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At least 3,000 minors, mostly boys, have been targeted by financial "sextortion" schemes this year, a dramatic increase from previous years, the Justice Department announced in a public safety alert on Monday.

Domestic unrest in Iran and Russia's war in Ukraine may have distracted Tehran and Moscow from making more of an effort to influence or interfere in the 2022 US midterm election, a top US military cyberofficial said Monday.

The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol held its final public session on Monday, marking the end of the panel's expansive probe into the riot and former President Donald Trump's role in it. The committee is expected to release its final report in full later this week, but first released a summary of its key findings.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday put a temporary hold on the termination of a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 that was set to end on December 21, leaving it in place for now.

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has concluded that former President Donald Trump was ultimately responsible for the insurrection, laying out for the public and the Justice Department a trove of evidence for why he should be prosecuted for multiple crimes.

The January 6 committee used its final public meeting Monday to summarize its 17-month investigation with a simple closing statement: All roads lead to Donald Trump.

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection will hold its final public meeting on Monday, when it's expected to announce criminal referrals to the Justice Department.

Republicans who will chair House committees in the next Congress are warning that if Kevin McCarthy's detractors deny him the 218 votes needed to become speaker, they are at risk of undermining the slim majority they won in November.

One of President Joe Biden's top advisers is underscoring the president's political durability and touting a "strong jolt of momentum" as Biden heads into the second half of his term.

The Jan. 6 committee voted to approve its final report and the referral of multiple criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the DOJ during the panel's final public meeting Monday. Watch live and follow the latest news updates here.

The Biden administration is finalizing its response to Wednesday's anticipated end of a Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42, according to officials familiar with the planning.

Republican Rep.-elect George Santos may have misrepresented parts of his resume, a CNN review of his public statements confirms.

A new Biden rule would effectively phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and move the US light bulb markets decisively to more energy-efficient LEDs.

The House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, will hold its last public meeting on Monday, marking the end of an expansive investigation that has spanned more than 17 months, encompassed more than 1,000 interviews and culminated in accusations that former President Donald Trump and his closest allies sought to overthrow the 2020 presidential election and stop the peaceful transfer of power.

Leaders of the right-wing extremist Proud Boys will face trial starting Monday for their alleged conspiracy to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency, another test for the Justice Department's effort to punish the far-right political movement connected to fierce allies of former President Donald Trump.

The Biden administration is marking the celebration of Hanukkah this year by publicly denouncing antisemitism in the United States, with Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Jew, calling for Americans to unite against "bigotry in any of its forms."

Nearly two years removed from the violent attack on the US Capitol, the House select committee tasked with finding out exactly what happened is about to show its hand.

The expected move by the January 6 committee to formally ask the Department of Justice to prosecute former President Donald Trump over his role in the US Capitol insurrection will make history, whether or not charges are ever brought.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday that President Joe Biden should ask for an extension of Title 42, a public health authority that was invoked under former President Donald Trump and allows officials to expel migrants encountered at the US-Mexico border.

Much of the conversation in the leadup to the midterms revolved around how Republicans were clamoring for former President Donald Trump's endorsement, while Democrats wanted President Joe Biden to stay away. A little over a month after the election, however, the picture looks quite different.