Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel testifies at confirmation hearing for Japanese ambassador post

“For my mother and father, America was a place of possibility. In his wallet, my father carried a photo of the boat that carried him to the United States,” Rahm Emanuel said. “I wish he were here today. While my mother is proud, he would be shocked and amazed that I was sitting here.”

Florida, Hawaii and D.C. removed from Chicago's COVID-19 travel advisory

Officials announced Florida, Hawaii and Washington D.C. have been removed Chicago's travel advisory Tuesday with 45 states and two territories remaining on the list.

US debt limit, Biden agenda and filibuster to test Congress this fall

U.S. lawmakers are barreling toward battles this fall over Biden’s agenda, the filibuster and more that pose risks to both parties and their leaders.

DC bracing for 'Justice for J6' rally at US Capitol; lawmakers advised to avoid complex this weekend

The nation's capital is boosting security ahead of Saturday's rally that is being held to demand justice for the hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with January's insurrection.

Willard Scott, former NBC weatherman of 'TODAY,' dies at 87

Willard Scott enjoyed a 65-year run with NBC before retiring in 2015. The weatherman was best known for wishing happy birthdays to viewers who were turning 100 years old.

Biden signs executive order to declassify some 9/11 documents

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

15 Marines being treated at Walter Reed following Kabul airport attack

Fifteen U.S. Marines are being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center for injuries sustained in the Aug. 26 airport bombings in Kabul.

Proud Boys leader who burned DC church’s Black Lives Matter banner gets jail time

A Proud Boys leader who was taken into custody days before the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced to five months behind bars on Monday for burning a D.C. church’s Black Lives Matter banner, and also for weapons charge.

US military release pictures of soldiers helping Afghan families in Kabul

U.S. military officials have released photos of U.S. soldiers helping families in Afghanistan desperate to escape the country after the Taliban took over.

Capitol Hill bomb threat suspect in custody

The suspect behind a bomb threat on Capitol Hill that prompted a massive police presence is now in custody, Capitol police said Thursday afternoon.

First Honor Flight in almost two years takes off from Midway

It was a day of camaraderie and reflection in the nation's capital for a group of over 100 local veterans, the majority of them having served in Vietnam.

Biden awards medals to Capitol officers, calling riot mob ‘extremists and terrorists’

“It was insurrection. It was riot and mayhem. It was radical and chaotic. And, it was unconstitutional,” President Joe Biden said before signing legislation Thursday to award law enforcement officers Congressional Gold Medals for protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

Pentagon Metro violence: Suspect who allegedly stabbed, killed officer identified, AP says

A suspect is on the run after multiple shots were fired and an officer was injured during an incident on a Metro bus platform that is part of the Pentagon Transit Center.

Former DC archbishop Theodore McCarrick charged with abusing minor: report

The Associated Press reports that defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as archbishop of Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2006, is facing charges in the 1970s sexual assault of teen.