Big businesses side with Democrats in clash over voting rights
Immediately after Major League Baseball announced it was moving this year’s All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to the state’s new…
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New Jersey lawmakers approve bills expanding voting rights as GOP-led states move to restrict access
Lawmakers in New Jersey have sent the state’s Democratic governor two election bills that together would expand voting rights for residents in…
Continue Reading White House tells Democratic investigators it no longer has Trump White House Capitol attack documents
The White House says it no longer has custody of the documents House Democratic investigators sought to shed light on the inner workings of then…
Continue Reading Biden revokes Trump executive order sanctioning International Criminal Court officials
President Joe Biden revoked a Trump executive order that authorized sanctions on International Criminal Court officials and lifted sanctions on two…
Continue Reading Biden is about to send $1 billion more in food stamps to the 25 million neediest Americans
An estimated 25 million people will get a boost in their food stamp benefits starting this month, the Biden administration announced Thursday…
Continue Reading New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang discharged from hospital after kidney stone
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he was released from the hospital Friday after being treated for a kidney stone. “Have been…
Continue Reading Suspect dead and Capitol Police officer stabbed, another injured after car rams into barrier outside building
The suspect in Friday’s attack on US Capitol Police officers outside the iconic Washington building has died, multiple sources told CNN, and…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden dodges questions on laptop seized by FBI
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter dodged several questions in a new interview about a controversial laptop that is tied to him and was seized by…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden details his struggle with addiction — and his dad’s love — in new memoir
In a new memoir, Hunter Biden reveals his staggering slide into crack addiction and how he was buoyed by his father, President Joe Biden.…
Continue Reading US Capitol is on lockdown due to an external security threat
The US Capitol is on lockdown due to an external security threat. An announcement made over the PA system told everyone to stay indoors and away from…
Continue Reading White House tells Democrat investigators it no longer has Trump White House Capitol attack documents
The White House says it no longer has custody of the documents House Democratic investigators sought to shed light on the inner workings of then…
Continue Reading US and members of Iran nuclear deal will meet next week in Vienna
The members of the Iran nuclear deal and the United States will visit Vienna next week in the first effort to kickstart face-to-face negotiations to…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden and Kemp misleadingly describe parts of Georgia elections law
There are a lot of misleading claims being made about Georgia’s controversial elections law. And some of them are coming from the top. Both…
Continue Reading New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang hospitalized with apparent kidney stone, campaign says
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang was hospitalized after being diagnosed with what appears to be a kidney stone, his campaign said. Yang…
Continue Reading Georgia state lawmaker Park Cannon says she was ‘afraid’ during arrest protesting voting bill
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday night recounted her arrest last week protesting Georgia’s controversial election overhaul bill as…
Continue Reading Hunting the hunters: How Russian hackers targeted US cyber first responders in SolarWinds breach
After infiltrating US government computer networks early last year as part of the SolarWinds data breach, Russian hackers then turned their attention…
Continue Reading Feds’ investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses
Federal investigators looking into Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces end to Trump-era rule that rejected certain immigration applications with blank spaces
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will not automatically reject certain applications for asylum or immigration benefits when a blank…
Continue Reading Republican congresswomen call out ‘hurtful’ comments made about Chinese immigrants by Texas GOP candidate they endorsed
A Texas Republican congressional candidate was called out by two GOP congresswomen who have endorsed her Thursday for “unacceptable and…
Continue Reading White House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan’s meeting with top officials from Japan and South Korea on Friday will focus primarily on North Korea…
Continue Reading Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor,…
Continue Reading Inside Biden’s new ‘Jobs Cabinet:’ An extensive effort to notch infrastructure win
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and…
Continue Reading Gaetz allegedly showed nude photos of women he said he’d slept with to lawmakers
Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when…
Continue Reading Family of American imprisoned in Russia believes he was targeted over past military service
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for almost two years, revealed for the first time on Thursday that their…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police watchdog issues scathing report on January 6 failures
The United States Capitol Police’s Inspector General has issued a scathing preliminary report about the department’s…
Continue Reading Biden says he would ‘strongly support’ moving the MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia over new voting law
President Joe Biden said he would “strongly support” moving this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game out of Georgia…
Continue Reading Violations at ICE facility in 2020 threatened the health and safety of detainees, watchdog report says
Detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona filed hundreds of grievances about mistreatment, including…
Continue Reading Biden taps five Cabinet members to lead infrastructure messaging
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and…
Continue Reading Harris to move into Naval Observatory residence next week after renovations delay
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will move into the vice president’s official residence next week after their move…
Continue Reading Georgia House threatens Delta tax break after CEO slammed new voting restrictions
Georgia’s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday voted to revoke a major tax break for Delta Air Lines as punishment for its CEO’s…
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