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Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84

Hastert, sentenced in April 2016 to 15 months in prison for bank fraud for trying to cover up payments to keep his molestation secret, died at his home over the weekend due to natural causes.

Former US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert is surrounded by officers as he leaves federal court after pleading not guilty to federal charges of trying to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI in Chicago, Illinois, United States, June 9, 2015.
An artist rendering of US President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch.

FAA clears proposed Trump arch, requires 'eternal flame' to alert pilots

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while aboard Air Force One while traveling back from Ireland to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on September 13, 2026 in flight.

Seven Republicans back Iran war powers resolution, widening GOP split with Trump

An artist rendering of US President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch.

Trump administration to break ground on 250-foot Washington arch despite legal challenges


It's time to choose, Biden tells Republicans in fiery voting rights speech

"Not a single Republican has displayed the courage to stand up to a defeated president to protect America's right to vote," Biden said. "Not one."

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House, last Tuesday.

A year from Capitol insurrection, US democracy is being tested - opinion

The violent insurrection sparked by the twice-impeached former president continues to poison the nation with division, lies and threats.

 US SENATE MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

January 6: A cautionary tale - analysis

The way America responded to both was markedly different. After September 11, 2001, America rallied together; after January 6, 2021, it continued its descent into polarized camps. 

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

The US Capitol insurrection was 2021's event of the year

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The world was shown that American democracy has not been this ill since the Civil War.

 PRO-TRUMP PROTESTERS storm the Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6 during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by Congress.

ADL joins lawsuit against groups allegedly behind Jan. 6 insurrection

Five people died during the riot, including a Capitol Police officer, and 140 police were injured. Four officers who were present subsequently died by suicide.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

America's democracy is in danger

Particularly worrisome are the large numbers of Americans who believe the Big Lie and other conspiracy theories even once they’ve been irrefutably debunked.

 Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

US Capitol rioter 'QAnon Shaman' sentenced to 41 months in prison

A US District court sentenced Jacob Chansley, who pleaded guilty in September to obstructing an official proceeding when he participated in the Capitol riot.

Jacob Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather to protest about the early results of the 2020 presidential election

US Capitol Police officer charged with telling rioter to destroy evidence

Prosecutors said that officer Michael Riley had become a Facebook friend with the suspect identified as "Person 1" on Jan. 1 and then direct messaged the individual on Jan. 7.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

North Carolina man who made bomb threat near Capitol pleads not guilty

Floyd Ray Roseberry, who has a history of mental illness, is facing charges of using a weapon of mass destruction and making threats to use explosive materials.

 Security fencing is seen near the US Capitol ahead of rally in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

US Capitol Police cite threats amid planned pro-Trump rally

There have been threats tied to Saturday's planned pro-Trump rally to support those charged in the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, US Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said.

National Guard soldiers patrol the compound around the US Capitol after police warned that a militia group might try to attack the Capitol complex in Washington, US, March 4, 2021.