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Cruise lines are already betting big on a rebound, even though the CDC has yet to give the go-ahead for ships to sail to and from US ports.…
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Congress faces jam-packed agenda as Democrats confront divisions over legislative policy and strategy
Congress will return to Washington this week with a host of problems to address — but no clear legislative paths to resolve any of them. On…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney calls Matt Gaetz allegations ‘sickening’ but stops short of calling for his resignation
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, called allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz “sickening” on Sunday, but stopped short…
Continue Reading Former Attorney General and legal activist Ramsey Clark dies at 93
Ramsey Clark, the former US attorney general and legal activist, has died at the age of 93, his granddaughter told CNN. Clark died Friday at his home…
Continue Reading Republican pushback on Covid emergency could cost Wisconsin’s neediest residents $50 million in monthly food stamps
More than 240,000 of Wisconsin’s lowest-income households could lose $50 million in pandemic food stamp benefits next month due to the ongoing…
Continue Reading Maryland lawmakers override GOP governor’s vetoes to enact police reform measures
Lawmakers in Maryland enacted a slate of police reform measures on Saturday by overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the bills,…
Continue Reading Top Black Democrats condemn GOP election bills as grave threat to voting in America
The highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress and a top Black state leader took aim Sunday at nation-wide Republican efforts to restrict voting…
Continue Reading Blinken criticizes China’s failure to ‘provide real transparency’ earlier in pandemic
Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China Sunday for not disclosing information on Covid-19 and its aggression in Taiwan and said that the…
Continue Reading Michigan’s Covid-19 surge becomes a reality check for a restless nation
Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Friday appeal to her state’s residents to voluntarily take…
Continue Reading Buttigieg: Biden wants ‘real progress’ on infrastructure plan by Memorial Day
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s broad definition of infrastructure in the American Jobs…
Continue Reading Trump repeats election lies and insults McConnell in front of RNC donors in Palm Beach
Former President Donald Trump repeated familiar lies about the 2020 election and insulted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Saturday when…
Continue Reading Arkansas’ GOP governor says Trump’s attacks on party leaders are ‘divisive’ and ‘not helpful’
Arkansas’ Republican governor on Sunday knocked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on top party leaders as…
Continue Reading ‘We cannot go back to normal’: Boston’s Mayor Kim Janey sees a mandate for racial equity in post-Covid era
For 200 years, Boston has been led by an unbroken string of White men — until now. Kim Janey, a Black woman who traces her roots in the city…
Continue Reading RNC donors gather to hear Trump and others in Palm Beach, the GOP’s ‘new political power center’
Donors to the Republican National Committee gathered this weekend for the first time since Donald Trump’s defeat just down the road from his…
Continue Reading Supreme Court again blocks California Covid restriction on religious activities
The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Friday blocked another state Covid-19 restriction on religious services, with another late-night order, over…
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New Mexico’s governor vetoes 7 bills, including police oversight reforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews…
Continue Reading Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights
Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women’s rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society in…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate race raises simmering divisions inside the party
In the beginning stages of Pennsylvania’s high stakes Democratic Senate primary, even the most progressive of candidates are downplaying the…
Continue Reading Biden is right: Caregiving is part of our nation’s infrastructure
You’ve heard these phrases before or may have used them yourself. “My mom is the rock of our family.” “I wouldn’t be…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve been here before’: Ohio bridge serves as a reminder of political hurdle Biden faces as infrastructure negotiations begin
The Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River, has long been a political football and a symbol of government dysfunction. On one of the busiest…
Continue Reading Pandemic may give rise to a progressive new era if White House economic team has its way
As they chart the country’s tentative economic recovery, White House officials see possibility in the wake of the pandemic — an…
Continue Reading Crenshaw says he’ll be ‘effectively blind’ and ‘off the grid’ for weeks after emergency eye surgery
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw announced Saturday that he will be “effectively blind” and “off the grid” for the next few weeks…
Continue Reading ‘An existential threat’: The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if…
Continue Reading Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine
Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee to investigate Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics Committee said Friday it was opening an investigation into the allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida…
Continue Reading What Joe Manchin gets exactly right
US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the catbird’s seat — the pivotal politician in a 50-50 Senate. He’s the keeper of the…
Continue Reading Pentagon seeks sharper definition of extremist activity as military review continues
The Department of Defense is seeking a sharper definition of prohibited extremist activity, among other steps, as it pushes forward with a fight…
Continue Reading Prosecutors highlight alleged Oath Keepers’ wild ride and gun discussions in major Capitol riot case
The Justice Department has been making public what they’ve learned about the Oath Keepers paramilitary organization — which had at least…
Continue Reading Talks over Iran nuclear deal to resume next week as US questions Tehran’s ‘seriousness’
A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after…
Continue Reading The problem with Joe Manchin
President Joe Biden has a Sen. Joe Manchin problem. Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the Democrat from West Virginia…
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