The old guard of the judiciary moves on as Biden announces new picks for bench
As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight. The judges of the Ronald Reagan…
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The IRS has no plans to bring back a tool that helped low-income Americans get their stimulus checks. Here’s what to do instead
About 8 million low-income people were eligible for stimulus payments last year but never received the money, raising concerns about getting the…
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US considering sending warships to Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s…
Continue Reading Federal watchdog investigating State Department cybersecurity practices
An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin on the fate of Joe Biden’s agenda
Joe Manchin says it’s no fun being the most powerful man in Washington. The West Virginia Democrat, who sits at the fulcrum of the Senate…
Continue Reading ‘He really jumped on the Trump train’: How a brash Matt Gaetz climbed the ranks in Trump’s Washington
Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors get the green light to start offering plea deals to Capitol riot defendants, attorneys say
Federal prosecutors have informed some Capitol riot defendants the Justice Department has given the green-light to cut guilty plea deals, a step…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer rammed by car died of blunt force head injuries, medical examiner says
US Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was rammed by a car at the Capitol last week, died of multiple blunt force injuries…
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Homeland security chief meets with El Paso leaders to discuss migrant surge at the border
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in less than a month, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited El Paso on Thursday to see…
Continue Reading Biden announces limited gun restrictions as pressure rises following mass shootings
Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to…
Continue Reading Manchin says ‘January 6 changed me’ as he calls for bipartisan cooperation
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia cited the deadly attack on January 6 at the US Capitol as an event that changed his perspective on a…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz associate likely to strike plea deal, attorneys say
Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal…
Continue Reading Watchdog reveals new warning about map of Capitol’s underground tunnels posted before insurrection
A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6…
Continue Reading Scathing watchdog report reveals Capitol Police had expired ammo and ineffective shields during riot
A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6…
Continue Reading Manchin and the grim reality of Washington’s minority rule
Here’s evidence of the extreme dysfunction of the US federal government in three semi-related stories from the last day. 1. President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Federal investigators are scrutinizing Matt Gaetz’s trip to Bahamas
Federal investigators are seeking to determine whether Rep. Matt Gaetz was provided travel and women in exchange for political favors as part of a…
Continue Reading Florida sues federal government over cruise industry restrictions
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration to reopen the cruise industry “immediately” and allow cruises to “resume…
Continue Reading West Virginia state Senate approves anti-trans sports bill
West Virginia state senators on Thursday approved a measure prohibiting transgender girls and women in the state from competing on secondary and…
Continue Reading Manhattan DA’s office has obtained boxes of documents from former daughter-in-law of top Trump Organization official Allen Weisselberg
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has obtained boxes of documents from the former daughter-in-law of a Trump Organization official,…
Continue Reading Mueller fraud investigator brought in to help Vance’s probe of Trump Org.
A former FBI forensic accountant key to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election…
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Escobar says Abbott’s migrant abuse claims need investigation, but adds he has ‘zero credibility’
EL PASO, Texas — Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated,…
Continue Reading EPA replaces Trump-era chemical guidance, calling it ‘compromised’ by politics
The Biden-led Environmental Protection Agency says Trump administration political officials “compromised” an assessment of chemical…
Continue Reading What the Founders would say about mass shootings
Every time America suffers a mass shooting, I wonder how James Madison would have reacted. Despite the grinding familiarity of gun massacres,…
Continue Reading HHS investigating abuse allegations at Texas migrant shelter, White House says
The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating allegations of abuse at a site sheltering unaccompanied minors in Texas, the White…
Continue Reading GOP group tells online donors: Give every month or ‘we will have to tell Trump you’re a DEFECTOR’
The campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz associate likely to strike cooperation deal with federal government, attorneys say
Joel Greenberg, a key figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal…
Continue Reading You likely will hear the term ‘ghost guns’ today. Here’s what it means
President Joe Biden is directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns as part of a series of actions related to gun…
Continue Reading Biden administration launches task force to ensure scientific decisions are free from political influence
The Biden administration is creating a task force to review the federal government’s scientific policies to ensure they are free from…
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Biden tightens some gun controls, says violence epidemic ‘has to stop’
WASHINGTON, DC — In President Joe Biden’s first notable gun control measures, he announced executive actions on Thursday aimed at addressing what…
Continue Reading Biden to announce limited gun restrictions as pressure rises following mass shootings
Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden is set to unveil a package of moves Thursday that…
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