Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach U.S. Capitol on Thursday
WASHINGTON, DC — Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on…
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Biden: Texas decision to reopen ‘Neanderthal thinking’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on narrowing stimulus check eligibility
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
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13 crash dead among 44 smuggled through fence hole
HOLTVILLE, California — The U.S. Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among 44 people who entered the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pence pushes false election fraud claims in denouncing Democratic reform bill
Former Vice President Mike Pence is seizing on a Democratic-led initiative to streamline election standards to again push false claims of voting…
Continue Reading Sign-ups for Biden’s Obamacare special enrollment period nearly triple
More than 206,000 people signed up for Affordable Care Act policies on the federal exchange in the first two weeks of the special enrollment period…
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Cuomo says he ‘never touched anyone inappropriately’ and rejects calls to resign
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday apologized for his behavior toward several women who have accused him of making unwanted advances…
Continue Reading A new education secretary has been sworn in. What are the next steps for reopening schools?
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration’s long journey toward reopening…
Continue Reading DC National Guard commander says ‘unusual’ Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot
The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before…
Continue Reading ‘They just were not all in’: How the White House convinced two pharmaceutical giants to collaborate on a vaccine
President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response team learned two things his first week in office: Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on more targeted stimulus checks
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue Reading Experts are warning of a potential Covid-19 surge while several governors are loosening restrictions
As more US Covid-19 vaccine sites begin offering one-dose Johnson & Johnson shots Wednesday, more states are easing coronavirus restrictions…
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Biden, Dems to tighten income limits for stimulus checks
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus…
Continue Reading Read: The Department of Defense inspector general’s report on the conduct of Rep. Ronny Jackson
The Department of Defense inspector general on Wednesday released a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson’s conduct during his time serving as…
Continue Reading Air base hosting US troops in Iraq targeted in rocket attack, coalition says
An air base hosting US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was targeted on Wednesday by at least 10 rockets, US coalition officials said. The Al-Asad…
Continue Reading Biden still working through Tanden replacement options as Hill Democrats push Young
President Joe Biden is still working through the process of replacing Neera Tanden’s failed Office of Management and Budget director…
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Here’s a look at the life of Mitt Romney, Republican US senator from Utah. Romney is the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican…
Continue Reading Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Deb Haaland for Interior secretary
Sen. Susan Collins, a key moderate Republican from Maine, said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary,…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Rep. Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, drank alcohol and took Ambien while working as White House physician, Pentagon watchdog finds
The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House…
Continue Reading Biden and his top officials slammed Trump’s lack of action against Saudi Arabia, MBS in years before taking office
In the years prior to taking office, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many of their administration’s top officials…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as time runs out this week
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Top Pentagon official says approval for National Guard to Capitol riot was ‘sprint speed’
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley defended efforts to deploy the National Guard to the US Capitol during the insurrection and…
Continue Reading Jill Biden to visit two reopened schools as part of education focus
First lady Jill Biden will make a trip to Meriden, Connecticut, and Waterford, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday to visit two public schools that have…
Continue Reading Biden administration never considered MBS sanctions a viable option in response to Khashoggi report
The Biden administration never considered sanctions as a viable option against the powerful Saudi crown prince named as responsible for the murder of…
Continue Reading From confidence to a distraction: Inside Biden’s failed push for Neera Tanden
Standing onstage in December at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden described his freshly nominated pick to run the White House…
Continue Reading Airbase hosting US troops in Iraq targeted in rocket attack, coalition says
An airbase hosting US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was targeted on Wednesday by at least 10 rockets, US coalition officials said. The Al-Asad…
Continue Reading House to vote on sweeping government, ethics and election bill
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on HR 1, a sweeping government, ethics and election bill that Democrats have made a signature legislative…
Continue Reading Biden urges patience on Covid as Republican governors go rogue on reopenings
President Joe Biden is barreling into his first science-vs.-politics showdown with powerful Southern Republican governors, one that could define the…
Continue Reading Lawmakers raise concerns over reports of National Guard troops being served ‘raw, moldy food’ at Capitol
A bipartisan group of members of Michigan’s congressional delegation sent the chief of the National Guard a letter Tuesday complaining about…
Continue Reading At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation
“Life is short,” Chief Justice John Roberts said during a Supreme Court oral argument session in January. “They only have so much…
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