“Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. | Brent Stirton/Getty ImagesSen. Elizabeth Warren fled the Capitol on Jan. 6 from a mob she later called domestic terrorists. Now she and another Senate Democratic leader are standing up for their attackers’ rights as criminal defendants.Most of the 300-plus people charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been released while they await trial, but dozens of those...…“Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. | Brent Stirton/Getty ImagesSen. Elizabeth Warren fled the Capitol on Jan. 6 from a mob she later called domestic terrorists. Now she and another Senate Democratic leader are standing up for their attackers’ rights as criminal defendants.Most of the 300-plus people charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been released while they await trial, but dozens of those...WW…

It's a modest increase from the current level, but below the level projected by the Trump administration in its final budget.The White House is set to release the broad outlines of its fiscal 2022 budget submission on Friday. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration plans to request $715 billion for the Pentagon this coming year, a modest increase from the current level but below the level projected by the Trump administration in its final budget, according to three people familiar with the proposal.That planned fiscal 2022 budget topline is up from the more than $704 billion...…It's a modest increase from the current level, but below the level projected by the Trump administration in its final budget.The White House is set to release the broad outlines of its fiscal 2022 budget submission on Friday. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration plans to request $715 billion for the Pentagon this coming year, a modest increase from the current level but below the level projected by the Trump administration in its final budget, according to three people familiar with the proposal.That planned fiscal 2022 budget topline is up from the more than $704 billion...WW…

A misplaced or unaccounted-for weapon is a major security risk, Guard members said.National Guard stand their posts around the Capitol at sunrise. | Carolyn Kaster/AP PhotoThe Army has dispatched its in-house criminal investigative arm to probe the potential theft of a rifle from the D.C. National Guard while the unit was training in Virginia three weeks ago, an Army spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.The M4 rifle and its scope went missing around March 11, according to two people familiar with the investigation, as members of a quick reaction force that was formed to protect the U.S....…A misplaced or unaccounted-for weapon is a major security risk, Guard members said.National Guard stand their posts around the Capitol at sunrise. | Carolyn Kaster/AP PhotoThe Army has dispatched its in-house criminal investigative arm to probe the potential theft of a rifle from the D.C. National Guard while the unit was training in Virginia three weeks ago, an Army spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.The M4 rifle and its scope went missing around March 11, according to two people familiar with the investigation, as members of a quick reaction force that was formed to protect the U.S....WW…

Some Republicans want to pull out, but others say there are better ways to highlight Beijing’s human rights abuses.Exile Tibetans in Dharmsala, India, use the Olympic Rings as a prop on Feb. 3, 2021, as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. | Ashwini Bhatia/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden is under growing pressure from hawkish Republicans to use the 2022 Winter Olympics to punish the Chinese government over its human rights abuses.But even within the GOP, there’s disagreement over how far to push.Some are calling on Biden to outright boycott the...…Some Republicans want to pull out, but others say there are better ways to highlight Beijing’s human rights abuses.Exile Tibetans in Dharmsala, India, use the Olympic Rings as a prop on Feb. 3, 2021, as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. | Ashwini Bhatia/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden is under growing pressure from hawkish Republicans to use the 2022 Winter Olympics to punish the Chinese government over its human rights abuses.But even within the GOP, there’s disagreement over how far to push.Some are calling on Biden to outright boycott the...WW…

The veteran Missouri lawmaker is the fifth Republican incumbent to say he won't be on the ballot next year.Sen. Roy Blunt leaves after a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesSen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, a surprise decision from the No. 4 GOP leader that comes amid a slew of retirements from top Senate Republicans.Blunt, who was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and previously served for 14 years in the House, is the fifth Republican this cycle to announce his...…The veteran Missouri lawmaker is the fifth Republican incumbent to say he won't be on the ballot next year.Sen. Roy Blunt leaves after a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesSen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, a surprise decision from the No. 4 GOP leader that comes amid a slew of retirements from top Senate Republicans.Blunt, who was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and previously served for 14 years in the House, is the fifth Republican this cycle to announce his...WW…

