How Biden’s massive Covid relief bill was put on a glide path to passage
It’s not supposed to look this easy. A little more than one month since President Joe Biden entered office, his cornerstone legislative…
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A month into office, Biden seeks to reassure on the pandemic at home and abroad
President Joe Biden pronounced to world leaders Friday that “America is back,” promising that he would position the country to take a…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz’s explanation for his Cancun trip made things worse
Look, it’s bad enough to leave the country for a resort town when a) you’re a United States senator and b) your state is dealing with…
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Texas lawmakers consider potential bans on transgender medical care
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Legislature is considering two bills related to transgender medical and healthcare that propose potential bans. House…
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New Mexico lawmakers send abortion rights bill to governor for signature
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure future access to abortions by voting to repeal a…
Continue Reading White House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks
The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Defense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama
The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville,…
Continue Reading Arkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’
An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the…
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Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’
States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’ll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the director of the Office of…
Continue Reading Biden team finds promises hard to make — let alone keep
Speaking on television last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted April would be “open season” for receiving the coronavirus vaccine, welcome…
Continue Reading 9 alleged Oath Keepers charged in conspiracy to attack Capitol
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday tying together nine alleged associates of the right-wing Oath Keepers in the largest…
Continue Reading Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland to face challenges that include links to Biden and Trump
Barring any surprises at his Senate confirmation hearing next week, Judge Merrick Garland appears poised to become President Joe Biden’s first…
Continue Reading Biden administration admits first group of migrants forced to stay in Mexico under Trump-era policy
Twenty-five migrants who had been forced to stay in Mexico crossed the US border in San Diego on Friday, the first group to arrive in the country as…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The…
Continue Reading While Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis
HOUSTON, Texas — While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto…
Continue Reading Fact check: ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet is a fake, not from Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for state lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes’
US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court…
Continue Reading House Democrats unveil full $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill with minimum wage increase
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
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Biden visits vaccine manufacturing site amid weather delays in shipment of 6 million doses
PORTAGE, Michigan — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of…
Continue Reading Ohio couple with ties to Oath Keepers charged in Capitol attack
A married couple from Ohio with ties to the right-wing Oath Keepers are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol insurrection,…
Continue Reading North Carolina emerges as battleground for post-Trump GOP
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory dissected the state of the GOP on his radio show Thursday for over an hour without mentioning the name of its…
Continue Reading READ: Full House Democratic Covid relief and $15 minimum wage increase bill
House Democrats on Friday released the full text of their $1.9 Covid-19 relief bill, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage, direct…
Continue Reading Biden says he may travel to Texas next week in wake of devastating storms
President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state…
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Texas grid operator says power back to normal; Biden to visit state
AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), on Friday said “operations have returned to…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for Florida lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue Reading Advocates say new Georgia GOP voting bill targets Black voters
Georgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a “direct attack on…
Continue Reading FBI and intel agencies hand over first documents to lawmakers ahead of Capitol attack hearings next week
House investigators have received the first batch of documents they requested from the FBI and intelligence agencies as part of their ongoing probe…
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