Nancy Pelosi and other family members. This summer, she convened a call with other House Democrats to crowdsource how to stay safe while in their districts and out campaigning.

House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., wrote a four-page letter to Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger on Wednesday, saying that the attack on Paul Pelosi raises "significant questions about security protections for Members of Congress." The man who beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer was looking for Nancy Pelosi and later told police that he wanted to hold her hostage and break her kneecaps to make a political point, authorities said. Threats to lawmakers have skyrocketed in recent years — almost 10,000 threats were investigated last year — and the agency has struggled to protect lawmakers, their families and the Capitol campus with limited resources. The San Francisco Police Department often posted a patrol car at the Pelosi house, particularly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, but there was no police car present at the home during the time of the attack, the person said. Paul Pelosi remained in the Intensive Care Unit in a San Francisco hospital, and was receiving regular visits from Nancy Pelosi and other family members.

A top ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding fresh answers from the U.S. Capitol Police about security failures that led to a brutal attack on Pelosi’s husband last week.

In "The Third Reconstruction," Peniel E. Joseph explores why virulent racial animosity persists.

It’s something that goes along with being a member of Congress, no matter your party or your status: constant threats to your life, and the unshakeable feeling that they're only getting worse.

Democrats running for office this year in Republican-leaning areas or swing states are grappling with how much they should talk about the Jan. 6 insurrection, if at all.

Live vote counts sometimes go up or down on election night.

Kentucky voters will soon cast votes on a ballot measure state lawmakers crave.

The seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers founder and four associates is raising fresh questions about intelligence failures in the run-up to the Capitol riot that appear to have allowed the anti-government group and other extremists to mobilize in plain sight.

President Joe Biden's decision to pardon thousands of people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law could give a boost to Election Day ballot proposals in five states that would legalize the drug.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told a member of the extremist group before the 2020 election that he had a contact in the Secret Service.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state pose a huge risk for democracy because both say they will refuse to certify election results if they don’t like the results.

A state senator is calling for another special legislative session to deal with Florida’s property insurance problem.

An attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committee’s questions at a deposition.

A jury in Washington has been selected in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates.

Congress is moving quickly to avoid a government shutdown.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved one of the most contentious bills before him this year.

An Iowa man who admitted to taking part in the assault of a police officer as part of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after the judge called him one of the most serious offenders on that day.

When Cara Mund was competing to become Miss North Dakota, a key part of her platform was increasing the number of women elected to political office.

It’s been a long road to the upcoming Capitol riot trial of the the leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers.

A trial is underway for an Iowa man whose confrontation with police created some of the most memorable images from a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Nearly every single Alaskan got a financial windfall amounting to more than $3,000 Tuesday.

President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them.

Former White House press secretary and Arkansas GOP gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders has been released from a hospital following surgery for thyroid cancer.

Former White House press secretary and Arkansas gubernatorial hopeful Sarah Sanders is recovering after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is transferring $15 million from his campaign account to his party’s candidates, incumbents and political committee for the fall election.

Security-sealed rooms and lock bags are some of the ways Capitol Hill keeps classified documents secured.

Planned Parenthood leaders from across the country are meeting in California to discuss how to defend abortion rights.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that an abortion-rights initiative appear on the November ballot.

The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin later his month after a judge rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his case.

A judge has struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking information from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Donald Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

California lawmakers have voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men.

How has Congress changed in the last four decades.

A pregnant Louisiana woman who was denied an abortion even though her fetus has a rare and fatal condition is asking Gov. John Bel Edwards to call a special session of the legislature to clarify the state’s abortion law.

The Biden administration has unveiled a regulation aimed at fending off legal challenges to a decade-old program that shields immigrants from deportation if they arrived as young children.

Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could hurt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $600 million annual tax cut, an election year proposal that Republican legislative leaders are rejecting as a “vote-buying ploy.

An attorney for a Titusville man charged in connection with the Capitol riot claims attorneys in the case cannot agree on strategy, and he is asking to be tried separately.