Bernie Sanders presses OMB nominee Neera Tanden over ‘vicious attacks’ on progressives
Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, faced sharp questioning over her past comments critical…
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Smugglers spread misinformation at the border. The White House says now is not the time to come.
In recent weeks, migrants waiting in various northern Mexican cities have been told to travel to other locations along the border under the false…
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Psaki defends Biden administration’s school reopening goal as ‘not the ceiling’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the administration’s school reopening goals on Wednesday in the wake of criticism from parents,…
Continue Reading Biden administration continues vaccination push with five new mass vaccination sites in Texas and New York
The Biden administration is partnering with Texas and New York to open additional vaccination centers as it continues its push to vaccinate every…
Continue Reading Biden son-in-law faces conflict of interest concerns following coronavirus response investments
The White House has pledged to bar President Joe Biden’s family from using the office for personal gain, but questions are being raised by good…
Continue Reading More than 11 million people could lose pandemic unemployment benefits if Congress doesn’t act soon
An estimated 11.4 million workers will lose their unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-April unless Congress passes its next coronavirus…
Continue Reading Biden son-in-law faces conflicts of interest concerns following coronavirus response investments
The White House has pledged to bar President Joe Biden’s family from using the office for personal gain, but questions are being raised by good…
Continue Reading Harris to start ‘regular’ lunches with Blinken in bid to beef up foreign policy chops
Vice President Kamala Harris will have her first private lunch with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday, meetings that are expected to…
Continue Reading Investigation opened into Trump’s attempt to influence the Georgia 2020 election
A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump for his “attempts to influence…
Continue Reading House stimulus bill would expand eligibility for Affordable Care Act subsidies
The latest House coronavirus relief legislation would make more people eligible for Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years, temporarily…
Continue Reading Warner and Rubio urge Biden administration to designate a leader on SolarWinds hack response
The top lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to designate a leader to address the US government…
Continue Reading Biden to visit Pentagon and pay tribute to Black service members
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will make his first trip to the Pentagon since taking office and will speak to the significance of having the first…
Continue Reading Defense Dept. failing to track and prevent sexual harassment and assault of civilian workforce, watchdog warns
The Department of Defense has failed to adequately track and prevent cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving its civilian workforce,…
Continue Reading Democrats want to give parents cash instead of a tax credit
Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids…
Continue Reading Trump lawyer presses for former President’s full-time Mar-a-Lago residency
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were defending him not only on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in his second impeachment trial, but…
Continue Reading Bill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional
Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is…
Continue Reading Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on…
Continue Reading Senate GOP – including Texas’ Cruz – rip Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day
WASHINGTON, DC — A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of…
Continue Reading Sneakers designed in honor of Obama to go on sale for $25,000
They’re not the Air Obamas, but one sneakerhead with a lot of cash will have an opportunity this week to purchase an exclusive pair of…
Continue Reading Senators voting on whether impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate
The Senate is voting on whether the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, in what could be an early indication…
Continue Reading Alleged Capitol rioter asks judge to let him visit Peru to get married
A Kentucky man facing four criminal charges linked to the Capitol insurrection asked a federal judge on Tuesday to let him travel to Peru later this…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment lawyers have a history of being involved in controversial legal matters
The new lawyers who signed on to lead former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team brought a curious history of experience with…
Continue Reading Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin tearfully recalls Capitol riot: ‘This cannot be the future of America’
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin on Tuesday delivered a tearful account of his experience during last month’s US Capitol…
Continue Reading Biden budget nominee Tanden apologizes for past criticism of Republicans and expresses regret over tweets
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, apologized on Tuesday for some of the criticism she…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccines to be sent directly to community health centers to target ‘hard-to-reach populations’
The Biden administration will send some of the Covid-19 vaccine supply directly to community health centers starting next week as part of an effort…
Continue Reading More than 80 civil rights organizations call on Biden to abolish the federal death penalty
More than 80 nationally recognized criminal justice and civil rights advocacy organizations have joined in the call to President Joe Biden on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Congress has already approved $4 trillion in Covid relief. Here’s what’s happened to it
Congress has authorized nearly $4 trillion in spending over the past year to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Continue Reading Why you shouldn’t expect another stimulus check for weeks — if at all
Congress is negotiating a fresh stimulus package that would include a third round of stimulus checks, but while there’s broad agreement on the…
Continue Reading DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares…
Continue Reading How to watch the Senate impeachment trial
Tuesday marks the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with all eyes on the Senate serving as jury to deliberate…
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