Al Gore Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Al Gore, 45th vice president of the United States and environmental activist. Personal Birth date: March 31, 1948 Birth…
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Biden to announce Gene Sperling will oversee rollout of $1.9 trillion in Covid relief
President Joe Biden will announce Monday that Gene Sperling, a former top economic official in the last two Democratic presidential administrations,…
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The Senate is slated to vote on Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary, a historic move that will make her…
Continue Reading Officials located December recording of Trump call in a trash folder on Georgia investigator’s device
Officials in the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office located a recently released recording of former President Donald Trump‘s call to a…
Continue Reading Biden says he wants to see investigation outcome when asked if Cuomo should resign
President Joe Biden said Sunday he wants to see what comes of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew…
Continue Reading More than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children in CBP custody
More than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are in Border Patrol custody, CNN has learned, marking yet another increase in the number of children…
Continue Reading Capitol Police plans to remove outer fence and make other security changes
The US Capitol Police intends to reduce perimeter fencing and is considering scaling back the National Guard presence at the Capitol as law…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton on Meghan and Harry’s interview: Young women ‘should not be forced into a mold that is no longer relevant’
Hillary Clinton weighed in Monday on Oprah Winfrey’s explosive interview with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and her husband, Prince Harry,…
Continue Reading Charges filed against Proud Boys member who allegedly pepper-sprayed police during Capitol insurrection
The Justice Department has charged a member of the Proud Boys who allegedly used pepper spray against police officers during the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Abrams on GOP efforts to target voting: ‘It is a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie’
Stacey Abrams on Sunday lambasted efforts by Republicans to restrict voting rights in Georgia, calling it “racist” and “a redux of…
Continue Reading Biden commits to ‘free, open, secure’ Indo-Pacific in rare op-ed with ‘Quad’ members
President Joe Biden declared the United States is “committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region” in a rare op-ed…
Continue Reading Terry McAuliffe wants to be Virginia’s governor again. His opponents say it’s time to move on.
Terry McAuliffe has a question to answer: Why again? The former governor of Virginia, four years removed from the end of his first term, is vying for…
Continue Reading Lawmakers with former intelligence and military experience weigh Capitol security concerns
Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin served three tours in Iraq alongside the US military as a CIA analyst before becoming a member of Congress,…
Continue Reading Joe Biden just can’t quit Delaware — even as president
Bidding farewell to his adopted home state in January, Joe Biden — then the President-elect — grew emotional as he boarded his flight to…
Continue Reading Biden administration started outreach to North Korea last month, but country is unresponsive
The Biden administration launched a behind-the-scenes push last month to reach out to North Korea through multiple channels, a senior administration…
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Biden administration sending FEMA to border to care for migrant kids arriving in record numbers
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid and support…
Continue Reading Army now reviewing Pentagon investigation into Michael Flynn’s dealings with Russia and other foreign entities
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has finished a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn and has sent its findings to the Army for a final…
Continue Reading How early pandemic praise for Cuomo, Newsom and Trump disappeared
Nearly a year ago, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all nonessential workers in the state would have to stay home. The…
Continue Reading Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré says Capitol Hill fencing alone will not prevent another attack
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of security at the US Capitol in the wake of the January 6 riot, said Friday that the fencing…
Continue Reading White House warns organizations have ‘hours, not days’ to fix vulnerabilities as Microsoft Exchange attacks increase
The Biden administration warned Friday that organizations face enormous risks from the recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Lauren Boebert’s story about a man getting beaten to death outside her restaurant
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, an outspoken advocate of gun rights, has for years told a dramatic story about why she began openly carrying a gun. She…
Continue Reading Libraries are getting $200 million in stimulus funds. Here’s why
Tucked into the massive $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday is about $200 million for public libraries.…
Continue Reading Former Albany reporter alleges Cuomo sexually harassed her in New York Magazine article
A former New York capitol beat reporter penned a first-person piece for New York Magazine, where she described what it was like covering Democratic…
Continue Reading Biden administration asks Supreme Court to dismiss abortion counseling case
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court late Friday to dismiss a dispute over a Trump era rule barring federally funded health care…
Continue Reading Stimulus-enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies coming April 1, but the jobless will have to wait longer
Affordable Care Act enrollees and those looking for Obamacare coverage can start accessing the stimulus-enhanced premium subsidies on the federal…
Continue Reading McConnell quietly courts Senate primary candidates ‘who can win’ regardless of Trump ties
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is quietly maneuvering to field a slate of GOP Senate candidates in critical battleground states, attempting…
Continue Reading Biden administration grants humanitarian protection for Burmese in US
The Biden administration on Friday granted humanitarian protection to Burmese nationals and residents in the United States due to the military coup…
Continue Reading Biden hails a change in ‘paradigm’ as he celebrates relief bill
President Joe Biden took to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief…
Continue Reading Judge releases alleged Oath Keeper and questions strength of conspiracy case
A federal judge ordered one of the alleged Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot to be released on Friday, and questioned the strength of the…
Continue Reading Alex Jones allegedly threatened to throw Trump rally organizer off a stage
Police in Washington, DC, are investigating an allegation that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones threatened to push a pro-Trump political organizer off…
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