Colonial Pipeline CEO admits to authorizing $4.4 million ransomware payment
HOUSTON, Texas — Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized a ransom payment of $4.4 million in response to a cyberattack on the…
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Lawmakers unveil legislation to give ‘Havana syndrome’ victims better medical care
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation to boost medical care for those afflicted with “Havana syndrome,”…
Continue Reading Biden dramatically scales up the pressure on Netanyahu as decades-long relationship faces its most consequential moment
President Joe Biden on Wednesday dramatically escalated his public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with…
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Blinken and Lavrov to hold first high-level meeting of Biden’s presidency as US-Russia tensions simmer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US…
Continue Reading New York attorney general adds ‘criminal capacity’ to probe of Trump Organization
New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy seeks to vote to lift mask rules for the House floor as Pelosi has said rules won’t change until all lawmakers are vaccinated
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has filed a privileged resolution seeking to change the current mask guidance in the House of Representatives…
Continue Reading Nearly 2 million Americans will lose pandemic unemployment benefits early as more Republican states drop relief
Nearly 2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia, Arizona and Ohio becoming the latest…
Continue Reading Texas governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called “heartbeat ban” abortion bill — barring most abortions at the onset…
Continue Reading Trump spends post-presidency allowance on high priced aides as he builds out political machine
Former President Donald Trump has spent his first five months away from Washington surrounded by a generously paid group of staffers, at least one of…
Continue Reading Biden adopting firmer tone with Netanyahu as decades-long relationship enters its most consequential moment
Joe Biden was in for a few surprises when he visited Israel in 2010. Dispatched by then-President Barack Obama to reassure skeptical leaders, Biden…
Continue Reading Advocates push for Biden to use his executive powers to grant clemency for hundreds of women in federal prisons
Miquelle West was 10 when she learned the harsh realities about the criminal justice system as her mother was handed two life sentences plus 50 years…
Continue Reading LIST: House members who said they were vaccinated against Covid-19
Mask mandates may be being lifted across the country, but not in the United States House of Representatives. In a memo sent to members Monday, the…
Continue Reading Trump ditches Florida and heads north for the summer
As reliably as seasons change, so does Donald Trump shift his primary residence. After establishing Mar-a-Lago, his lavish Palm Beach, Florida,…
Continue Reading House set to vote on bill to set up January 6 commission as GOP members are pushed to vote against it
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection at the US…
Continue Reading Andrew Giuliani announces bid to run for governor of New York in 2022
Republican Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, kicked off his 2022 New York gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday with a barrage…
Continue Reading House GOP lawmakers fined after defying mask mandate
A mix of fines and warnings were handed down to a group of House Republicans on Tuesday who had defied the chamber’s mask mandate on the House…
Continue Reading Mark McCloskey announces run for US Senate in Missouri
Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowner who catapulted into national headlines last summer after video surfaced on social media showing him and his…
Continue Reading Democratic House chair calls McCarthy ‘weak and cowardly’ for opposing January 6 commission
House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern on Tuesday ripped Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as “weak and cowardly” for opposing an inquiry to…
Continue Reading Arizona auditors now say voter data is intact, after sparking GOP feud
Auditors hired by the Arizona state Senate backtracked Tuesday from claims that a key database had been deleted from Maricopa County’s…
Continue Reading Cruz faces backlash on social media after joking about flights resuming to Cancun
Sen. Ted Cruz is facing renewed backlash from users on Twitter after sharing a news alert from a local Texas station promoting the return of flights…
Continue Reading Biden administration decides not to sanction company building controversial Russian gas pipeline
The Biden administration has decided against sanctioning the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, despite…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine acceptance rates lower among Black US military service members, military study finds
Black US military service members were 28% less likely to get an initial Covid-19 vaccine dose compared to White service members, according to a…
Continue Reading Michigan judge dismisses one of the last lawsuits claiming 2020 election fraud in the state
A Michigan judge dismissed an election fraud case Tuesday that state officials said was the last of the lawsuits challenging the 2020 election. The…
Continue Reading US reverses longstanding policy on citizenship for babies born overseas using reproductive technology
The State Department said Tuesday that it will now grant US citizenship to children born abroad to parents who used artificial reproductive…
Continue Reading House passes bill to counter rise in anti-Asian hate crimes
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation intended to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Continue Reading Biden takes new electric F-150 for a test drive: ‘This sucker’s quick’
It’s not every day an American president gets to speed down a driving course in an electric pick-up truck trailed by Secret Service. But on…
Continue Reading Justice Department sought to unmask Devin Nunes parody Twitter account this year, court records show
The Justice Department was investigating threatening messages related to a parody Twitter account — @NunesAlt — that criticized Rep.…
Continue Reading Top Democrat reverses plan to send letter on Israel arms sale at urging of Biden administration
Rep. Gregory Meeks, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is no longer expected to send a letter to the Biden administration calling for…
Continue Reading Biden mostly sticks to touting green energy and infrastructure during trip complicated by Middle East violence
President Joe Biden used his Tuesday visit to the critical battleground state of Michigan to tout his green energy and infrastructure plans, and…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP candidate for governor who hadn’t been vaccinated tests positive for coronavirus
Hours after launching his campaign for governor, a Nevada Republican who had not yet received the coronavirus vaccine said he had just tested…
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