House likely to vote Wednesday on Biden’s Covid relief bill
The House of Representatives now appears to be on track for a final vote Wednesday on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan. House…
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Task force on Capitol security released final report Monday
The task force established to review security at the US Capitol released its final report Monday, which calls for sweeping changes to improve US…
Continue Reading Biden signs executive orders establishing Gender Policy Council and addressing sexual violence in education
President Joe Biden signed two executive orders on Monday to establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual violence in the…
Continue Reading Russian disinformation campaign working to undermine confidence in Covid-19 vaccines used in US
Online platforms directed by Russian intelligence are spreading disinformation about two of the coronavirus vaccines being used in the US, a State…
Continue Reading Biden to mark one year of Covid-19 shutdown in primetime address Thursday
President Joe Biden will deliver his first primetime address this Thursday, commemorating the milestone of one year since the global pandemic…
Continue Reading Stephen Breyer adds ‘respect’ to his dissent of Amy Coney Barrett’s first opinion
Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed her first signed majority opinion last week, a momentous occasion for any new justice, and now she officially has the…
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Read: Task force report on security failures during Capitol riot
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré was tasked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January to lead a review of Capitol security, which would end in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court — over John Roberts’ sole dissent — rules in favor of student in First Amendment case
The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by a former student seeking to hold his state university accountable for violating his First…
Continue Reading CDC says vaccinated people can gather in small groups without masks
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says vaccinated people can gather with those at low risk for the coronavirus without masks…
Continue Reading New York state senate majority leader joins growing Democratic calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
The walls are closing in on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Powerful state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for her fellow…
Continue Reading What’s next with the Covid relief bill
The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Senate version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, a timeline that could…
Continue Reading Georgia Senate considers repealing no excuse absentee voting in sweeping election bill
Georgia Republican lawmakers are pushing to clamp down on voting rights Monday, potentially passing a sweeping election bill that among other things…
Continue Reading Biden to sign executive orders establishing Gender Policy Council and addressing sexual violence in education
President Joe Biden is set to sign two executive orders on Monday which will establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual…
Continue Reading US and South Korea reach agreement on cost sharing for American troops
Washington and Seoul have agreed to a cost-sharing agreement for US forces based in South Korea, a US State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN…
Continue Reading New York state senate majority leader calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — a sign of escalating…
Continue Reading White House coronavirus task force coordinator won’t say how soon Americans should expect to be vaccinated
The White House coronavirus task force coordinator on Sunday wouldn’t set a timeline on when Americans can expect to be vaccinated following…
Continue Reading NYC judge slams prosecutor’s office behind the wrongful homicide convictions of three men
Three men were released from prison on Friday after the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in the Queens, New York, District Attorney’s Office…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Russian disinformation campaign is working to undermine confidence Covid-19 vaccines used in the US
Russia’s intelligence agencies have been working to undermine confidence in the development, safety and efficacy of two of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Governors defend easing statewide Covid restrictions as health officials warn Americans to stay vigilant
A number of governors on Sunday defended easing Covid-19 restrictions in their states against top health officials’ warnings that Americans…
Continue Reading What happens next with the Covid relief bill (and when you could see another stimulus check)
Senate passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill on Saturday brought the massive legislation one step closer to law. But…
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Oversight board to begin search for permanent chief of Capitol Police in wake of January riot
WASHINGTON, DC— The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police is beginning a search for a permanent police chief as the fallout from the Jan. 6…
Continue Reading Biden signs executive order expanding voting access
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step” in its…
Continue Reading With Covid relief and stimulus checks in sight, Biden asks for faith in US democracy
Democrats muscled past unified Republican opposition, resolved their own last-minute identity crisis and are on the cusp of delivering a massive…
Continue Reading Biden opposes gutting filibuster despite tough path for some legislative priorities in Senate
President Joe Biden opposes ending the legislative filibuster despite a slim Democratic majority in the Senate, White House communications director…
Continue Reading Manchin defends effort to stall Democrats’ stimulus plan
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his role in stalling the Senate’s passage of President Joe Biden’s massive stimulus plan…
Continue Reading How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back
It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided…
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Infamous tent camp on U.S.-Mexico border drawn down as Biden ends Trump policy
MATAMOROS, Mexico — A tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants stayed in deplorable conditions after being subject to a…
Continue Reading Why Biden’s next legislative push might be much harder than Covid relief
President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats are racing to prove a counterintuitive lesson: with congressional majorities, sometimes less can be more.…
Continue Reading Some struggling Americans aren’t getting the stimulus payment they were promised. Here’s why
Some financially struggling Americans who owe back taxes will miss out on stimulus payments unless the Internal Revenue Service decides to change its…
Continue Reading Biden to sign executive order expanding voting access
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step in…
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