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A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi held talks in Vienna this week.

President Joe Biden is aiming to showcase the Democratic coalition rallying around his reelection bid.

A year ago, Nancy Pelosi led a congressional delegation to Ukraine, then the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to visit Kyiv at the start of the Russian invasion.

The NBA and its players have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, formalizing a deal that was tentatively agreed to earlier this month.

China’s military has declared it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the U.S. last week.

The chairman of the House Select Committee on China says the U.S. must take seriously the threat Beijing poses to Taiwan.

As Taiwan’s president begins a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China says it is closely watching developments.

The Biden administration is stressing to China unofficial stopovers to the U.S. by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen should not be used as pretext by Beijing to increase aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait.

German officials say the country’s education and research minister is making an official trip to Taiwan next week.

A new generation of House Democratic leaders taking over for Nancy Pelosi and her team has debuted at the party’s annual retreat.

The leaders of a new House select committee on China are defending Democratic Rep. Judy Chu on Sunday after a GOP lawmaker questioned her loyalty to the U.S. based on her Chinese heritage.

Since the drama of Kevin McCarthy's election as House speaker, there's been some movement toward opening the chamber to more public view.

Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the diplomatic consequences of the war still reverberate worldwide.

District of Columbia police say they have arrested a suspect in an assault on Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota.

Expect lots of new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden delivers this year’s State of the Union address.

Nancy Pelosi has made an early pick in California's 2024 U.S. Senate race — providing Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek another term.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has welcomed the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command who warned in 2021 that the island could face an invasion from China this decade.

Newly released video shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struggling for control of a hammer with his assailant during an attack in the couple’s San Francisco home last year.

Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband will be released publicly.

A federal judge has convicted a Pennsylvania restaurant owner of storming the U.S. Capitol, where she screamed at police officers to bring out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi so the pro-Trump mob could hang her.

An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago.

Taiwan’s top envoy to the U.S. says her self-ruled island’s leaders are scrambling to adapt the hard-won lessons of Ukraine’s conflict for their own deterrence and defense against any attack by China.

A federal jury has convicted a Kansas man who admitted he threatened to kill a congressman.

A jury has heard testimony from an Arkansas man who infamously propped up his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot two years ago.

Jurors have started deliberating in the federal criminal case of a man who told them that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God.

Look who's in line for coveted House committee assignments.

Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions.

A defense attorney says a man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman is harmless.

A prosecutor says an Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence.

Kevin McCarthy has passed his first tests as House speaker as Republican lawmakers approved their rules package governing House operations.

The extended drama over picking the next House speaker has put the normally understated position of House clerk in the spotlight.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to keep his bid for speaker alive, after he failed to gain enough votes for the post over three days.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker.

Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur is set to become the longest-serving woman in congressional history when the U.S. House convenes Tuesday.

The man who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her 82-year-old husband in October has pleaded not guilty to six charges, including attempted murder.

A sweeping national survey of the electorate, AP VoteCast, shows that Republican House candidates nationwide won the support of 38% of independent voters during last month's midterm elections.

The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan. 6, 2021, mob siege of the Capitol.

The Democratic-led House has passed a $1.7 trillion government spending bill.

The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.

Ukrainians hailed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wartime visit to the United States as a success, while Russian officials said Thursday that it only fueled the conflict.

The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead of the Ukrainian president’s arrival.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington is a moment for the White House to demonstrate to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the United States will sustain its commitment to the war for “as long as it takes.”.

At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crosses the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the American president about a war in Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off Russia’s invasion.

TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday.

Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant.

Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history with his quest to become House speaker.

Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portrait was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol, a traditional honor bestowed on a tradition-breaking leader.

A San Francisco police investigator has testified that the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband said there was “evil in Washington” and he was targeting her because she is second in line to the presidency.

Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi is releasing a new film focusing on her mother’s rise in Congress over three decades.

The House has given final approval to protections for same-sex marriages.

China's Defense Ministry says the country strictly adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and under any circumstances."

Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

House Democrats unanimously chose Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina for a new role in party leadership next year.

Legislation to avert a freight rail strike in the United States is headed to President Joe Biden's desk.

New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress.

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers have flown a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries.

Congress is moving urgently to head off the looming U.S. rail strike.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike before Christmas, even if it means handing a defeat to Democratic allies in the labor movement.

President Joe Biden’s call for Congress to intervene in the railroad contract dispute undercuts efforts to address workers’ quality of life concerns and unions decried the move.

A new Pentagon report warns that China continues to rapidly modernize its nuclear force and is on track to have 1,500 active warheads by 2035.

A documentary on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and groundbreaking political career, shot and edited by her daughter, will debut on HBO next month.

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass legislation to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House.

The government says a rocket carrying three astronauts to finish construction of China’s space station will blast off Tuesday.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party.

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement has been convicted of several federal charges.

Hundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy.

The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down from Democratic leadership after 20 years has many women admiring the way she wielded power.

Democrat Adam Frisch has conceded his tight U.S. House race against Republican Lauren Boebert that is likely headed to a recount.

A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York has announced his history-making bid to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has taken herself out of the running for Democratic leadership in the next Congress.

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she won't re-up as a House leader next year, even her adversaries acknowledged that hers was a remarkable era.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the attack on her husband, Paul, by an intruder in their family home made her think about staying on as the House Democratic leader.

The day before U.N. climate talks were to end, negotiators from around the world appeared to be far apart on any deal to combat climate change.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Thailand, where she plans to affirm America’s commitment to Southeast Asia and drive home the message that the region can count on the United States.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won't seek a leadership role in the new Congress.

U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia has been reelected in California in a victory that hands Republicans control of the House.

The nation’s Catholic bishops continue to signal their hardline opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations.

With an end-of-the-week deadline rushing at them faster than agreements are coming out of them, negotiators at the U.N. climate summit were in a difficult spot Wednesday.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in aid to Ukraine.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, has been elected as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has cleared the first major step toward becoming House speaker.

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt.

Republicans are on the cusp of retaking control of the House, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority.

With Republicans just one win away from gaining control of the House, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is maneuvering to lock up support to become the next House speaker.

President Joe Biden says Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has agreed to resume crucial talks on climate between the two countries.

U.S. Catholic bishops plan to elect new leaders as they gather in Baltimore this week.

Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape.

The White House says President Joe Biden has objected to what it says is China's “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

With control of the House still hanging in the balance, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is staying mum on her future plans.

When U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with China's Xi Jinping on Monday, don't expect concessions from the U.S. side.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is leaving his country’s COVID-19 bubble and venturing abroad next week into a dramatically changed world marked by rising confrontation.

A handful of closely matched California U.S. House races could determine which party controls the chamber.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived at a crossroads.

Former President Donald Trump is moving forward with his planned Tuesday announcement, pressing on with a third presidential run.