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said the Pentagon dragged its feet for hours on Jan. 6.Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing Tuesday. | Erin Scott/The New York Times via APThe officials in charge of securing the Capitol on Jan. 6 largely deflected blame on Tuesday for the lapses that enabled a violent mob of Donald Trump’s supporters to storm the building.The quartet of top officials responsible for security during last month’s insurrection instead blamed...…Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said the Pentagon dragged its feet for hours on Jan. 6.Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing Tuesday. | Erin Scott/The New York Times via APThe officials in charge of securing the Capitol on Jan. 6 largely deflected blame on Tuesday for the lapses that enabled a violent mob of Donald Trump’s supporters to storm the building.The quartet of top officials responsible for security during last month’s insurrection instead blamed...WW…

Prosecutors presented never-before-seen footage of the chaos during the first day of formal arguments in Trump's second trial.Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin leaves at the conclusion of the the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the Capitol Building on Feb. 9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesHouse Democrats unloaded a trove of horrific footage on the Senate floor Wednesday that showed lawmakers narrowly evading the insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 — rioters they said were incited by Donald...…Prosecutors presented never-before-seen footage of the chaos during the first day of formal arguments in Trump's second trial.Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin leaves at the conclusion of the the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the Capitol Building on Feb. 9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesHouse Democrats unloaded a trove of horrific footage on the Senate floor Wednesday that showed lawmakers narrowly evading the insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 — rioters they said were incited by Donald...WW…

The former president “will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding,” his spokesperson says.Impeachment managers Reps. Jamie Raskin, Diana DeGette, David Cicilline, Joaquin Castro, Eric Swalwell, Ted Lieu, Stacey Plaskett, Joe Neguse and Madeleine Dean leave the Senate floor after delivering the article of impeachment. | Melina Mara-Pool/Getty ImagesDonald Trump will not testify in the Senate’s upcoming impeachment trial, a spokesman for the former president said Thursday, explicitly rejecting a request from House Democrats.Jason Miller, a spokesperson for the former president, said...…The former president “will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding,” his spokesperson says.Impeachment managers Reps. Jamie Raskin, Diana DeGette, David Cicilline, Joaquin Castro, Eric Swalwell, Ted Lieu, Stacey Plaskett, Joe Neguse and Madeleine Dean leave the Senate floor after delivering the article of impeachment. | Melina Mara-Pool/Getty ImagesDonald Trump will not testify in the Senate’s upcoming impeachment trial, a spokesman for the former president said Thursday, explicitly rejecting a request from House Democrats.Jason Miller, a spokesperson for the former president, said...WW…

House impeachment managers said that the ex-president is unmistakably responsible for the Capitol attack.Rioters supporting President Donald Trump break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe legal battle over Donald Trump’s impeachment trial kicked off Tuesday, with the House managers arguing the former president bears “unmistakable” responsibility for the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and Trump’s team advancing his false claims about the election.A week before the Senate is slated to put the former president on trial for a second time, the House’s first...…House impeachment managers said that the ex-president is unmistakably responsible for the Capitol attack.Rioters supporting President Donald Trump break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe legal battle over Donald Trump’s impeachment trial kicked off Tuesday, with the House managers arguing the former president bears “unmistakable” responsibility for the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and Trump’s team advancing his false claims about the election.A week before the Senate is slated to put the former president on trial for a second time, the House’s first...WW…

Leaked audio of Iran's foreign minister claiming that John Kerry acknowledged secret Israeli airstrikes has Republican hawks up in arms.John Kerry tweeted Monday night: “I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false." | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesRepublicans on Monday called on John Kerry to resign from President Joe Biden’s National Security Council over claims that he revealed sensitive information about Israeli military operations to Iran.According to leaked audio revealed Sunday by The New York Times, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Kerry told him that...…Leaked audio of Iran's foreign minister claiming that John Kerry acknowledged secret Israeli airstrikes has Republican hawks up in arms.John Kerry tweeted Monday night: “I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false." | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesRepublicans on Monday called on John Kerry to resign from President Joe Biden’s National Security Council over claims that he revealed sensitive information about Israeli military operations to Iran.According to leaked audio revealed Sunday by The New York Times, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Kerry told him that...WW…