Biden to nominate Michael D. Smith as CEO of AmeriCorps
President Joe Biden will nominate Michael D. Smith to serve as the chief executive officer of AmeriCorps, the nation’s main public service…
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Pompeo launches political group with 2024 presidential election in sight
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a new political group on Tuesday aimed at supporting conservative candidates ahead of the midterm…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for ‘offensive’ Holocaust comparison after visiting Holocaust museum
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday apologized for her “offensive” comments comparing Capitol Hill mask-wearing rules to the Holocaust…
Continue Reading White House announces national strategy to combat domestic terrorism
The White House on Tuesday announced a government-wide strategy to combat domestic terrorism after completing a sweeping assessment of the threat…
Continue Reading Biden says NATO must protect against ‘phony populism’
President Joe Biden on Monday called on foreign leaders to protect against those who prey on division and push “phony populism,”…
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Democrats seek answers from Citizenship and Immigration Services on DACA delays
WASHINGTON, DC — A group of Democratic senators, led by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, sent a letter to the US Citizenship and…
Continue Reading President Biden shores up allied support before heading to Geneva for Putin summit
President Joe Biden arrives in Geneva on Tuesday ahead of lengthy and contentious talks with Vladimir Putin, the capstone on a European tour designed…
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EU, US clinch deal to end damaging Airbus-Boeing dispute after agreeing to phase out tariffs
BRUSSELS (AP) — The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running rift over their subsidies to Boeing and…
Continue Reading Democratic Senate committee to invest $10 million in voter protection ahead of midterms
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plans to invest $10 million in voter protection efforts ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, committee…
Continue Reading Top Senate Republicans split on need to investigate secret DOJ subpoenas of Democratic lawmakers
The top two Senate Republican leaders were split Monday over the need for Congress to investigate secret Trump-era Justice Department subpoenas to…
Continue Reading NSA leaker imprisoned for sharing report released to halfway house
A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to the media has been released from prison to a halfway house…
Continue Reading Arizona auditors near finish of hand recount as out-of-state GOP pilgrimages continue
Arizona’s problem-plagued audit has finished its hand recount of most of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County last November, with…
Continue Reading Senate bipartisan infrastructure plan picks up steam but faces major hurdles ahead
Momentum is building in the Senate behind a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal, as liberals are showing a new willingness to accept the package…
Continue Reading FBI warns lawmakers that QAnon ‘digital soldiers’ may become more violent
The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Sen. Ron Johnson’s continued efforts to mislead on Covid-19 and January 6 insurrection
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s penchant for spreading false claims and misinformation shows no signs of stopping after a week in which…
Continue Reading Biden preparing intensely for Putin’s tactics with aides and allies
President Joe Biden is using time away from summit meetings on his European tour this week for intense preparations ahead of his talks with Vladimir…
Continue Reading Obamacare sign-ups hit 1.2 million in special enrollment period, but pace starts to slow
More than 1.2 million Americans had signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange through the end of May, the Biden…
Continue Reading Senate votes to confirm key Biden judicial nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based…
Continue Reading READ: FBI warning to lawmakers that QAnon conspiracy theorists may become more violent
The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital…
Continue Reading House to vote on repeal of 2002 US war authorization in Iraq with White House support
The House is voting this week on a bill to repeal the 2002 US war authorization in Iraq, with Democrats hopeful that the White House’s backing…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden holds news conference at end of NATO Summit
BRUSSELS, Belgium — President Joe Biden says NATO will stand firm against alleged Russian and Chinese efforts to drive a wedge between members of…
Continue Reading Erdoğan and Biden hold bilateral meeting following NATO summit
President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting on Monday following a meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels.…
Continue Reading NATO leaders at summit back Biden’s decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan
NATO leaders meeting in Brussels on Monday largely backed President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, according to a…
Continue Reading Trump-appointed head of DOJ’s national security division to leave at end of June
John Demers, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department’s national security division, is leaving at the end of the month as planned, a…
Continue Reading Justice Department to ‘strengthen’ rules regarding seeking congressional records, Garland says
The Justice Department will “strengthen” rules regarding seeking congressional records, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a…
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ICE terminates Trump-era office that focused on victims of immigrant crime
WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has terminated the Trump-era office that focused on victims of crimes linked to…
Continue Reading McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he would let Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if GOP wins back Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that if his party regains the majority in 2022 it’s “highly unlikely” he…
Continue Reading Exclusive: U.S. assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility
The US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and…
Continue Reading Justice Department can keep the Barr memo on not charging Trump secret for now, judge rules
Judge Amy Berman Jackson is allowing the Justice Department to keep secret part of a key memo to then-Attorney General William Barr from his top…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to California electoral vote process
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case challenging California’s electoral process in another instance of the high court shying away from…
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