DHS says undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines
WASHINGTON, DC — Undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines, the Biden administration said Monday, adding that federal authorities…
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Fauci: US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will ‘get better very quickly’
Dr. Anthony Fauci vowed Monday evening that US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will “get better very quickly” as the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Biden freeze hits two Trump drug price rules
A freeze by the new Biden administration on Trump-era regulations will hit at least two rules aimed at lowering drug prices, including one dealing…
Continue Reading 31 Florida counties agree to settle legal fight over Spanish-language ballots
Nearly half of Florida’s counties have agreed to provide Spanish-language assistance and materials to voters after a years-long legal battle.…
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Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed
Former President Donald Trump’s office announced that David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will now head the legal team for his second…
Continue Reading Here’s what budget reconciliation is (and why it matters for Biden’s stimulus)
As President Joe Biden pursues a bipartisan Covid-19 relief deal, Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork for passing relief without any…
Continue Reading Biden and Netanyahu’s decades-long friendship faces new test after Israel’s Prime Minister went all in for Trump
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends, allies and partners in a relationship that has spanned nearly…
Continue Reading White House defends size of $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal ahead of meeting with GOP senators
Hours before President Joe Biden was set to meet with a group of Republican senators proposing a drastically slimmer coronavirus relief package than…
Continue Reading White House reached out to Manchin after Harris’ West Virginia interview
The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a…
Continue Reading Virginia Republicans’ search for a standard-bearer is a key test of post-Trump GOP in upcoming governor’s race
As Republicans search for a path forward following Donald Trump’s defeat and the party’s loss of power in Washington, many are looking…
Continue Reading White House cautions providers against holding back vaccine doses
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration expressed concern on Monday that health care providers could essentially be hoarding Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas
The delay in confirming President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a…
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White House open to negotiation on Covid relief, but rejects GOP counter offer as insufficient
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official…
Continue Reading Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…
Continue Reading Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards
Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…
Continue Reading GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle
Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…
Continue Reading Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult
As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…
Continue Reading John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature
John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…
Continue Reading InfoWars’ Alex Jones helped jumpstart January 6 rally organization efforts
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones helped jumpstart the organization efforts that eventually materialized into the “Stop the Steal” rally on…
Continue Reading GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments
Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Sunday said his party’s leaders “ought to stand up” against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and that…
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Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass Covid-19 relief bill through reconciliation
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process…
Continue Reading The first second gentleman couldn’t seem more normal
Doug Emhoff has now had a week and a half to adjust to being second gentleman of the United States. It’s been a ride. Emhoff recently had a…
Continue Reading Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring ‘America’s place’
President Joe Biden plans to deliver his most substantive foreign policy remarks since becoming president on Monday, according to a senior…
Continue Reading Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands
They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.…
Continue Reading Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19
The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…
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5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial
WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…
Continue Reading Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
Continue Reading Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
Continue Reading South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump
The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…
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