Justice Department releases harrowing new bodycam footage from January 6 attack
The Justice Department on Thursday released horrifying new police body camera footage from the January 6 assault on the US Capitol, after CNN and…
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US Military Command reinstates diversity head after investigation into social media posts
The US military’s Special Operations Command reinstated its head of diversity following an investigation that concluded there were no…
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Challenges to the Affordable Care Act aren’t over
Another lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act is brewing in Texas. The effort to tear down a section of the landmark health reform law shows…
Continue Reading Fact-check: Fox News and Republican lawmakers push new false flag conspiracy that FBI orchestrated US Capitol attack
Fox News, right-wing websites and Republican lawmakers are promoting a new false flag conspiracy that the FBI orchestrated the deadly assault on the…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 in 3 election officials feel unsafe because of their jobs, a new survey shows
Nearly one in three local election officials included in a new survey say they feel unsafe because of their jobs, part of a report released Wednesday…
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak hits US Embassy in Afghanistan
More than 100 people at the US Embassy in Kabul have Covid-19, one person has died, and several have been medically evacuated as a wave of the deadly…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday
President Joe Biden said that signing legislation into law on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day — a US…
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Jan. 6 rioter from Texas charged with bringing gun to Capitol, undercutting claims that pro-Trump mob was unarmed
WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department on Thursday charged a U.S. Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days…
Continue Reading ‘I have visited the border,’ says DHS Secretary in testy exchange over VP role
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declared it is his responsibly to manage security at the US-Mexico border, snapping back during a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Affordable Care Act, leaving it in place
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act on Thursday in a decision that will leave the law intact and save health care…
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Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic foster care agency that…
Continue Reading Abrams signals openness to Manchin’s voting legislation proposals
Stacey Abrams on Thursday praised West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to voting rights legislation, a notable statement of…
Continue Reading House votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 legal authorization for the war in Iraq, marking what the bill’s backers hope is a first step to…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court opinion in same-sex couple foster care agency case
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that…
Continue Reading McCarthy slams Biden for giving ‘Putin a pass’ after years of silence on Trump’s relationship with Russian president
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying in a statement on…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves Affordable Care Act in place
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act on Thursday in a decision that will leave the law intact and save health care for…
Continue Reading Mike Pompeo Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth…
Continue Reading Biden finds his comfort zone on the world stage in first international trip as president
Even Queen Elizabeth II wanted to know: What would President Joe Biden say to Vladimir Putin? “We had a long talk,” Biden said of his tea…
Continue Reading Biden brings up detained Americans Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed in meeting with Putin
US President Joe Biden said he had discussed the cases of two Americans detained in Russia during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading President Biden on historic Putin summit: ‘I did what I came to do’
President Joe Biden said he had raised human rights and cyberattacks during a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that provided an…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the final NYC Democratic mayoral debate
The end of the New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is near. Early voting is underway and Election Day is less than a week away, so…
Continue Reading Biden warns of ‘devastating’ consequences for Russia if Navalny dies in prison
President Joe Biden said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday of consequences if jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny were…
Continue Reading ‘Eyes on the prize’: Two activists set aside personal threats to fight new voting restrictions
This week, voting right activists Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown will board a 53-foot bus and kick off a tour through the South. Their task: Rally…
Continue Reading Louisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefit early
Louisiana will stop paying the $300-a-week federal boost to pandemic unemployment benefits at the end of July — the first Democrat-led state to…
Continue Reading Low-income Americans can now register for expanded child tax credit
Low-income American families who don’t typically file tax returns can now register to receive the enhanced child tax credit, which will start…
Continue Reading Officer injured in Capitol riot blasts GOP lawmaker’s behavior as ‘disgusting’ after tense exchange
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who defended the US Capitol on January 6 blasted GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde on Wednesday evening for what he called…
Continue Reading Senators draft bill that would require many entities to report cyber breaches within 24 hours
US lawmakers are preparing legislation that would require a vast range of public and private entities to alert the government within 24 hours of a…
Continue Reading South Carolina court halts executions until the state’s new firing squad option is finalized
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday halted executions in the state until procedures for its newest method of execution — firing squad…
Continue Reading Here are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday…
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