Biden’s agenda enters critical week on Capitol Hill ahead of looming Senate recess
Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s…
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US, EU, UK and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus
The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Belarus Monday in a coordinated response to the Lukashenko…
Continue Reading Supreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue Reading How the Justice Department swept up records of two congressional Democrats and Trump’s lawyer
The subpoena that swept up the records of two Democratic congressmen, their staff and family members in 2018 appears to have been the result of a…
Continue Reading Ammon Bundy announces run for Idaho governor
Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for…
Continue Reading Sanders signals openness to Manchin’s voting rights compromise
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday signaled openness to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to sweeping elections overhaul legislation…
Continue Reading Danica Roem’s message to LGBTQ youth: ‘You have to care’ about politics
It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the…
Continue Reading Sanders says he wants an infrastructure package with a larger price tag
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said it’s urgent that Democrats work toward an infrastructure package with a larger price tag that addresses…
Continue Reading Georgia removes 100,000 names from voter registration rolls
More than 100,000 names will be removed from Georgia’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the state’s voter files “up…
Continue Reading New York City’s chaotic mayoral campaign is jolted by a late twist
The race to become New York City’s 110th mayor began in a pandemic-enforced bubble, with the campaign playing out in drab Zoom forums, on…
Continue Reading Activists fight back as Juneteenth milestone is undercut by GOP discriminatory voting bills
As America finally recognizes the importance of Juneteenth, the full potential of a symbolic new milestone for equality is being undermined by…
Continue Reading Biden administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available through Veteran Affairs health care system
ORLANDO, Florida — Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans…
Continue Reading Fed up with Congress, Democratic activists worried about state voter restrictions take matters into their own hands
The Republican brick wall blocking election overhaul legislation in the Senate is forcing Democratic activists to get creative. They’re…
Continue Reading Pentagon pulls missile defense, other systems from Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries
The Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East,…
Continue Reading US Catholic bishops advance communion document, setting up potential rebuke of Biden
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday proceeded with a plan that could deny communion to public figures who support abortion…
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President Biden wrapped up his first trip abroad with a long-awaited meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In Washington, the Supreme…
Continue Reading This House Democrat is trying to end food insecurity in the United States
On Capitol Hill at the height of the pandemic, Rep. Jim McGovern could always be spotted wearing a black mask with the words “end hunger…
Continue Reading Biden pushes more vaccinations after passing 300M shots
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday marked the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days, urging unvaccinated…
Continue Reading Donald Trump endorses Kelly Tshibaka for Senate in race against Lisa Murkowski
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska GOP Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka on Friday, pledging to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa…
Continue Reading Biden to mark US administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days
President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days and give an update on the…
Continue Reading New videos show police getting punched during US Capitol riot
Newly released footage from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Donald Trump taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the…
Continue Reading Biden administration to invest $3 billion for Covid-19 antiviral medicines
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would invest more than $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan to accelerate the discovery,…
Continue Reading What’s open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday
RELATED STORY: Some El Paso city, county facilities closed Friday for Juneteenth Most federal government employees across the country have Friday off…
Continue Reading Juneteenth bill sails through Congress but key legislation targeting racial inequity faces major obstacles
Legislation moved quickly through Congress this week to establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating…
Continue Reading Trump’s new chief spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, has been a serial promoter of election lies
Former President Donald Trump’s new chief spokeswoman has been a serial promoter of lies about the 2020 election. Trump, himself an unrelenting…
Continue Reading ’10 years is enough’: Advocates and bipartisan lawmakers push for sentencing reform for drug-related offenders
William R. Underwood was a 17-year-old father living in New York City when former President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He…
Continue Reading Roberts, Kavanaugh and Barrett have seized the Supreme Court for now
Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrated their collective power at America’s highest…
Continue Reading Putin praises Biden, calling him a ‘professional’ following Geneva summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Joe Biden Thursday, describing him as a “professional” who is “completely…
Continue Reading New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide Friday
States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing…
Continue Reading His cybersecurity firm is working on the Arizona ‘audit’. But people who know him have questions
In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers from at least 16 states have flocked to Phoenix for a first-hand look at a controversial, partisan “audit”…
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