Biden to start fast on immigration with DACA, border wall and travel ban
President-elect Joe Biden will kick off his term by rolling out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump…
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Biden will extend student loan payment deferrals until October
President-elect Joe Biden will direct the Department of Education Wednesday to extend the suspension of federal student loan payments and interest.…
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In first hours as president, Biden to sign 15 executive actions reversing Trump policies on climate, immigration, virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden is signing executive orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus…
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Trump issues final batch of 73 pardons, 70 commutations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his one-time…
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Trump pardons Steve Bannon in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud case
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump pardoned his former chief strategist Steve Bannon in a last-minute decision made only hours before he…
Continue Reading Trump grants clemency to rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black in final flurry of presidential power
The White House announced early Wednesday that President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne and a commutation to rapper Kodak…
Continue Reading Trump pardons former strategist Steve Bannon, among 143 people awarded pardons or commutations in final hours in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting…
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Most Americans say the virus pandemic is out of control, ABC News poll finds
WASHINGTON, DC — As President Donald Trump is leaving office, just 1 in 10 Americans say the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is mostly…
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Finally I can unclench my jaw and exhale
I can finally feel myself beginning to unclench my jaw, drop my shoulders, and exhale. The past four years have felt like a lifetime. That 2016…
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Group of House conservatives pushing to oust Liz Cheney, an effort Republican aides still view as a long shot
A group of House conservatives is pushing to challenge Liz Cheney‘s role as conference chairwoman, trying to force a special meeting to discuss…
Continue Reading Biden’s secretary of state pick vows to appoint LGBTI envoy and allow embassies to fly pride flag
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, said Tuesday that he plans to swiftly appoint an LGBTI envoy,…
Continue Reading Biden’s defense secretary pick pledges to uphold ‘principle of civilian control of the military’
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, pledged on Tuesday that he will “uphold the…
Continue Reading DOJ closes insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr
The Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him.…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from the first confirmation hearings for Biden nominees
With just one day left until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, five of his Cabinet nominees faced Senate panels as part of the first step of…
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Members of extremist Oath Keepers group planned attack on US Capitol, prosecutors say
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the first significant conspiracy charge in the US Capitol attack, alleging that three members of the so-called Oath…
Continue Reading Sen. Hawley blocks quick consideration of Biden’s Homeland Security nominee over border wall questions
Sen. Josh Hawley blocked quick consideration of President-elect Joe Biden’s Homeland Security nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday, leaving…
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Biden’s State Department pick reaches out for GOP allies as he promises policy shifts
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, indicated to Congress Tuesday that he plans to emphatically…
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FBI probes several El Pasoans who may have taken part in Capitol riot
EL PASO, Texas — A recent surge of activity among nationalist and white supremacy groups has kept intelligence agencies busy working to ensure a…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. has closed insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr without criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Richard Burr says the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus…
Continue Reading US Army soldier allegedly attempted to help plan attack on soldiers abroad and 9/11 Memorial
A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to…
Continue Reading Biden’s daughter Ashley on not having traditional hand-off at White House on Inauguration Day: ‘I think we’re all OK with it’
President-elect Joe Biden‘s daughter, Ashley Biden, did her first network television interview with another member of the small club of…
Continue Reading Trump talked out of pardoning kids and Republican lawmakers
President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal…
Continue Reading Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’
One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died alone…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill mob was ‘provoked’ by Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday directly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly mob that attacked the Capitol, as the Senate…
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Biden calls for remembrance of lives lost at Covid-19 memorial on his inauguration eve
WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden appeared at a memorial for Covid-19 victims at the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday evening. He will spend the…
Continue Reading Tiffany Trump announces engagement on her father’s final full day in office
Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of President Donald Trump, announced her engagement to Michael Boulos Tuesday. Her happy news — which…
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Fellow commissioners call for ouster of Cowboys for Trump leader; feds call him ‘danger’ to community
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — An Otero County commissioner and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump, who was arrested on charges stemming from the…
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Joe Biden arrives in Washington on eve of inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American…
Continue Reading Biden transition finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government
Joe Biden’s transition team found a culture of coronavirus skepticism within Donald Trump’s federal government as they prepared to take…
Continue Reading Biden announces Rachel Levine as pick for assistant secretary at HHS, would be first transgender Senate-confirmed federal official
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as assistant health secretary, and she would make history as the first out,…
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