Rick Santorum Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania congressman. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1958 Birth place: Winchester,…
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Anti-Trump conservative group to grade GOP lawmakers on whether they uphold (or undermine) democracy
An anti-Trump conservative group is launching an effort to track and evaluate whether Republicans in Congress, in the group’s view, have acted…
Continue Reading How Biden anchored his first 100 days on two simple principles
The increasingly radical presidency of Joe Biden was built on a straightforward foundation: putting Covid-19 shots in arms and stimulus checks in the…
Continue Reading Congress faces busy week of negotiations as Biden prepares for joint address. Here’s what to watch.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will juggle a slate of competing priorities this week as both parties wrestle with tense negotiations over infrastructure…
Continue Reading Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as country faces Covid-19 outbreak
The Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as the country deals with a spike in coronavirus cases, the White House…
Continue Reading Defense Department to provide support to India for Covid response
The Defense Department will provide support to India for its Covid response, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday. “I have directed…
Continue Reading Supreme Court poised for another historic spring
The Supreme Court is staring at its self-imposed end of June deadline, but the justices have not yet released some of the most significant opinions…
Continue Reading Graham denies systemic racism exists in US and says ‘America’s not a racist country’
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham denied on Sunday that there is systemic racism in the US, claiming “America’s not a racist country”…
Continue Reading Some parts of the US are more vulnerable to another hit by coronavirus. Here’s why
After several weeks of reporting concerning Covid-19 case increases, the United States could be seeing the beginning of a hopeful trend, a leading…
Continue Reading Biden’s approval rating is historically consistent
President Joe Biden‘s first term passed the three-month point last week and will hit the 100th-day mark this week. We’re now at the point…
Continue Reading Troy Carter wins Louisiana special election runoff, CNN projects
Democratic state Sen. Troy Carter will win the special election runoff for Louisiana’s vacant US House seat, CNN projects, capturing the…
Continue Reading Biden vowed to end the death penalty. Activists are demanding action as he nears the 100-day mark
As President Joe Biden nears the milestone of his first 100 days in office, anti-death penalty advocates are growing frustrated with his silence and…
Continue Reading ABC News poll finds 52% Biden approval rating for 1st 100 days
WASHINGTON, DC — A slight majority of Americans support President Joe Biden and his initiatives for his first 100 days in office, but are skeptical…
Continue Reading Crenshaw ‘hopeful and confident’ in recovery after emergency eye surgery
Rep. Dan Crenshaw says he is “hopeful and confident” in his recovery after undergoing emergency eye surgery earlier this month, but…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’s ‘not a roadblock’ for Biden’s priorities as he pushes for slimmed-down infrastructure bill
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday that he’s not a “roadblock” for President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, even as he…
Continue Reading ‘We compromise, we die’: Rep. Cori Bush says she won’t support qualified immunity compromise in policing bill talks
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri said she would refuse to vote for new policing reform legislation that compromises on civil lawsuit protections…
Continue Reading US begins local withdrawal from Afghanistan
Gen. Austin Scott Miller, commander of US Forces Afghanistan and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, confirmed Sunday that the US has begun to…
Continue Reading Biden administration working to deploy additional supplies and support to India
The Biden administration is working to deploy additional supplies and support to India as the country faces a worsening Covid-19 outbreak, White…
Continue Reading Homeless relief is on the way, but the crisis could get worse as evictions loom
States and cities are racing to use the billions in federal relief aid approved by Congress to fight the growing crisis of homelessness — but…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week
Vice President Kamala Harris was huddled with other White House officials in President Joe Biden’s private dining room last week when the room…
Continue Reading Democratic senators push Biden to include health care in American Family Plan
President Joe Biden is set to unveil the next phase of his massive plan to rebuild the American economy this week, and a collection of Democratic…
Continue Reading Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide
President Joe Biden on Saturday became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter arrested after being turned in by match on online dating app Bumble
The Justice Department has charged a Capitol rioter who was turned in by someone he matched with on the dating app Bumble, after he bragged about his…
Continue Reading Fulton County DA has grown frustrated with Georgia Secretary of State’s office cooperation in Trump probe, source says
Investigators in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office have grown frustrated with the level of cooperation they are receiving…
Continue Reading Waters says judge in Chauvin trial who criticized her protest remarks was ‘angry’ and ‘frustrated’
Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday called the judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd…
Continue Reading Trump supporters could be incited to future violence by his continued promotion of 2020 election lies, DOJ and judges say
Former President Donald Trump’s continued promotion of the “big lie” about the 2020 election could still incite his followers to…
Continue Reading What Caitlyn Jenner’s launch means for the brewing California recall
The brewing California gubernatorial recall is one of the more fascinating political dramas unfolding in 2021. Who would have thought Caitlyn Jenner…
Continue Reading Biden recognizes century-old atrocities against Armenians in Turkey as genocide
WILMINGTON, Delaware — The United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians…
Continue Reading Top White House cyber official says action taken so far not enough to deter further Russia cyberattacks
The White House’s top official on the response to the massive SolarWinds hack says the sweeping measures announced by the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Theater Covid relief program opens Monday after two-week delay
The Small Business Administration will make a second attempt to open a federal emergency grant program for theaters and live music venues Monday,…
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