Key week for infrastructure talks arrives as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles in Congress
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
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Video appears to show Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman explaining how to get inside state Capitol building
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who is accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were…
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Rep. Mo Brooks served with lawsuit related to his role in Capitol insurrection
Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks was served with a lawsuit filed by California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell seeking to hold him partially accountable for…
Continue Reading Senate sergeant-at-arms says cyber threat, not another insurrection, keeps her up at night
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson, the chief law enforcement officer of the Senate, says the threat of a cyber attack on the US Capitol, not…
Continue Reading Harris safely returns to air base after plane has ‘technical issue’ while departing for first foreign trip
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was en route to Latin America on Sunday, safely returned to Joint Base Andrews after her plane had a…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Ted Budd in North Carolina Senate GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Rep. Ted Budd’s campaign for Senate in North Carolina, making the surprise announcement just…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP governor: State abortion law ‘a vehicle’ for Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade
Mississippi’s Republican governor said Sunday that the Supreme Court’s recent decision to take up a challenge to a restrictive abortion…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on state abortion laws with major test ahead for Roe
As more Republican-led states pass abortion bans with the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic, a heated debate has returned to center stage with abortion…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’ll vote against For the People Act and digs in against eliminating filibuster
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and reiterated his opposition to gutting…
Continue Reading Energy secretary says adversaries have capability of shutting down US power grid
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks. Asked By CNN’s Jake Tapper…
Continue Reading Why Kamala Harris is heading to Guatemala and Mexico
Kamala Harris leaves for Latin America on Sunday under intense political pressure to stem the flow of migrants to the US, with lots of people asking…
Continue Reading Warning of ‘dire’ consequences, progressive groups plan pressure campaigns on Senate Democrats to pass federal voting laws
Progressive and voting rights groups say they plan to ratchet up pressure on Democrats in the Senate in coming weeks to do whatever it takes to pass…
Continue Reading Trump dwells on 2020 during North Carolina event aimed at helping Republicans in 2022
Former President Donald Trump dashed the hopes of Republicans on Saturday who spent the weeks leading up to his public reemergence encouraging him to…
Continue Reading First, they marched. Now, they run: Activists seek political power months after the murder of George Floyd
Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he…
Continue Reading First, they marched. Now, they run: Activists seek political power months after the murder of George Floyd Story
Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he…
Continue Reading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley on Saturday in the race for New York City mayor, a sign of growing…
Continue Reading Biden’s Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed DOJ to investigate baseless election fraud claims
Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last days in…
Continue Reading Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
Continue Reading Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations after fighting for New York Times reporters’ emails
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
Continue Reading What Joe Manchin’s constituents think of his bipartisanship
When Joe Manchin was in the fight of his political life, vying for reelection in a state where being a Democrat had long been out of fashion, the…
Continue Reading Biden poised to announce first slate of ambassador nominees as he eyes first trip abroad
President Joe Biden has made final decisions on several high-profile ambassador posts around the world and is poised to announce the first slate of…
Continue Reading Desperate and alone: The painful consequences of family ‘self-separation’ at the border
Her children cry over the phone begging that she find someone, anyone, to take them out of a government-run shelter in New York. The mother’s…
Continue Reading Manchin’s homegrown bipartisanship comes up against a changing world
When Joe Manchin was in the fight of his political life, vying for reelection in a state where being a Democrat had long been out of fashion, the…
Continue Reading Caught in crosshairs, Fauci calls GOP descriptions of his emails ‘profoundly misleading’
President Joe Biden had just finished delivering remarks on the latest jobs report and left the room Friday when a reporter shouted one last…
Continue Reading Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say life is at least somewhat back to pre-pandemic normal
Two-thirds of US adults now say their lives are at least somewhat back to normalcy, according to a new Gallup survey, reflecting a major shift in…
Continue Reading Ransomware attackers used compromised password to access Colonial Pipeline network
HOUSTON, Texas — Ransomware attackers gained access to Colonial Pipeline’s computer networks in April using a compromised password,…
Continue Reading Injured Capitol Police officer in emotional statement to court: ‘You have stolen moments away from me that I can’t get back’
A US Capitol Police officer knocked unconscious on January 6 has condemned Capitol rioters for injuring police and robbing her of the ability to do…
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US intelligence officials have no evidence confirming Navy pilot UFO encounters were alien spacecraft
US intelligence officials have found no evidence confirming that unidentified flying objects encountered by US Navy pilots in recent years were alien…
Continue Reading ‘When will I be free and whole again?’ Capitol Police officer tells court in hearing on alleged rioter
A US Capitol Police officer knocked unconscious on January 6 has condemned Capitol rioters for injuring police and robbing her of the ability to do…
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