Brendan Hunt found guilty of threatening to assault or murder members of Congress
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White House aides were prepping President Joe Biden to virtually tour an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant last week when the President…
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After several hours of contentious debate, the Republican-controlled Florida House passed its version of a controversial bill that would add new…
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President Joe Biden spoke directly to working- and middle-class Americans who “feel left behind and forgotten” in a rapidly changing…
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About half of Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s address to Congress had a very positive reaction to the speech, and 71% said they…
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina criticized President Joe Biden and argued he is failing to deliver on his promises in the GOP rebuttal to the…
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President Joe Biden made a sweeping case Wednesday for massive new programs that would transform the government’s role in Americans’…
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress Wednesday night. Read his remarks…
Continue Reading Biden looks to use Covid successes to unite US around his legislative agenda
President Joe Biden, addressing a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night for the first time, called for America to overcome division as he…
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. Read his remarks as prepared for delivery: Madame…
Continue Reading West Virginia governor signs anti-trans sports bill into law
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed into law a measure that prohibits transgender girls and women in the state from competing on…
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President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his…
Continue Reading Biden pushes ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue Reading Harris and Pelosi make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress…
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President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue Reading Justice Department releases video of attack on Capitol Police officer
Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during…
Continue Reading Biden is marking 100 days. What do you want to see him do next?
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his…
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President Joe Biden is slated to deliver his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, where he will lay out his next big legislative priority to…
Continue Reading Biden will invite the top four congressional leaders to the White House for May 12 meeting
President Joe Biden will host his first meeting with Republican and Democratic leadership from the House and Senate since taking office on May 12 at…
Continue Reading Samantha Power confirmed to lead US Agency for International Development
Samantha Power on Wednesday was confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in a 68-26 vote. Power…
Continue Reading Senate votes to restore Obama-era rule limiting methane leaks
The Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden…
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on…
Continue Reading Biden’s first 100 days: What he’s gotten done
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his…
Continue Reading Internal Biden administration debate over vaccine sharing grows more intense
The internal debate in the Biden administration over sharing excess US vaccines doses with other countries has grown more intense in recent weeks as…
Continue Reading First lady’s virtual joint address guests spotlight Biden administration priorities
When President Joe Biden delivers his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, first lady Jill Biden will forgo the traditional set of…
Continue Reading Biden to propose $1.8 trillion for education, child care and family leave – here’s what’s in the plan
WASHINGTON, DC — A month after he laid out a roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at helping the nation recover from the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Biden says China is betting the US can’t keep up with autocracy
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he views the challenges ahead of the country as a question of whether democracy can succeed in the 21st century.…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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,…
Continue Reading 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…
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