White House defends Biden-Putin summit, calling it ‘vital’ for defending American interests
The White House is defending President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva next week, saying…
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Classified report with early support for lab leak theory reemerges as focal point for lawmakers digging into Covid-19 origins
A classified report drafted last year warning that the CovId-19 pandemic might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan has reemerged as a focal point with…
Continue Reading U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers
US investigators have recovered millions in cryptocurrency they say was paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East…
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While DC haggles over infrastructure package, backlogged bridge repairs cost drivers
Truck driver Clifton Hughey heard talk all his life about a potential third highway bridge to cross the Mississippi River near Memphis. But with one…
Continue Reading Stormy Daniels says she would ‘love’ to testify in Trump Organization probe
Stormy Daniels said Monday that she has not yet testified in a New York criminal probe into the Trump Organization but that she would “love…
Continue Reading Justice Department unveils 2 anti-gun violence proposals after another violent weekend
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that…
Continue Reading Justice Department unveils two anti-gun proposals after another violent weekend
Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled Monday two proposals meant to help curb gun violence, an announcement that comes after another violent…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to male-only military draft
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to the male-only registration requirement for the draft filed by a group…
Continue Reading Supreme Court takes up case about FBI surveillance of mosque
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case next term brought by three Muslim men who seek to challenge the FBI, arguing that it unlawfully…
Continue Reading Biden has paused a public option. Nevada is about to try its own.
A federal public option isn’t happening anytime soon, so Nevada officials are creating their own. The Democratic-led state legislature recently…
Continue Reading Key week for infrastructure talks arrives as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles in Congress
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman explaining how to get inside state Capitol building
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who is accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were…
Continue Reading Rep. Mo Brooks served with lawsuit related to his role in Capitol insurrection
Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks was served with a lawsuit filed by California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell seeking to hold him partially accountable for…
Continue Reading Senate sergeant-at-arms says cyber threat, not another insurrection, keeps her up at night
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson, the chief law enforcement officer of the Senate, says the threat of a cyber attack on the US Capitol, not…
Continue Reading Harris safely returns to air base after plane has ‘technical issue’ while departing for first foreign trip
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was en route to Latin America on Sunday, safely returned to Joint Base Andrews after her plane had a…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Ted Budd in North Carolina Senate GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Rep. Ted Budd’s campaign for Senate in North Carolina, making the surprise announcement just…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP governor: State abortion law ‘a vehicle’ for Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade
Mississippi’s Republican governor said Sunday that the Supreme Court’s recent decision to take up a challenge to a restrictive abortion…
Continue Reading Biden stays mum on state abortion laws with major test ahead for Roe
As more Republican-led states pass abortion bans with the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic, a heated debate has returned to center stage with abortion…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’ll vote against For the People Act and digs in against eliminating filibuster
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and reiterated his opposition to gutting…
Continue Reading Energy secretary says adversaries have capability of shutting down US power grid
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks. Asked By CNN’s Jake Tapper…
Continue Reading Why Kamala Harris is heading to Guatemala and Mexico
Kamala Harris leaves for Latin America on Sunday under intense political pressure to stem the flow of migrants to the US, with lots of people asking…
Continue Reading Warning of ‘dire’ consequences, progressive groups plan pressure campaigns on Senate Democrats to pass federal voting laws
Progressive and voting rights groups say they plan to ratchet up pressure on Democrats in the Senate in coming weeks to do whatever it takes to pass…
Continue Reading Trump dwells on 2020 during North Carolina event aimed at helping Republicans in 2022
Former President Donald Trump dashed the hopes of Republicans on Saturday who spent the weeks leading up to his public reemergence encouraging him to…
Continue Reading First, they marched. Now, they run: Activists seek political power months after the murder of George Floyd
Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he…
Continue Reading First, they marched. Now, they run: Activists seek political power months after the murder of George Floyd Story
Dontaye Carter pauses to think what he would want George Floyd to know. He takes a long breath before growing emotional as he lists what he wishes he…
Continue Reading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley on Saturday in the race for New York City mayor, a sign of growing…
Continue Reading Biden’s Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed DOJ to investigate baseless election fraud claims
Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last days in…
Continue Reading Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
Continue Reading Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations after fighting for New York Times reporters’ emails
The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels…
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