What schools can do with their Covid stimulus money
An unprecedented amount of money is flowing to K-12 schools from the federal government and districts are planning to spend it on summer schools,…
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Ralph Northam endorses Terry McAuliffe’s bid for Virginia governor
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam endorsed former Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s gubernatorial bid on Thursday, backing the man he succeeded as governor to…
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Taliban attack on covert US base in Afghanistan complicates Biden withdrawal decision
In one of the most significant attacks against US forces in Afghanistan recently, CNN has learned that the Taliban twice targeted one of the most…
Continue Reading Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law
A top Georgia Republican said Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani’s false claims of election fraud — which were presented before state lawmakers…
Continue Reading Manchin warns against overuse of budget tool Democrats hope to use to pass Biden’s agenda
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made his opposition to frequent use of the budget reconciliation process clear Wednesday evening in a Washington Post…
Continue Reading Campaigners call for US to do more to hold Putin accountable as Navalny’s health deteriorates
The Biden administration said it is “disturbed” by reports of swift deterioration in the health of Alexey Navalny, as campaigners called…
Continue Reading Caitlyn Jenner getting advice from ex-Trump campaign manager Parscale on possible California governor bid
Caitlyn Jenner is getting advice from former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale on how to set up a potential California gubernatorial bid,…
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Sen. Heinrich visits Las Cruces amid preps for migrant assistance
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) was visited the El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers OK marijuana possession starting July 1
The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill legalizing simple possession of marijuana, becoming the latest state to modify its laws…
Continue Reading Biden’s planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control
David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s planned nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has a long…
Continue Reading White House defends hiking taxes on corporations to pay for infrastructure, but signals it’s open to compromise
Faced with major blowback over its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration is rolling out a campaign to justify why it needs to…
Continue Reading US eyes eventual Iraq exit as ISIS threat wanes
The Biden administration is eying an eventual withdrawal of US troops from Iraq as the country’s security forces grow more capable and the…
Continue Reading Boehner lays blame for ‘that bloody insurrection’ at Trump’s feet
Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump “incited that bloody insurrection” at the US Capitol and blamed his…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz sure isn’t acting like an innocent man
According to Matt Gaetz, he is entirely innocent of allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor that the…
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Congresswoman Escobar joins lawsuit against Trump and Proud Boys over U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Paso Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar on Wednesday joined a group of lawmakers in an NAACP lawsuit that seeks damages…
Continue Reading More than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in US custody
There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate ATF director and announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he…
Continue Reading McConnell stands by criticism of companies and accuses Democrats of misrepresenting restrictive voting laws
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the complaints he had leveled a day earlier at corporations for publicly protesting a new…
Continue Reading Capitol riot defendant flips to help prosecutors against Proud Boys
At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice…
Continue Reading Pence signs a seven-figure book deal, but Trump and other administration alums face a tough market in publishing
Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President…
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Biden to nominate ex-agent, gun control advocate as ATF director
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is expected to nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group…
Continue Reading More than 500,000 people have signed up for Obamacare coverage during Biden’s special enrollment period
More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment…
Continue Reading Biden to announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he…
Continue Reading State lawmaker arrested for protesting Georgia’s elections law won’t be charged, lawyer says
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last month while protesting the state’s controversial election law, will not be charged, her…
Continue Reading Americans are saving, rather than spending, their stimulus checks
Americans are saving much of their stimulus checks or using them to pay down debt rather than spending the money, according to a new survey from the…
Continue Reading Biden says infrastructure, jobs plan will keep U.S. competitive
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden promoted his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan in a White House speech on Wednesday, describing its passage as…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene raises $3.2 million in first 3 months in office
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Wednesday that her reelection campaign raised an astonishing $3.2 million in the Georgia Republican’s…
Continue Reading Senior aide to Feinstein suggests she supports gutting filibuster
A senior aide to Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggested earlier this week that the California Democrat is open to gutting the filibuster so that legislation…
Continue Reading Kentucky Gov. Beshear signs into law bipartisan elections bill expanding voting access into law
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on Wednesday that expanded voting access by codifying election…
Continue Reading Biden administration is reviewing 5,600 additional files for evidence of family separations under Trump
The Biden administration is reviewing 5,600 files to determine whether more children were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border…
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