CIA, other spy agencies gathered intel on Rudy Giuliani's dealings with alleged Russian agents

The U.S. wasn't spying on Giuliani, but on people with whom he talked, including Andrii Derkach, identified by the Treasury Department as a Russian agent.

Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan

Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring." First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority. The bespectacled, bearded 61-year-old former investment adviser is a rare Senate candidate this cycle, a Democrat running in a battleground state Donald Trump carried in 2016.

Republicans boycott House intel hearing on the risks of QAnon and other misinformation

The virtual hearing was unclassified and featured testimony from non-government experts about the risks posed by the rapid expansion of the QAnon conspiracy theory and the role of elected officials, including President Trump, in spreading unverified rumors.

Disney fires back at Elizabeth Warren in row over executive pay

Company calls senator’s open letter challenging reinstatement of executive pay ‘misinformed’

Senate Republicans push narrow stimulus bills as Pelosi and Mnuchin resume talks.

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7 Chicago cops suspended for roles in chief's traffic stop

Seven Chicago police officers have been suspended for their roles the night then-Superintendent Eddie Johnson was found asleep behind the wheel of his SUV after having several drinks at a bar, according to a report by the city's inspector general released Friday. Superintendent David Brown decided to suspend two probationary officers for one day each, two other officers for seven days, a sergeant for 14 days, a lieutenant for 21 days and a commander for 28 days, according to Inspector General Joseph Ferguson's report. Johnson has denied the allegations made by the former driver, Cynthia Donald.

Hunter Biden: FBI probing alleged emails for links to foreign intelligence operation, report says

Expert warns emails should be treated as ‘Trump campaign product’