Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration policies for ICE director
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s…
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Cheerleader punished for a Snapchat takes her case to the Supreme Court
When cheerleader Brandi Levy posted a Snapchat of herself giving the middle digit salute with a profanity-laced caption, she likely never thought…
Continue Reading Biden judicial pick secures endorsements ahead of hearing with Supreme Court overtones
Dozens of former Supreme Court clerks, Justice Department officials and law professors are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading McCarthy on Cheney’s fitness for leadership: ‘That’s a question for the conference’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pointedly declined an opportunity on Tuesday to say whether he believes Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3-ranking House…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats holding a lottery for tickets to Biden’s address to Congress
Senate Democrats are using a lottery system to distribute the limited number of tickets available for members of the caucus who are interested in…
Continue Reading Covid and security precautions will make this year’s joint address to Congress different
When President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, it will look different than presidential addresses in years past with…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling
The Biden administration announced Tuesday an operation focused on disrupting transnational criminal organizations, including human smugglers who…
Continue Reading ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to visit Philadelphia train station Friday
“Amtrak Joe” is returning to his roots. President Joe Biden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak’s founding when he…
Continue Reading Trump’s effort to overturn loss becomes 2022 GOP litmus test in key Senate races
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory acknowledged reality in 2020: former President Donald Trump lost. He then explained why — and objected…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP representative struggles to justify state bill that would purge early voting list
An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Friday defended a GOP-sponsored bill that would change the mail-in voting process by arguing that state lawmakers…
Continue Reading First Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice announces Senate bid
Cheri Beasley, the first Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, launched her 2022 Senate campaign on Tuesday, seeking to break…
Continue Reading US says Iran’s Navy harassed Coast Guard in Persian Gulf earlier this month
Four ships from the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Continue Reading New York state court employee charged after allegedly threatening to kill several Democratic Congress members
A New York state court employee was charged with threatening to murder a US official after he made online posts threatening to kill several…
Continue Reading Man on trial for allegedly threatening Democrats Pelosi, Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez
The son of a retired New York City family court judge is on trial for allegedly threatening the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate…
Continue Reading Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat
Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying…
Continue Reading Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption
A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require…
Continue Reading Montana bans abortions at 20 weeks
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House considering setting refugee cap at original proposal of 62,500
The White House is reconsidering raising the number of refugees allowed into the US to about 62,500, its original goal, The Washington Post reported…
Continue Reading Migrant children stuck in limbo as Biden administration opens emergency shelters nationwide
On one side of the Dallas Convention Center earlier this month, hundreds of teens gathered for a high school volleyball tournament, complete with…
Continue Reading Biden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
Two months after his effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour ran into the Senate parliamentarian buzz saw, President Joe Biden is set…
Continue Reading Arizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest…
Continue Reading ‘It’s an impossible situation’: Democrats link arms with Biden on Afghanistan — and brace for the worst
Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor…
Continue Reading Key House Democrat unveils economic plan to support families
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child…
Continue Reading Two die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing…
Continue Reading Lawyers arguing for Capitol rioter’s release say he called Pelosi a ‘biatch,’ which is ‘less offensive’
Lawyers for a man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol are arguing…
Continue Reading Obama ‘appalled by heartbreaking violence’ in Myanmar
Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday condemning the military coup in Myanmar. “The world’s attention must remain…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris announces US will send $310 million in humanitarian aid to Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday evening that the US will send an additional $310 million to Central America “for humanitarian…
Continue Reading There are 331 million people in the US. Here’s where they live
The US Census Bureau fulfilled a decennial duty on Monday when it released new population totals, making public statistics that will be used to…
Continue Reading New York to lose House seat — and an Electoral College vote — after falling 89 residents short in census count
New York state came just 89 residents short of maintaining all of its congressional districts, Census Bureau officials said Monday, and will now lose…
Continue Reading West Virginia giving people under 35 $100 savings bonds for getting vaccinated
West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.…
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