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House Republicans have remained conspicuously quiet since the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida first became…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans have remained conspicuously quiet since the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida first became…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden, congressional leaders and members of the US Capitol Police will attend a ceremony for fallen Capitol Police Officer William…
Continue ReadingMore than 60 Democratic lawmakers called on the Biden administration Tuesday to eventually end reliance on overflow facilities for unaccompanied…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has said he’s willing to negotiate over infrastructure, a key legislative priority for the White House. There are signs,…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday called for “peace and calm” in the wake of Daunte Wright’s fatal encounter with police in Minnesota,…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is standing down on a campaign promise to create a White House-led commission and instead moving forward with its efforts…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to tighten their borders and stem the flow…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday met with a group of lesser-known but influential lawmakers from both parties as he begins his push to get Capitol Hill…
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old boy found walking alone in tears near the US-Mexico border had previously been expelled from the US with his mother under a Trump-era…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and…
Continue ReadingRep. Matt Gaetz, who’s facing a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, was recently denied a meeting with Donald Trump at his…
Continue ReadingThe number of unaccompanied minors in US Customs and Border Protection custody, akin to jail-like conditions, has dropped 45%, according to the…
Continue ReadingThe Nevada Republican Party Central Committee has voted to censure the state’s Republican secretary of state after she refused to investigate…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats are hoping to advance a bill addressing the surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans as soon as Wednesday despite the resistance…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has picked Christine Wormuth to be the next secretary of the Army, the White House announced Monday, making her the first woman…
Continue ReadingA Trump State Department official who was charged in the Capitol insurrection will be released from jail, a federal judge said Monday, overturning a…
Continue ReadingI have not spent much time in this newsletter on the antics of Marjorie Taylor Greene or the scandal surrounding Matt Gaetz, two of the more…
Continue ReadingFamilies who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, though the program got…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will name Chris Inglis to the new position of national cyber director, the White House announced on Monday Inglis — whose…
Continue ReadingMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley raised $3 million in the first quarter of 2021, a person familiar with his fundraising said — a total that showcases…
Continue ReadingFormer North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is planning to launch his Republican campaign for Senate this week — and immediately become a…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, two senior…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken named retired ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as the department’s first chief diversity and inclusion…
Continue ReadingFamilies who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency launched on…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Former U.S. House speaker John Boehner shares why he details his animosity for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (whom he calls “Lucifer in the…
Continue ReadingUS climate envoy John Kerry is traveling to China this week to discuss potential joint US-China efforts on climate change, according to two…
Continue ReadingMany members of the American military and their family members stationed outside the US are growing increasingly frustrated at the pace of the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…
Continue ReadingIn the week before last November’s general election, Iowa progressive activist Mitch Henry scoured neighborhoods on the east and south sides of…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…
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