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And world leaders gather for the U.N. climate conference known as COP28 in Dubai today.

For as long as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has led the Senate GOP conference, Sharon Soderstrom has been at his side. Soderstrom has led McConnell’s leadership office since 2010 and is considered a key part the Senate GOP leadership machine. The New York native is widely known as an expert on Senate rules…

Power in Washington is a complicated thing to quantify. Some people have it by virtue of the office they hold. Others maintain it by virtue of their

Officials charged with protecting the Capitol the day a mob overwhelmed police and forced the evacuation of lawmakers are expected to be grilled at a Tuesday hearing as Congress begins a public examination into the security lapses of the Jan.

Communication breakdowns, inaction and confusion over who had authority to call for the National Guard during the Capitol riot delayed a deployment of hundreds of troops who might have helped quell the violence that raged for hours.

As violence grew out of control on Jan. 6, the head of the Capitol Police made an urgent request for the National Guard. It took nearly two hours to be approved.