Senate fails to advance Paycheck Fairness Act amid GOP opposition
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation aimed at addressing the gender wage gap that is a top agenda item for…
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WATCH: Harris on migration talks with Mexico’s president
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Vice President Kamala Harris closed out her first foreign trip Tuesday as she visited Mexico and met with President Andrés…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate passes sweeping tech bill to compete with China
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid…
Continue Reading Three Colorado gun measures in response to Boulder shooting are close to becoming law
A series of gun measures in Colorado that were prompted by the mass shooting in Boulder in March are close to becoming law. Democratic state…
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Biden infrastructure talks with Senate GOP ends with no deal
WASHINGTON, DC — Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and a Senate GOP group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito broke down on…
Continue Reading Why the Biden Justice Department wants to help Donald Trump fight a defamation lawsuit
When the Justice Department argued in a court filing Monday that it should be allowed to protect former President Donald Trump from a defamation…
Continue Reading Oregon Republicans call on GOP state lawmaker to resign after video shows him appearing to tell protesters how to enter closed state Capitol
Republican members of Oregon’s House of Representatives have called on an embattled member of their caucus to resign after newly surfaced video…
Continue Reading US ambassador to Russia warned senators that Biden administration risks repeating predecessors’ mistakes in dealing with Putin
The day before the White House announced that President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold their first in-person meeting in…
Continue Reading Man arrested for allegedly impersonating Trump’s family in fundraising scheme
A man from central Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday for allegedly impersonating former President Donald Trump‘s family members on social media…
Continue Reading Biden has 5-minute talk with GOP Sen. Capito as hopes for bipartisan infrastructure plan dim
President Joe Biden spoke over the phone with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator on infrastructure legislation, for five…
Continue Reading This school taught students before the Civil War. It’s hoping Biden’s recovery plans will bring modern necessities
The school is so old it’s seen not one but two global pandemics, plus a civil war. Now its superintendent is hoping new federal funding will…
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U.S. deploys border authorities to Cancun to spot migrants posing as tourists
CANCUN, Mexico — U.S. border authorities have been deployed to assist Mexican immigration officials in spotting travelers arriving in Cancun,…
Continue Reading Harris invites all female senators for dinner at Naval Observatory amid infrastructure negotiations
Vice President Kamala Harris has invited every female senator to the Naval Observatory for dinner next Tuesday, according to a Harris aide and Senate…
Continue Reading How the Capitol Police’s intel about potential violence on January 6 didn’t get shared
US Capitol Police’s main intelligence unit “was aware of the potential for violence” ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack but…
Continue Reading Abbott signs 2 new laws to overhaul Texas’ electrical grid
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two sweeping pieces of legislation Tuesday to overhaul the state’s power grid after the disastrous…
Continue Reading Exclusive: New audio of 2019 phone call reveals how Giuliani pressured Ukraine to investigate baseless Biden conspiracies
Never-before-heard audio, obtained exclusively by CNN, shows how former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Rudy Giuliani relentlessly…
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline CEO defends his handling of ransomware attack that crippled East Coast fuel supply
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount defended his decision to shut down his company’s operations and to pay a ransom last month to criminals who…
Continue Reading EXCLUSIVE: Listen to the full 40-minute Rudy Giuliani phone call with a Ukrainian presidential aide
Never-before-heard audio, obtained exclusively by CNN, shows how former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Rudy Giuliani relentlessly…
Continue Reading Key Senate Republican dour on prospects for Manchin-backed voting bill
The lone Republican working with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on a bill to restore a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act…
Continue Reading Harris rejects criticism over lack of border visit: ‘And I haven’t been to Europe’
Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back on criticism that she hasn’t visited the US-Mexico border in an interview aired on Tuesday by arguing…
Continue Reading Biden to speak with GOP Sen. Capito as hopes for bipartisan infrastructure plan dim
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will speak with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator on infrastructure, as prospects appear to be…
Continue Reading Democrats confront reality of narrowly split Congress as Biden’s agenda faces major obstacles
President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda faces a critical month ahead as he and congressional Democrats work to secure agreements with…
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline CEO grilled on Capitol Hill after crippling ransomware attack
WASHINGTON, DC — Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday it was the “right decision” to halt…
Continue Reading They survived one of the worst school shootings in American history. Now they’re graduating.
They both fidget while they talk, like any teenager would when being questioned in front of multiple cameras. One jokes about her imperfect manicure.…
Continue Reading Senate report reveals new details about security failures ahead of January 6 attack but omits Trump’s role
A new Senate report reveals previously unknown details about the stunning security breakdowns ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack, including a…
Continue Reading Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan U.S. Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government,…
Continue Reading What’s in the China competitiveness bill?
A sweeping piece of legislation countering China’s growing economic influence is expected to pass the Senate this week with bipartisan support…
Continue Reading Biden task force prepares to reunite 29 migrant families separated at border under Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is preparing to reunite 29 migrant families who were separated at the US-Mexico border under…
Continue Reading READ: Bipartisan Senate report investigating January 6 Capitol attack
A Senate report released Tuesday reveals previously unknown details about the stunning security breakdowns ahead of the January 6 US Capitol attack,…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats to decide direction of party with gubernatorial nominee pick in Tuesday’s primary
Virginia Democrats will help answer a key question about the power of progressives am this timeid a Joe Biden administration on Tuesday when they…
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