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3:47 PM on Thursday, January 8

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that ended her political career

3:43 PM on Thursday, January 8

Trump advisers met at the White House with Denmark, Greenland envoys as Trump reignites 'takeover' talk, AP sources say

3:24 PM on Thursday, January 8

House refuses to override Trump vetoes of 2 bipartisan bills as Republicans stick with president

3:12 PM on Thursday, January 8

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates in 2026

2:10 PM on Thursday, January 8

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start

1:16 PM on Thursday, January 8

Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out after demonstrators join protest called by exiled crown prince

12:59 PM on Thursday, January 8

Israeli prime minister says former U.N. envoy Nickolay Mladenov to serve as director of Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

12:24 PM on Thursday, January 8

Top Venezuelan official says a 'significant number' of prisoners will be released as a gesture to 'seek peace'

11:51 AM on Thursday, January 8

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor from investigating New York's attorney general, says he was 'not lawfully serving'

11:50 AM on Thursday, January 8

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in a moving vehicle in Minneapolis this week, sparking renewed questions about use-of-force rules

11:41 AM on Thursday, January 8

The Senate advances a war powers resolution to limit further attacks on Venezuela and sets up a vote for final passage

11:26 AM on Thursday, January 8

The IRS will start accepting 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, marking the official start of the 2026 tax filing season

10:18 AM on Thursday, January 8

Russian drone strikes have knocked out power in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and left over 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity

8:05 AM on Thursday, January 8

As a shooting unfolded at Brown University on Dec. 13, students turned to the anonymous app Sidechat to document fear, confusion and grief in real time — often before receiving official alerts

7:01 AM on Thursday, January 8

Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett has announced her candidacy to become Georgia's secretary of state

12:50 AM on Thursday, January 8

The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”

12:40 AM on Thursday, January 8

Saudi Arabia says the United Arab Emirates has smuggled a wanted separatist leader out of Yemen

12:02 AM on Thursday, January 8

A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund his plan to assassinate President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to homicide

3:33 PM on Wednesday, January 7

2:14 PM on Monday, January 5

The NFL has eight coaching openings after Mike McDaniel was fired by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday