Harris headlines unity summit for AAPI community
Vice President Kamala Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for a virtual unity summit for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this week, her…
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Child cash benefits from stimulus will begin landing in millions of parents’ bank accounts July 15
WASHINGTON, DC — The families of more than 65 million children will start receiving enhanced child tax credit monthly payments of up to $300 on…
Continue Reading Supreme Court takes up major abortion case next term that could limit Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a major abortion case next term concerning a controversial Mississippi law that banned most abortions…
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Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg to plead guilty Monday to six federal charges
Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday to six…
Continue Reading U.S. investigates second suspected case of mystery ‘syndrome’ near White House
Two White House officials were struck by a mysterious illness late last year — including one who was passing through a gate onto the property…
Continue Reading Congress is up against the clock on key Biden priorities. Here’s what to watch.
Congress has just two weeks to ramp up negotiations on a number of key Biden administration agenda items before the end of the current work period…
Continue Reading More than 25 Democratic senators call for immediate ceasefire in Middle East
More than 25 Democratic senators, led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, released a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel…
Continue Reading The Sunrise Movement endorses top Sanders ally Nina Turner to fill US House seat in Ohio
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced its endorsement of former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, further…
Continue Reading Space Force commander fired after comments made on conservative podcast
A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military.…
Continue Reading CDC chief on mask wearing: Unvaccinated people need to be honest with themselves
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that people have to be honest with themselves when…
Continue Reading Ousted Cheney warns direction of the party is ‘dangerous’ as Stefanik calls on GOP to move on
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday doubled down in opposing the direction her party is headed following Donald Trump’s election defeat, as other…
Continue Reading Fact-checking allegations of irregularities in Arizona audit
As Republicans continue to question the legitimacy of the 2020 election, the controversial audit taking place in Arizona’s Maricopa County is…
Continue Reading Arizona audit funding cloaked in secrecy
Three weeks into the Arizona Senate’s unorthodox audit of the 2020 presidential election results, one potential winner seems to be emerging,…
Continue Reading Purges, poll watchers and gridlock: Five developments in the voting battles
Arizona just became the latest Republican-led battleground to impose new voting restrictions, enacting a law that could purge tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Former aide to Rep. Doug Lamborn alleges ‘reckless and dangerous’ approach to Covid-19 in office
A former aide for GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday he was fired for being outspoken against the Colorado congressman for…
Continue Reading Multiple crises at home and abroad provide a reality check for Biden’s White House
President Joe Biden was at the wooded Camp David retreat in Maryland when he first heard Colonial Pipeline had been hacked. Briefed in one of the…
Continue Reading US condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation
The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region,…
Continue Reading FBI and DHS report finds deaths at hands of racially motivated violent extremists on the rise in US
A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest…
Continue Reading Sally Yates: I never thought that I’d be saying, ‘Yeah, go Liz Cheney’
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates bemoaned House Republicans’ decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for…
Continue Reading Fact check: A week of brazen Republican dishonesty
The top Republican in the House of Representatives said he doesn’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election —…
Continue Reading Senior Trump Air Force official suggested dramatically slashing F-35 jet numbers
The official in charge of purchasing military hardware for the US Air Force suggested slashing the total number of Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the…
Continue Reading Republican governors are refusing aid from Democrats in Washington
Democrats in Washington have approved trillions of dollars to help Americans weather the coronavirus pandemic, but Republican state officials are…
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline returns to ‘normal operations’ after restart
Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that its pipeline system has returned to “normal operations” after a crippling cyberattack forced a…
Continue Reading Stimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue Reading Stimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue Reading Senior GOP senator on House Republicans downplaying Capitol attack: ‘I’m offended by that’
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that she is “offended” by some House Republicans who are whitewashing the January 6 attack on the US…
Continue Reading 2020 ballots relocated in semi trucks as Arizona election audit pauses over space availability
The first semi truck full of 2020 election ballots rolled slowly through the Arizona State Fairgrounds on Friday, past the “Crazy Times…
Continue Reading Ransomware group says it released ‘full data’ on DC police department
A ransomware group said it published its “full data” on the Washington Metropolitan Police Department this week, claiming the…
Continue Reading Some migrant children in HHS care left in buses without access to showers or beds
Some unaccompanied migrant children, waiting to be reunited with family in the United States, were stuck in parked buses — at least one for…
Continue Reading Former Gaetz associate strikes deal to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors
An indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has struck a deal with federal prosecutors to greatly reduce his criminal case and…
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