New Mexico’s governor vetoes 7 bills, including police oversight reforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews…
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Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights
Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women’s rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society in…
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Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate race raises simmering divisions inside the party
In the beginning stages of Pennsylvania’s high stakes Democratic Senate primary, even the most progressive of candidates are downplaying the…
Continue Reading Biden is right: Caregiving is part of our nation’s infrastructure
You’ve heard these phrases before or may have used them yourself. “My mom is the rock of our family.” “I wouldn’t be…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve been here before’: Ohio bridge serves as a reminder of political hurdle Biden faces as infrastructure negotiations begin
The Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River, has long been a political football and a symbol of government dysfunction. On one of the busiest…
Continue Reading Pandemic may give rise to a progressive new era if White House economic team has its way
As they chart the country’s tentative economic recovery, White House officials see possibility in the wake of the pandemic — an…
Continue Reading Crenshaw says he’ll be ‘effectively blind’ and ‘off the grid’ for weeks after emergency eye surgery
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw announced Saturday that he will be “effectively blind” and “off the grid” for the next few weeks…
Continue Reading ‘An existential threat’: The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if…
Continue Reading Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine
Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee to investigate Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Committee said Friday it was opening an investigation into the allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida…
Continue Reading What Joe Manchin gets exactly right
US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the catbird’s seat — the pivotal politician in a 50-50 Senate. He’s the keeper of the…
Continue Reading Pentagon seeks sharper definition of extremist activity as military review continues
The Department of Defense is seeking a sharper definition of prohibited extremist activity, among other steps, as it pushes forward with a fight…
Continue Reading Prosecutors highlight alleged Oath Keepers’ wild ride and gun discussions in major Capitol riot case
The Justice Department has been making public what they’ve learned about the Oath Keepers paramilitary organization — which had at least…
Continue Reading Talks over Iran nuclear deal to resume next week as US questions Tehran’s ‘seriousness’
A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after…
Continue Reading The problem with Joe Manchin
President Joe Biden has a Sen. Joe Manchin problem. Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the Democrat from West Virginia…
Continue Reading Man accused of bear-spraying Officer Sicknick pleads not guilty, in talks with DOJ on bail
A Pennsylvania man accused of bear-spraying US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the January 6 riot, is in talks with the Justice…
Continue Reading Judge expected to rule whether or not NRA can file for bankruptcy, which could pave the way for move to Texas
The financial future of the National Rifle Association is playing out in a contentious battle in a Texas courtroom. The country’s largest gun…
Continue Reading First GOP member of Congress calls on Matt Gaetz to resign
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call on his colleague from Florida, Rep. Matt Gaetz, to resign in the face…
Continue Reading Biden administration spending $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children
The Biden administration is spending at least $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the Department of…
Continue Reading Texas man charged with trying to bomb Amazon data center claimed he was outside US Capitol during riot, insurrection
Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged Seth Aaron Pendley of Wichita Falls, Texas, with trying to blow up an Amazon data center. Court filings…
Continue Reading Biden’s border coordinator stepping down at end of the month
President Joe Biden‘s border coordinator is stepping down at the end of the month, the White House announced Friday — an unusual time…
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Gov. Lujan Grisham signs $7.4B New Mexico state budget that includes public employee raises
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal…
Continue Reading Reports on child migrant care at Texas facility did not allege abuse, contradicting governor’s claims
Reports received by the state of Texas about the care of unaccompanied migrant children housed in a San Antonio facility and released Friday by Gov.…
Continue Reading Gaetz loses another staffer as fallout around investigation continues
Devin Murphy, the legislative director for Rep. Matt Gaetz, has resigned his post, making him the second staffer to leave the Florida…
Continue Reading Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift refugee cap after months-long delay
In his first days in office, President Joe Biden proposed expanding the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States after years of…
Continue Reading Biden administration will not shut down Dakota Access Pipeline during environmental review, DOJ lawyer tells court
The Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the…
Continue Reading Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’
Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN…
Continue Reading House panel opens ethics probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz amid federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations
WASHINGTON, DC — The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate
The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s speech announcing new executive actions on gun control
In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on…
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