Insurrection fallout: The hunt for a new US Capitol Police Chief
Four months after the attack on the US Capitol exposed massive failures of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Capitol Hill security officials…
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Biden defends proposed tax hikes as helping ‘the standard of living of people I grew up with’
President Joe Biden grew animated on Wednesday while discussing his pitch to increase certain taxes to fund his sweeping spending proposals, saying…
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Elise Stefanik’s rapid rise as Trump supporter highlights the Trump takeover of the GOP
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik now appears poised to become the next House Republican conference chairwoman as the party unites against Rep. Liz Cheney for…
Continue Reading The politics of takeout: Biden brings back the presidential lunch run
The morning phone call from a government number. The swarm of Secret Service agents descending with their dogs. The rumbling black SUV pulling up at…
Continue Reading Tennessee lawmaker falsely suggests infamous 3/5ths compromise was to help end slavery
A Tennessee Republican lawmaker wrongly suggested on Tuesday that the infamous three-fifths compromise was an effort by Northern states to curtail…
Continue Reading Biden promotes newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund: ‘Restaurants are the gateway to opportunity’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday promoted the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and…
Continue Reading Biden backs waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines to speed pandemic’s end
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines…
Continue Reading Redacted Justice Department memo on Trump and obstruction raises fresh questions about Barr’s handling of Mueller probe
A federal judge’s ruling this week ordering the release of a redacted Justice Department memo recommending that former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Donald Trump weighs in on Liz Cheney’s expected ouster by endorsing Stefanik and talking to McCarthy
Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fight to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in the House Republican Party’s leadership, blasting…
Continue Reading ICE facility conditions may have contributed to spread of Covid-19, watchdog says
A lack of facial coverings and social distancing may have contributed to repeated Covid-19 transmissions at an ICE facility in Illinois, according to…
Continue Reading Judge says CDC doesn’t have authority to issue eviction moratorium
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on eviction — a…
Continue Reading Biden team divided on vaccine patent waivers
Divisions within the Biden administration persist over whether to ease some patent restrictions on vaccines, according to people familiar with the…
Continue Reading How a vote on Liz Cheney’s leadership post could happen
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s repeated rebuttals of former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him has put…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver remarks on newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling…
Continue Reading National Guard soldier charged for storming the US Capitol
The Justice Department charged a soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard for storming the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski…
Continue Reading Biden on GOP move to oust Cheney: ‘I don’t understand the Republicans’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered his first public reaction to the House GOP’s efforts to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership,…
Continue Reading How Amy Coney Barrett has changed the Supreme Court in ways Kavanaugh hasn’t
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has aligned most often with Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch in her first months on the bench. Yet as the…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump in touch ahead of Liz Cheney’s expected ouster
Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fight to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in the House Republican Party’s leadership, blasting…
Continue Reading PPP is out of money for most businesses ahead of planned May 31 closure
The Paycheck Protection Program is out of cash for most businesses weeks ahead of the program’s scheduled May 31 closure, the Small Business…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board upholds decision to ban Donald Trump
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now. The social network’s…
Continue Reading Elise Stefanik moves to quickly consolidate GOP support as Liz Cheney replacement: ‘The fix is in’
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a staunch defender of former President Donald Trump, is working behind the scenes to lock down enough support to…
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Oversight Board upholds former President Trump’s suspension from Facebook, finds company failed to impose proper penalty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board has voted…
Continue Reading Trump-era policy Biden administration uses to expel migrants faces uncertain future
President Joe Biden came into office pledging to reverse a slew of Trump-era policies that had restricted immigration to the United States. But for…
Continue Reading First on CNN: GOP Senate campaign arm targets Kelly over immigration
The campaign arm for Senate Republicans is set to launch a multi-media ad campaign targeting incumbent Democratic freshman Sen. Mark Kelly over his…
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Secret William Barr memo saying not to charge Trump must be released, judge says
A federal judge this week rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to keep secret a departmental opinion to not charge former President…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek ‘special master’ to review items FBI seized from Giuliani
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have asked a judge to appoint a “special master” — or independent review — for materials…
Continue Reading ‘We do need to be careful’: Cindy McCain cautions Republicans as GOP considers Liz Cheney replacement
Cindy McCain, widow of longtime Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, on Tuesday warned that Republicans need to exercise caution as the party…
Continue Reading DeSantis schedules January special election to fill Alcee Hastings’ seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that a special election to replace Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died last month, will take…
Continue Reading House Democrat introduces bill to release COINTELPRO files on surveillance of Black Panthers and Fred Hampton
A Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require the government to release its decades-old records from an FBI-run covert…
Continue Reading Biden sets goal of administering at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot to 70% of US adult population by July 4
President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a new goal of administering at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to 70% of the US adult population and having 160…
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