ICE asks for agency volunteers to assist at the U.S.-Mexico border amid surge of migrant children
WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked for volunteers from the agency to support the federal government’s efforts…
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Capitol riot prosecutors may charge more than 400 people and plea deals may come ‘within a few weeks’
The Justice Department is preparing some of the first guilty plea offers for people charged in the Capitol insurrection, as prosecutors grind through…
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American being held in Russia has been transferred without notice, family spokesperson says
Trevor Reed, an American jailed in Russia, was transferred without notice to a different pre-detention center last week and his family has not heard…
Continue Reading State Department names senior official to lead response to mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’ attacks
The US State Department on Friday designated a senior official to lead the agency’s response to the invisible attacks against diplomats and US…
Continue Reading Majority of New York congressional Democrats call for Gov. Cuomo’s resignation
The majority of House Democrats from New York, including prominent and powerful members of Congress, on Friday called on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Continue Reading ‘Frustration in our future’: Democrats prepare for internal clashes that could slow Biden’s agenda
House and Senate Democrats are bracing for a clash over the next phase of President Joe Biden’s agenda, preparing for a long slog and intense…
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Cuomo says ‘I am not going to resign,’ calls politicians calling for him to quit ‘reckless and dangerous’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual…
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Fact check on Cruz, Durbin argument: No, not all undocumented immigrants will get relief checks. Yes, some of them probably will
WASHINGTON, DC — Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of…
Continue Reading Biden’s coronavirus team outlines efforts to meet ambitious new goals
The White House’s coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President…
Continue Reading Japan’s Prime Minister will be first foreign leader to visit US under Biden, administration official says
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan will be the first foreign leader to visit the United States since President Joe Biden took office and the…
Continue Reading Biden rescinds Trump-era immigration rule to alleviate surge of unaccompanied kids
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of…
Continue Reading Biden returns once again to the Rose Garden for stimulus celebration
President Joe Biden will take to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most Americans think election results could lead to political violence in the coming years
A broad majority of Americans say that political violence in response to election results is likely in the United States in the next few years,…
Continue Reading Trump’s time in White House could end up benefiting New York prosecutors
Former President Donald Trump’s time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open him up to…
Continue Reading Arizona Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick says she won’t seek re-election in 2022
Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2022 and will retire from Congress at the end of…
Continue Reading New York prosecutor investigating Trump announces he won’t seek reelection
The New York prosecutor leading the most significant criminal probe against Donald Trump and his business announced Friday he is not running for…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s first prime-time address
President Joe Biden delivered the first prime-time address of his term on Thursday night, lamenting the devastation caused by Covid-19 over the past…
Continue Reading DNC launches new ad campaign as Biden and Democrats seek to sell Covid bill to Americans
The Democratic National Committee, in cooperation with the Biden White House, will kick off a sweeping effort to sell the newly signed Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden running out of time to make decision on future of US mission in Afghanistan as situation worsens
With 50 days until the United States is supposed to complete a total withdrawal of troops and personnel from Afghanistan — a move that a…
Continue Reading Trump, estranged from Presidents Club, excluded from predecessors’ PSA
When President Donald Trump received his Covid-19 vaccine at the White House in January, it was not recorded by official photographers or…
Continue Reading Biden leaves Trump’s dystopia in the dust
If you were expecting President Joe Biden to take a victory lap, to boast about his remarkable achievements in just 50 days in office, it’s…
Continue Reading ‘I need you’: Biden asks Americans to do their part to help country emerge from Covid crisis
The light at the end of the tunnel may be the fireworks bursting in air on the Fourth of July. President Joe Biden on Thursday offered Americans the…
Continue Reading Pressure ratchets up on Cuomo after New York Assembly speaker OKs impeachment investigation
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting political pressure on Thursday after the speaker of the state Assembly authorized the judiciary…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from Joe Biden’s prime-time Covid-19 speech
President Joe Biden marked a year since the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country with his first prime-time address — a speech in which he…
Continue Reading Biden didn’t really tell the ‘truth’ about his Covid relief bill
President Joe Biden’s speech Thursday night contained a long section about “the truth,” and he said the truth is that the only way…
Continue Reading Biden speech outlines plan to get U.S. ‘closer to normal’ by July 4th
WASHINGTON, DC — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time…
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Stimulus funds: How much El Paso communities, schools will get
EL PASO, Texas — While many in the Borderland will receive a one-time $1,400 payment from the Covid-19 relief bill, that is just one small piece of…
Continue Reading Biden directs states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1
Addressing a pandemic-worn nation a year after coronavirus brought life to a halt, President Joe Biden on Thursday offered a plan to lift the country…
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Number of kids in Border Patrol custody tops 3,700 amid surge
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody continues to climb, reaching more than 3,700, many of…
Continue Reading White House says $1,400 checks to start showing up in bank accounts this weekend
WASHINGTON — The White House says the $1,400 direct payments for most Americans funded by the American Rescue Plan will start showing up in bank…
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