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The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents…
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Three-ring binders and 14-point font: How Biden preps for a news conference
One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press…
Continue Reading Homeland Security funds revamped terrorism prevention grants after past criticism
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing…
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White House allows press into a border facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading Democrats demand answers on why Biden hasn’t officially allowed more refugees into the US
Democrats are pushing the administration to explain why President Joe Biden has not signed paperwork raising the cap on the number of refugees…
Continue Reading Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, the first out…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers ask Biden to issue waiver to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for members of military
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he issue a “waiver of informed consent” to make…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline between Russia and Germany
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Former Border Patrol chiefs to congressional leaders: ‘The patchwork system in place continues to fail us all’
Nearly a dozen retired Border Patrol chiefs implored congressional leadership Wednesday to provide additional resources and take steps to reform the…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell’s defense in defamation suit could put her in legal jeopardy
Sidney Powell, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, filed an eye-popping brief this week that could potentially doom her chances of…
Continue Reading Virginia governor signs historic bill abolishing death penalty into law
After centuries of carrying out executions, Virginia on Wednesday became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Ralph Northam signed…
Continue Reading Biden announces $81 billion for schools as part of Covid-19 relief law
President Joe Biden announced the release of $81 billion in funding from the Covid-19 relief law for school reopening Wednesday, part of the…
Continue Reading Regular Joes: Biden and Manchin, whose old relationship faces new test
When President Barack Obama was in office and the White House needed to reach Sen. Joe Manchin, one person was always tasked with making the call:…
Continue Reading White House looks at ‘ghost guns’ as it weighs executive actions
The White House is weighing whether to issue a number of gun safety measures through executive action even as they publicly press Congress to move…
Continue Reading Biden’s dogs are back at the White House
Both of the President and first lady’s dogs, Major and Champ, have returned to the White House after spending some time in Delaware following a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors allege Oath Keepers leader and Proud Boys coordinated before Capitol attack
A leader among the paramilitary group the Oath Keepers said he was coordinating with the Proud Boys about how their members would work together at…
Continue Reading Kahl nomination to advance to Senate floor after Manchin supports imperiled pick
Colin Kahl’s nomination to be Pentagon policy chief is on track to advance to the Senate floor after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin…
Continue Reading Republicans and Democrats have found one thing they can all rally around: Curbing China’s influence
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to pass legislation as soon as next month to try to rein in China’s economic influence on the United…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ campaign trail gun rhetoric meets Biden’s reality
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris campaigned aggressively on gun control reform — making the case that if Congress couldn’t act to…
Continue Reading Conservatives with high expectations anxious for Justice Amy Coney Barrett to show her hand
Some conservatives who pushed and prodded for the Senate to quickly confirm Amy Coney Barrett to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…
Continue Reading 2 Asian American senators back off threat to oppose Biden nominees after White House agrees to add senior AAPI adviser
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who…
Continue Reading Why you may have to wait until next year’s tax season to claim all your stimulus benefits
Millions of struggling Americans are already accessing the assistance from the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Duckworth backs off threat to oppose Biden nominees over lack of diversity after White House agrees to add senior AAPI adviser
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Tuesday backed off her threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t…
Continue Reading Jennifer Garner to promote American Rescue Plan with Jill Biden in Alabama on Friday
Actress Jennifer Garner will join first lady Jill Biden on Friday for a trip to Alabama as part of the Biden administration’s “Help is…
Continue Reading Nearly twice as many unaccompanied migrant children apprehended daily at US-Mexico border as at 2019 peak
US border officials are detaining on average more than 600 unaccompanied migrant children who cross the US-Mexico border each day, a Department of…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general, a role he had held under the Obama administration and reprises during a key…
Continue Reading Two Asian American Democrats vow to oppose Biden nominees over lack of diversity after ‘insulting’ White House comments
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury…
Continue Reading Fact check: Madison Cawthorn falsely claimed there are ‘zero dollars’ spent on homeless veterans. It’s actually more than $2 billion this year
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican who has a history of egregious false claims, posted another one Sunday on Twitter. Cawthorn was…
Continue Reading Two Asian American Democrats vow to oppose Biden nominees over lack of diversity, citing ‘insulting’ White House comments
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury…
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