First on CNN: Progressives push Biden to do more to distribute vaccines across the world
A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a letter to the White House encouraging the Biden…
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Here’s how far apart the White House and GOP are on infrastructure
The White House and a group of Senate Republicans continued negotiating on an infrastructure package this week, more than two months after President…
Continue Reading How a Capitol rioter cut his plea deal and what it means for others
When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone…
Continue Reading Boehner: GOP push to enact voting restrictions will undermine people’s confidence in the electoral process
Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday criticized his party for recently enacting strict voting rules in states around the country,…
Continue Reading Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg scheduled to be sentenced in August
A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August…
Continue Reading Former Treasury official sentenced to prison for leaking documents related to Russia and Manafort
A federal judge sentenced a former senior Treasury Department official to six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy…
Continue Reading Are unemployment benefits causing working shortages? Here’s what we know.
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin is at the center of an extremely divided Washington. Here’s how he got here.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a key vote crucial to President Joe Biden’s agenda with Capitol Hill bitterly divided along…
Continue Reading Biden lowers price tag and proposes no immediate changes to GOP tax law in effort to strike bipartisan deal
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats face tough test of unity with voting rights bill
Senate Democrats will have to decide in upcoming weeks whether or not they will make changes to the For the People Act, a sweeping voting, ethics and…
Continue Reading DOJ investigating Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
The Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s private sector employees, his spokesman…
Continue Reading Fact check: Here are 20 things Texas Republicans’ elections bill would do
Democratic state legislators in Texas staged a dramatic walk-out Sunday night to prevent the immediate passage of a Republican elections bill that…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sides with police officer who improperly searched license plate database
The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal cybercrime law, holding that a policeman who improperly accessed a license plate…
Continue Reading Are unemployment benefits causing a worker shortage? No one knows for sure
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue Reading Biden to meet with UK Prime Minister, Turkish President and other world leaders during first foreign trip
President Joe Biden will meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other world leaders during…
Continue Reading Thousands of emails from and to Fauci during the pandemic’s early days were published: Here’s what they show about him
Dr. Anthony Fauci was a regular on American televisions as the pandemic unfolded across the country and millions looked to the leading expert for…
Continue Reading New Senate report to detail security failures on January 6 but will fuel fight for probe over Trump’s role
Two Senate committees plan to release a flurry of recommendations in a thorough 100-page-plus report about what went wrong on January 6, but they…
Continue Reading Feds investigating obstruction as part of Gaetz probe, sources say
The Justice Department is investigating potential obstruction of justice connected to the ongoing probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz and his alleged sexual…
Continue Reading Biden floats bringing down infrastructure price tag but wants GOP concessions
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue Reading US troops accidentally storm olive oil factory in Bulgaria
The US military has issued an apology after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory in Bulgaria that produces processing machinery for olive oil…
Continue Reading Bidens celebrate first lady’s birthday at her favorite place
In a rare move for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, the first couple on Wednesday left Washington for a mid-week trip to their beach…
Continue Reading First on CNN: White House pushes for companies to take ransomware more seriously after high-profile cyberattacks
The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware attacks with greater urgency, following…
Continue Reading Five takeaways from a fiery New York City Democratic mayoral debate
The gloves are off. With less than three weeks until New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the eight leading candidates came together on…
Continue Reading The US has a problem with guns. Here’s what to know.
Another spate of mass shootings this week continued to shake the US, adding to what feels like an increasingly violent time as the country emerges…
Continue Reading White House pushes for companies to take ransomware more seriously after high-profile cyberattacks
The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware attacks with greater urgency, following…
Continue Reading These locally elected officials posted or openly supported QAnon conspiracy theories. Here’s what happened after they took office
A normally orderly school board meeting in this small city began with an unusual warning that there should be no clapping or shouting. But things…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Capitol riot warns Michael Flynn’s coup comments could ‘absolutely’ lead to more violence
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Wednesday evening…
Continue Reading New York Times reports Trump administration secretly obtained its reporters’ phone records
The Trump administration’s Justice Department secretly seized months of phone records from four New York Times reporters as part of a leak…
Continue Reading White House prepared to announce next steps in global vaccination effort after months of debate
President Joe Biden has finalized his plan to distribute millions of coronavirus vaccines worldwide after months of deliberation, according to…
Continue Reading Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs launches gubernatorial campaign
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday announced a campaign for governor, releasing a video in which she touts her role as a leading…
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