White House aide with close progressive ties leaving to join nascent outside group
A White House aide with close ties to progressives is leaving the administration to play a role in a nascent outside advocacy group being put…
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Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other…
Continue Reading Diversity visa lottery winners from countries blocked by Trump hope for another chance under Biden
In 2016, Belqees Al-Doais won a lottery that she was sure would change her life: the chance at a visa to come to the United States. She was in her…
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Trump to tell CPAC crowd the ‘incredible journey’ is ‘far from over’ in first public remarks since leaving White House
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday, looking to reclaim his role as the Republican…
Continue Reading Cuomo changes course and asks for selection of independent lawyer to review sexual harassment claims
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo changed course on Sunday and asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the state court of appeals to…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘I would take whatever vaccine would be available to me’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Sunday urged Americans to take any of the three “highly…
Continue Reading Cuomo changes plan and asks New York attorney general and chief judge to select independent lawyer to review sexual harassment claims
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the court of appeals to jointly…
Continue Reading Cassidy on Trump and the GOP: ‘If we idolize one person, we will lose’
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday that he believes if the Republican Party focuses on former President Donald Trump to win back seats in 2022 and the…
Continue Reading White House and Democrats defend House passing Covid-19 relief package without GOP support
The White House and congressional Democrats on Sunday defended the House’s passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus…
Continue Reading Rep. Karen Bass says systemic racism is playing a role in coronavirus vaccine distribution
Rep. Karen Bass said Sunday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is failing African Americans and systemic racism is playing a role in vaccine…
Continue Reading White House vows to ‘keep fighting’ for Tanden despite slim approval chances
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that the Biden administration will “keep fighting” for Neera Tanden’s…
Continue Reading DOJ charges man who allegedly sprayed chemicals at cops in Capitol riot
The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the…
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Democratic lawmakers wrestle with how to proceed on immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic lawmakers are wrestling with how to move forward with a series of immigration bills that would legalize…
Continue Reading Biden wants to reopen schools. Here’s why that’s so hard to do
Millions of students across the US are still out of the classroom after nearly a year, fueling a heated debate among school districts, teachers and…
Continue Reading Virginia’s off-year elections could pose key test for both parties
A 16-year political shift has transformed the Commonwealth of Virginia from a solidly red state to a blue one. Democrats in the state now control all…
Continue Reading DOJ files appeal of Trump-appointed judge’s ruling on CDC eviction moratorium
The Department of Justice has filed an appeal of a federal judge’s decision this week that declared the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Ron Klain emerges as a force behind the scenes — and on Twitter
Unusually visible, involved in practically everything, and free in sharing his opinions on what has become the new administration’s must-follow…
Continue Reading Weighing bid for California governor, Grenell to meet with Trump Saturday
Richard Grenell, who is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump Saturday, may consider a run for California governor if efforts to recall…
Continue Reading Fact checking CPAC: speakers make false claims about the election, the Capitol attack, immigration, Covid, and The Muppets
The Conservative Political Action Conference began Friday and continued Saturday with a series of false claims about the 2020 election and many other…
Continue Reading Biden sends letter to congressional leadership explaining justification for Syria strike
President Joe Biden sent a letter to congressional leadership Saturday explaining the reasoning behind Thursday’s airstrike in Syria, which has…
Continue Reading Sasse blasts party for ‘weird worship of one dude’ after Nebraska GOP rebukes him for impeachment vote
The Nebraska Republican Party rebuked Sen. Ben Sasse on Saturday for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, the latest Republican in…
Continue Reading Grenell may run for California governor if recall effort advances
Richard Grenell may consider a run for California governor if efforts to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom succeed in garnering enough signatures…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden’s pick for HHS secretary says he never sued nuns as California attorney general
President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra, faced a good…
Continue Reading Trump makes fundraising moves ahead of CPAC speech
Former President Donald Trump is weighing the creation of a super PAC as he seeks to assert his authority over the Republican Party and expand his…
Continue Reading House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step…
Continue Reading 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…
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 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 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…
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