Slain Capitol Police officer to lie in honor in US Capitol next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday that fallen Capitol Police Officer William…
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gives fiery defense of Texas voting security bill amid criticism
AUSTIN, Texas — With a bipartisan battle at play in Texas over the future of elections, ABC affiliate KTRK reports that the state’s No. 2…
Continue Reading Biden set to announce he’s moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19
President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday that he is moving up his deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus…
Continue Reading US Air Force test to launch ultra-fast hypersonic missile fails
The US Air Force’s new hypersonic missile program suffered a blow Monday after it failed to launch from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor’s surprising veto of anti-trans law
Less than one week after perhaps the most egregiously anti-transgender bill in modern US history passed the Arkansas legislature, it was vetoed in a…
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Longtime US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; Entered Congress after his impeachment as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rep. Alcee Hastings, the fiercely liberal longtime Florida congressman who was dogged throughout his tenure by an…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott bans Texas agencies, state-funded groups from requiring ‘vaccine passports’
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday banned state agencies, political subdivisions or organizations receiving public funds from creating…
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Fact-checking GOP criticism Biden’s infrastructure plan will kill jobs, and isn’t really infrastructure
Last Wednesday President Joe Biden announced a more than $2 trillion plan to rebuild US infrastructure, repairing roads, bridges, pipes, as well as…
Continue Reading Josh Hawley, a critic of Biden picks’ support for wars in Middle East, previously blogged in support of Iraq War
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a frequent critic of Biden administration nominees for supporting the Iraq War and other “forever…
Continue Reading Manchin warns Biden’s infrastructure bill is in trouble over corporate tax hikes
Sen. Joe Manchin, an influential centrist Democrat, warned Monday that the Biden administration’s massive infrastructure package can’t…
Continue Reading Wall Street is ignoring the risk of corporate tax hikes
President Joe Biden has made clear that if he gets his way, companies will soon be paying more taxes. What’s happening: Biden’s $2…
Continue Reading Parliamentarian gives Democrats potential new tool for reconciliation in early ruling
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set…
Continue Reading Biden ramps up vaccine diplomacy efforts as hopes rise that he’ll share surplus doses
President Joe Biden, well on his way to reaching a new goal of vaccinating 200 million Americans by the end of April, is taking initial steps toward…
Continue Reading Man tied to Matt Gaetz’s extortion allegation says lawmaker is ‘trying to direct attention from himself’
A man tied to the allegations of extortion pushed by Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday evening that the Republican lawmaker is “trying to direct…
Continue Reading Texas Rangers sell over 38,000 tickets to home opener, marking 1st full-capacity sporting event in a year
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers welcomed a crowd of at least 38,000 fans to Globe Life Field in Arlington Monday for the team’s home…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden administration officials falsely describe infrastructure jobs estimate
Top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration have made a series of television and radio appearances to promote the infrastructure…
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Colorado is auctioning off pot-themed license plates until ‘420’
For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green. Colorado is auctioning rights for 14 different…
Continue Reading Gov. Greg Abbott declines to throw Texas Rangers 1st pitch, citing MLB’s stance against Georgia voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that he will not throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener…
Continue Reading Arkansas’ Republican governor vetoes anti-trans health care bill
Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would’ve prohibited physicians in the state from…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas suggests US should regulate Facebook, Google and Twitter
Justice Clarence Thomas suggested on Monday that Congress should consider whether laws should be updated to better regulate social media platforms…
Continue Reading VP Harris is the latest White House official to appear with California Gov. Newsom amid recall effort
Top members of the Biden White House have appeared with California’s embattled Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, twice over the last week…
Continue Reading Blinken says US won’t trade Covid shots for political favors
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that the US would not “trade shots in arms for political favors” when outlining the State…
Continue Reading Army sends additional criminal investigators to Fort Sill following sexual assault allegation
Additional Army criminal investigators have been sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in the wake of a soldier’s allegation about sexual assault that…
Continue Reading Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax rate in first major address as Treasury secretary
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a global minimum corporate tax rate on Monday, a pitch that comes as the Biden administration begins to…
Continue Reading Head of Capitol security review calls for background checks on all congressional staff
The leader of a task force that reviewed security failures around the January 6 insurrection reiterated his call on Monday for background checks on…
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New poll shows border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied…
Continue Reading More stimulus money is on the way for people who lost their jobs last year
The Internal Revenue Service started sending what it calls “plus-up” payments last week to people who are owed a bigger stimulus check…
Continue Reading The Trump fundraising scam is the least surprising part about his presidency
Desperate for money to finance a struggling presidential campaign, then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 team reportedly turned to fundraising…
Continue Reading Biden records video welcoming new US citizens for naturalization ceremonies
President Joe Biden recorded a video that will be played at naturalization ceremonies welcoming new US citizens in which he thanks them for choosing…
Continue Reading Border facilities holding migrant children are ‘stretched beyond thin’ with ‘profound overcrowding,’ court monitors say
Border processing facilities for migrant children are “stretched beyond thin” and experiencing “profound overcrowding” that…
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