Federal agents execute search warrant on Rudy Giuliani’s apartment
Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment of Rudy Giuliani, advancing a criminal investigation by federal…
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Harris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…
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Senate to vote to restore Obama-era rule limiting methane leaks
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden…
Continue Reading Harris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead House and Senate during presidential address to Congress
The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court grapples with First Amendment rights of schoolchildren in cheerleader case
The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with the First Amendment claims of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick to serve on powerful DC-based appellate says her experience as a Black jurist ‘might be valuable’ if confirmed
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based appellate court, said at a Senate hearing…
Continue Reading New York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’
The New York Post temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished, a debunked article that falsely claimed that copies of Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading DOJ repeals Trump ban on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’
The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during the Trump administration that restricted so-called sanctuary cities from receiving…
Continue Reading Budd launches North Carolina Senate bid by aligning himself with Trump in growing primary field
Rep. Ted Budd launched his North Carolina Senate campaign on Wednesday, aligning himself with former President Donald Trump in a 2022 bid for the…
Continue Reading Justice Department backs off opposition to releasing videos of attack on Capitol Police officer
The Justice Department told a court it is backing down from its unwillingness to share with media outlets videos of the alleged chemical spray…
Continue Reading Man who put his feet on desk in Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot to be released from jail pending trial
Richard Barnett, the man who put his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and left her an insulting note during the Capitol…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Biden and his priorities in first 100 days
On the cusp of the 100-day mark of Joe Biden’s presidency, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds 53% of Americans approve of the way he is…
Continue Reading ‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump’s unconventional first months out of office
Most Mondays and Tuesdays, former President Donald Trump skips golf to confer with aides about the week ahead. Together they decide which Republican…
Continue Reading Internal emails reveal Capitol security officials dismissed warnings about troubling social media posts before January 6 riot
Newly revealed internal emails show an outside group warned Capitol security officials one day before the January 6 insurrection about a series of…
Continue Reading Former New York AG Eric Schneiderman’s law license has been suspended for a year over allegations of abuse
Disgraced former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned from his post in 2018 after multiple women accused him of abuse, will not…
Continue Reading Idaho GOP governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
Idaho on Tuesday became the second state this week to enact a so-called heartbeat ban — a law barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal…
Continue Reading Biden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks…
Continue Reading DC police officer: ‘It’s been very difficult’ seeing elected officials trying to whitewash brutal insurrection
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday evening…
Continue Reading Former Obama White House adviser arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 from charter schools he founded
A former White House senior adviser for the Obama administration who helped found a network of charter schools is accused of allegedly stealing…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioters charged in Sicknick case were armed with bear spray but only used pepper spray, prosecutors say
The Justice Department on Tuesday abandoned the idea that pro-Trump rioters had used bear spray against US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick…
Continue Reading Biden set to announce $200 billion for universal pre-K in sweeping new proposal
President Joe Biden is set to announce $200 billion in education funding as part of his sweeping spending package he will unveil prior to his…
Continue Reading Biden pushes new CDC mask guidance as a reason why all Americans should get vaccinated
President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all eligible Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that new guidance from the US Centers…
Continue Reading Bipartisan talks on infrastructure heat up as Biden prepares for big push
As the White House intensifies conversations with key Republicans on infrastructure, a small, bipartisan group of senators is in the early stages of…
Continue Reading First to CNN: Ilhan Omar reintroduces policing legislation as progressives eye ongoing bipartisan talks
Progressive Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is reintroducing three policing bills she hopes will be incorporated into the bipartisan package…
Continue Reading Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’ witchcraft and ‘Twilight’
Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an…
Continue Reading Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in Capitol riot so far
The Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, according to CNN’s…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Biden pick for Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy
The Senate confirmed Colin Kahl to be the No. 3 civilian at the Pentagon on Tuesday, approving President Joe Biden’s nominee for Pentagon…
Continue Reading Cuomo asks NY attorney general to review legal options after state loses House seat in census count
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked state Attorney General Letitia James to review legal options after the state came just 89 residents short of…
Continue Reading Alaska Airlines bans state lawmaker for her ‘continued refusal to comply’ with mask mandate
An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is…
Continue Reading Bidens to meet with former President Carter and Rosalynn Carter in Georgia Thursday
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter in their hometown of…
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