White House works to rally support for UAE arms sale
The Trump administration is working to rally support in the Senate for its controversial high-dollar arms sale to the United Arab Emirates ahead of a…
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Biden faces Democratic pushback over waiver to allow retired general to lead Pentagon
Senate Democrats are uneasy about granting a rarely invoked waiver that would allow President-elect Joe Biden’s pick of retired Gen. Lloyd…
Continue Reading Biden expected to nominate Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, Rep. Marcia Fudge as HUD secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make two additional Cabinet announcements in the coming days by tapping Tom Vilsack to lead the Department…
Continue Reading Biden expected to nominate Rep. Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, two people familiar with the…
Continue Reading NAACP wants Biden to create a Cabinet-level civil rights envoy
The head of the NAACP planned to push President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to create the role of civil rights czar,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Pennsylvania Republicans’ attempt to block Biden victory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block certification of the commonwealth’s election results,…
Continue Reading Key lines from the unveiling of Biden’s health team
President-elect Joe Biden introduced top members of his health team on Tuesday and announced the team’s key objectives when he takes office.…
Continue Reading Ex-cyber official Krebs sues Trump campaign for attacking him after he said election was secure
Chris Krebs, the former top administration official for cybersecurity, whom President Donald Trump fired after the election, is suing the Trump…
Continue Reading Biden names retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense nominee
President-elect Joe Biden has named retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense, the Biden transition team announced…
Continue Reading Army punishes 14 senior officers after murder and other deaths at Fort Hood
The Army announced Tuesday that 14 senior officers will be punished following a probe that was initiated after the murder of a soldier and several…
Continue Reading A new McConnell-aligned super PAC plans $43 million ad blitz to sway Georgia runoffs
The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is overseeing the Peachtree PAC, a new political…
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Pentagon planning to prioritize medical personnel then senior leaders in coronavirus vaccine rollout
The Pentagon has drafted a list of the groups that it will provide the coronavirus vaccine to first, prioritizing health care workers and then…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Georgia’s senatorial debate between Loeffler and Warnock
With the presidential election technically over, all eyes are now on Georgia. Not only has the state’s election process led to Republican…
Continue Reading Trump makes another largely symbolic effort to combat coronavirus
President Donald Trump made yet another symbolic effort Tuesday to combat coronavirus — even as cases continue to rise and administration…
Continue Reading White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring
The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won’t reduce the spread of the disease until at least…
Continue Reading Judge formally dismisses Michael Flynn case after Trump pardon
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn’s criminal case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by…
Continue Reading Trump appeals to legislatures and Supreme Court in attempt to overturn the election he lost
President Donald Trump made an explicit appeal to lawmakers and the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to help him overturn the results of an election he…
Continue Reading READ: Judge Emmet Sullivan’s opinion in Michael Flynn case
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn’s criminal case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by…
Continue Reading READ: Judge Emmet Sullivan’s opinion in Michael Flynn case
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn’s criminal case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by…
Continue Reading Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis contracts coronavirus, source says
Jenna Ellis, a lawyer who has been leading the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to dispute the results of the 2020 presidential election, has…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 Black women urge Biden to choose more Black women for his Cabinet
More than 1,000 influential Black women on Monday signed an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, urging…
Continue Reading Clyburn says Graham’s claims of voter fraud in Georgia show he’s ‘lost grip on reality’
House Majority Whip James Clyburn lambasted Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday over his repeated efforts to undermine the election results in…
Continue Reading Stimulus negotiations: Why leadership may have to step in
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell summed it up on Monday: “We are down to the wire.” If there is going to be a stimulus deal, if…
Continue Reading Trump administration awarded millions to companies with checkered records to care for migrant children
The Trump administration awarded grants totaling $58 million to two companies with checkered records to care for unaccompanied migrant children,…
Continue Reading Melania Trump cheers new White House tennis pavilion amid ongoing pandemic
First lady Melania Trump’s office announced Monday the finalization of the White House Tennis Pavilion — a tone deaf accomplishment to…
Continue Reading Biden picks retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be his secretary of defense, sources say
President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense,…
Continue Reading Trump held multiple calls with Pennsylvania House speaker on state’s electoral process
President Donald Trump spoke on multiple occasions over the past week with the speaker of the House in Pennsylvania about the Keystone State’s…
Continue Reading Biden likely to announce defense secretary Tuesday and more Cabinet picks Friday
President-elect Joe Biden will likely announce retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for defense secretary on Tuesday, a source familiar with…
Continue Reading House chairman endorses Flournoy to be Biden’s Secretary of Defense nominee
The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, offered a full-throated endorsement of Michele Flournoy to be…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker calls for a ban on stylized masks on the House floor
Face masks have become the new normal on Capitol Hill, and one Republican congressman is calling out some lawmakers for the messages they have chosen…
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