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HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that the federal moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional, according to court…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that the federal moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional, according to court…
Continue ReadingThe leader of the far-right Proud Boys group does not care that lawmakers were terrorized by rioters inside the US Capitol on January 6 as they tried…
Continue ReadingA Senate confirmation hearing is now underway for Dr. Rachel Levine, President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as assistant health secretary, who…
Continue ReadingThe Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill. While Democrats had pushed for the…
Continue ReadingThere is no evidence that race played a role in the US Capitol Police’s failure to bolster security before the January 6 insurrection, the…
Continue ReadingThe growing number of migrant children arriving alone at the US-Mexico border is raising alarm among officials scrambling to find enough space to…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC —The United States conducted a military airstrike Thursday in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeting Iranian-backed…
Continue ReadingThe deadly January 6 insurrection in the Capitol may have caused many voters to recoil at former President Donald Trump’s election lies. But on…
Continue ReadingA little known but powerful Senate official has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, sources tell CNN.…
Continue ReadingSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats have included a minimum wage hike in their latest Covid relief bill, although a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian means it…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that…
Continue ReadingThe US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the…
Continue ReadingAs Democrats begin their march toward reinstating earmarks, Republicans are grappling with how their party will handle bringing back directed…
Continue ReadingOpponents of affirmative action asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to use their case against Harvard to overrule precedent that has long allowed…
Continue ReadingActing US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman warned Thursday that militia groups involved in the January 6 insurrection want to “blow up…
Continue ReadingLaid-off workers will be allowed to turn down jobs they think are too risky because of Covid and continue to collect unemployment benefits, under…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Thursday ahead of the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated 50 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered since he took office, using it as a measuring stick…
Continue ReadingAn Iowa bill aimed at limiting voting and making it harder for voters to return absentee ballots is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk this week…
Continue ReadingDays after a Republican senator said the US Capitol attack wasn’t an “armed insurrection,” a Maryland man pleaded not guilty to…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats said Thursday that they would be open to an even partisan split for a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the…
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is denying allegations from a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment, including an unwanted kiss, in a Medium…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s reset of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship will take another step with the release of a long-awaited US intelligence…
Continue ReadingArizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills — including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results “if…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken will launch a diversity initiative to make the US’ oldest Cabinet agency look more like America itself, an…
Continue ReadingFlorida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget may remain in limbo until at least early next…
Continue ReadingThe Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was…
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing sharp criticism after she posted an anti-transgender sign outside of her office, directly across the hall from…
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