Trump supporters who breached the Capitol: ‘It was not Antifa’
Nearly a dozen Trump supporters charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection have said that Antifa and other left-wing groups weren’t…
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Biden is walking a tightrope on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation that led to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal assassination in…
Continue Reading House and Senate progressives split over next steps on minimum wage
House progressives are furious with the Senate parliamentarian’s decision to remove the $15 minimum wage provision from the Senate’s…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘no time to waste’ for Senate to pass his Covid relief package
President Joe Biden called on the US Senate to take “quick action” in passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, speaking just hours…
Continue Reading Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the…
Continue Reading More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can’t attend votes due to ‘public health emergency.’ They’re slated to be at CPAC.
More than a dozen of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their…
Continue Reading Biden to laud House passing Covid relief bill as an important first step to defeating Covid-19
President Joe Biden will praise the House of Representatives for passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill as an important first step when he…
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U.S. House passes Biden’s relief bill with $1,400 stimulus checks
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House has approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden as a major step toward enacting…
Continue Reading Here’s what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the House of Representatives contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling…
Continue Reading House to vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
The House of Representatives is on track to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the…
Continue Reading FBI identifies suspect in death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, sources say
The FBI has identified a suspect it’s focusing on in the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, according to law enforcement…
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Supreme Court once again sides with houses of worship in dispute over Covid restrictions
The Supreme Court on Friday once again sided with houses of worship challenging regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19 in California.…
Continue Reading Trump endorses primary opponent to Ohio Republican who voted for impeachment
Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed a primary challenger running against Ohio’s Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, who voted to impeach Trump…
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Biden surveys Texas storm damage, urges virus shots
HOUSTON, Texas — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick…
Continue Reading Biden promises to help winter storm-battered Texas recover: ‘We’re in it for the long haul’
President Joe Biden embraced a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday, offering both comfort and federal support after a severe winter…
Continue Reading Open a window to reduce virus spread, CDC tells schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new recommendations Friday on the importance of good ventilation in preventing coronavirus…
Continue Reading Alleged Oath Keeper ringleader in Capitol siege ordered to stay in jail before trial
A federal judge decided Friday that the alleged ringleader of the most serious paramilitary conspiracy stemming from the Capitol attack must stay in…
Continue Reading Biden’s message to Iran with missile strikes: ‘You can’t act with impunity, be careful’
President Joe Biden looked to send a simple message to Iran by authorizing air strikes in Syria on Thursday: “You can’t act with…
Continue Reading Fact check: CPAC speakers make false claims about the election, the Capitol attack and The Muppets
The Conservative Political Action Conference began Friday with a series of false claims about the 2020 election and other subjects. The CPAC schedule…
Continue Reading Fact check: Breaking down false claims from the first day of CPAC
The Conservative Political Action Conference began Friday with a series of false claims about the 2020 election. The CPAC schedule made clear in…
Continue Reading Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for ‘solarwinds123’ password leak
Current and former top executives at SolarWinds are blaming a company intern for a critical lapse in password security that apparently went…
Continue Reading US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias
The US military on Thursday struck a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the…
Continue Reading US Capitol security review set to call for adding more than 1,000 police officers and retractable fencing
A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to…
Continue Reading Golden Trump statue turns heads at CPAC
With the first full day of the Conservative Political Action Conference underway, there’s already an indisputable star: an outrageously golden…
Continue Reading Judge rules alleged leader of Oath Keepers must stay in jail before trial
A federal judge decided Friday that the alleged ringleader of the most serious paramilitary conspiracy stemming from the US Capitol attack must stay…
Continue Reading Alleged leader of Oath Keepers disavows right-wing extremist group
Jessica Watkins, an alleged leader of the Oath Keepers that is accused of planning to attack the Capitol, disavowed the right-wing extremist group on…
Continue Reading Democrat launches campaign to unseat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her first public Democratic challenger after Holly McCormack announced her plans this week to challenge…
Continue Reading ‘They restricted our freedoms’: CPAC speakers push back against Covid restrictions
Even as attendees were required to wear masks, the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off its 2021 meeting with a defiant stance toward…
Continue Reading Several Republicans tell House they can’t attend votes due to ‘public health emergency.’ They’re slated to be at CPAC.
Several of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their…
Continue Reading Two GOP lawmakers who supported the Equality Act in 2019 changed their votes this time
Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to…
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