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In its report, the committee referred repeatedly to pardon requests, but singled out those from members of Congress who had attended a Dec. 21, 2020, White House meeting in which a plan...

Congress rarely takes serious disciplinary steps against its own members, unless their ethical misdeeds rise to a federal crime. The last House member expelled was James A. Traficant Jr., Democrat of Ohio,...

In explaining his decision not to issue a life sentence, Judge Jonker said Mr. Fox did not seem to be a natural leader, that his tactical skills were limited and that the...

Local authorities in Washington State are investigating a series of Christmas Day attacks on four power substations that knocked out power to thousands of customers in the region and have raised concerns...

“It’s extra Christmas!” Ellington said. “Last year, I got a dragon thing and my brother got a Nerf gun.” Kite Bernroider, 9, who lives in Vienna, said he can tell Kwanzaa is...

“It’s just not going to happen,” she said on Monday from Nyack, where she had returned after giving up on her plans to spend New Year’s Eve in Nashville. “I was looking...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Charlene Slaugh’s family insisted she did not have to bring presents to Christmas this year. Her survival, they said, was gift enough.Ms. Slaugh, 35, had been shot repeatedly when...

It can be tough being a committed mask wearer when others have long since moved on.

A day earlier, he had grown concerned after receiving messages from friends alerting him to the coming storm. On Friday, the van ride was slippery and windy, and the passengers had become...

Some students may also have missed out on important reading instruction early on.In the early to mid-2010s, when high schoolers today were in elementary school, many schools practiced — and still practice...