How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back
It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided…
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Infamous tent camp on U.S.-Mexico border drawn down as Biden ends Trump policy
MATAMOROS, Mexico — A tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants stayed in deplorable conditions after being subject to a…
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Some struggling Americans aren’t getting the stimulus payment they were promised. Here’s why
Some financially struggling Americans who owe back taxes will miss out on stimulus payments unless the Internal Revenue Service decides to change its…
Continue Reading Biden to sign executive order expanding voting access
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step in…
Continue Reading Top Biden advisers tell staff there’s ‘no room for complacency’ as Covid relief bill nears completion
The message to White House senior staff as President Joe Biden’s cornerstone legislative proposal nears completion is simple, if blunt: there…
Continue Reading ‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout…
Continue Reading US Chamber of Commerce won’t pull support for lawmakers who objected to election results on January 6
The US Chamber of Commerce will not suspend financial contributions to members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election,…
Continue Reading Georgia district attorney investigating Trump hires lawyer with expertise in racketeering cases
A lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases has been retained by the Atlanta-area district attorney’s office investigating former…
Continue Reading Trump wants top Republican fundraising organizations to stop using his likeness
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump sent out cease-and-desist letters Friday to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican…
Continue Reading Biden administration expected to form task force to deal with Microsoft hack linked to China
The Biden administration is expected to put together a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the Senate stimulus plan
The Senate on Saturday passed its version of the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, after the House passed its package last week.…
Continue Reading Obama congratulates Biden on Senate passage of his Covid relief bill
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday congratulated President Joe Biden on the successful passage of the Covid-19 relief bill through the Senate,…
Continue Reading Federal judge says deadline to ratify ERA ‘expired long ago’ in setback to advocates’ efforts
A federal district judge on Friday dealt a blow to advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment in ruling that the deadline to ratify the ERA…
Continue Reading Senate passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan after all-night votes
The Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan on Saturday, after an all-night “vote-a-rama” and a 12-hour…
Continue Reading White House warns of ‘active threat’ from Microsoft email hackers
The Biden administration is increasingly sounding the alarm over a series of newly discovered cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were…
Continue Reading There’s a race to pass the stimulus by March 14. Here’s what’s at stake
Millions of Americans will start running out of pandemic unemployment benefits in just two weeks, putting increased pressure on the House to quickly…
Continue Reading A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion Senate stimulus
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic…
Continue Reading Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden’s Covid relief plan
The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get…
Continue Reading 70 years later, a US Army chaplain’s remains are found
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense…
Continue Reading There’s a lot of misinformation around what’s happening at the border. Here are the facts.
The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a…
Continue Reading Here’s what a ‘vote-a-rama’ is (and what it means for Biden’s stimulus)
Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging…
Continue Reading Task force examining Capitol security calls for installment of mobile fencing among host of other changes
A task force established to review security at the US Capitol following the violent insurrection on January 6 is calling for mobile fencing around…
Continue Reading Progressives grapple with path forward as hopes of passing minimum wage fade
The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage…
Continue Reading Biden administration tells facilities for migrant children to reopen to pre-pandemic levels
The Biden administration has notified facilities caring for migrant children that they can open back up to pre-Covid-19 levels, acknowledging…
Continue Reading Attorney for Cuomo accuser asks NY AG to protect all documents and notes of conversations from ‘potential spoilation’ by governor’s administration
The attorney for Charlotte Bennett, who is accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, sent a letter Friday to New York Attorney…
Continue Reading Deal reached in Senate to move forward on Covid relief after hours of impasse
A deal has been reached in the Senate to pave the way forward on President Joe Biden’s Covid relief bill after activity in the chamber ground…
Continue Reading Bill to repeal Cuomo’s emergency executive powers reaches governor’s desk
The New York State Senate and State Assembly passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday, sending it…
Continue Reading Biden administration considers opening additional tent facilities in Arizona amid influx of migrants
The Biden administration is considering opening additional temporary border facilities in Arizona to manage the influx of migrants arriving at the…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin stalls Democrats’ Covid relief push for hours
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled the passage of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill for hours on Friday, as Republicans urged…
Continue Reading Trump State Department official charged for attacking police in Capitol riot
A former Trump State Department political appointee appeared in Washington, DC, federal court Friday after being charged for pushing against police…
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