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Monday, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) reacted to footage from The New Yorker of a group of President Donald Trump rioters earlier this month storming the U.S. Capitol. Dingell told CNN’s “New Day” that she did not realize in the moment “how much danger” she and other members of Congress were in. She said after the storming of the Capitol, she realized the rioters “wanted to kidnap” and “kill” members of Congress.

According to the latest Gallup tracking poll, more Americans approve of the job that President Obama is doing than disapprove for the first time since this summer. The latest Gallup survey shows that 47 percent of Americans now say they approve of the way that President Obama is handling his job. This is a 5 percent improvement since the Dec. 16-18 Gallup survey and marks the first time the president's numbers have been in positive territory since July. The number of Americans who say they disapprove of Obama's job performance has fallen to 45 percent, down 5 points from Dec....

Littwin: Debate on concealed weapons revealing March 23, 2002 I've got a little confession to make. In my column Thursday on the concealed-weapons bill, I left out maybe the most important point. Which is this: You can safely bet that whenever the bill becomes law, you won't be able to tell the difference. It won't set off a crime wave. It won't make the streets any safer, either. But you already knew that. To begin with, not that many people will even sign up for a permit. Most people don't want to carry a concealed weapon, if only because of...