FBI arrests suspect in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, identified as Virginia man

A northern Virginia man was arrested and accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities announced Thursday. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, located

Lawmakers Divided After Admiral’s Briefings on Drug Boat Strikes

Adm. Frank M. Bradley testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be admiral and commander of the United States Special Operation Command, at the Capitol in Washington on July 22, 2025. Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo Congress on Dec. 4 hosted classified briefings on a deadly U.S. strike of an alleged

Senate Democrats Seek 3-Year Extension of Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speak to the media during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Senate Democrats will bring a bill to a vote next week to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium

U.S. tightens immigration work permits in latest move to expand crackdown

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Lawmakers see video of boat strike, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everyone on board, multiple lawmakers said.  Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and

FBI arrests suspect in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, authorities say

A northern Virginia man was arrested and accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities announced Thursday. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, located