Schumer announces all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms team following US Capitol riot
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday announced an all-female Senate sergeant-at-arms leadership team, after the previous…
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Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as vote timing creeps toward the weekend
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security increased and House session canceled amid warnings about March 4 conspiracies
US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a…
Continue Reading House Republican: ‘Trump has a responsibility’ to tell his supporters ‘to stand down’ after new threat
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that Donald Trump has a duty to call off his supporters in light of a…
Continue Reading Acting US Capitol Police chief acknowledges failures of January 6 but can’t say what increased budget would do to solve them
The acting chief of the US Capitol Police department acknowledged command and intelligence failures the day insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, but…
Continue Reading Unaccompanied kids being held by Border Patrol for 77 hours on average, internal documents show
WASHINGTON, Dc — Migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on…
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Contractor dies of heart attack during rocket attack at air base housing U.S. troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in…
Continue Reading House to vote on bill named in honor of George Floyd aimed at preventing police misconduct
The House of Representatives is slated to vote Wednesday on legislation aimed at preventing police misconduct that Democrats named in honor of George…
Continue Reading North Carolina county commissioner and LGBTQ advocate launches bid to challenge GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn
A North Carolina county official and longtime LGBTQ advocate announced Wednesday that she’s challenging Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn in…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security increased around chatter about March 4 conspiracies
US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a…
Continue Reading Democrats introduce legislation to create a Ruth Bader Ginsburg monument on Capitol Hill
Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation to create a monument on Capitol Hill in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon…
Continue Reading Cuomo apologizes, says he didn’t know he was making women uncomfortable and rejects calls to resign
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Wednesday after more than a week away from the cameras to apologize for his behavior after two women accused…
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Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach U.S. Capitol on Thursday
WASHINGTON, DC — Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on…
Continue Reading Biden: Texas decision to reopen ‘Neanderthal thinking’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on narrowing stimulus check eligibility
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
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13 crash dead among 44 smuggled through fence hole
HOLTVILLE, California — The U.S. Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among 44 people who entered the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pence pushes false election fraud claims in denouncing Democratic reform bill
Former Vice President Mike Pence is seizing on a Democratic-led initiative to streamline election standards to again push false claims of voting…
Continue Reading Sign-ups for Biden’s Obamacare special enrollment period nearly triple
More than 206,000 people signed up for Affordable Care Act policies on the federal exchange in the first two weeks of the special enrollment period…
Continue Reading Cuomo says he ‘never touched anyone inappropriately’ and rejects calls to resign
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday apologized for his behavior toward several women who have accused him of making unwanted advances…
Continue Reading A new education secretary has been sworn in. What are the next steps for reopening schools?
The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration’s long journey toward reopening…
Continue Reading DC National Guard commander says ‘unusual’ Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot
The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before…
Continue Reading ‘They just were not all in’: How the White House convinced two pharmaceutical giants to collaborate on a vaccine
President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response team learned two things his first week in office: Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as Biden signs off on more targeted stimulus checks
Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue Reading Experts are warning of a potential Covid-19 surge while several governors are loosening restrictions
As more US Covid-19 vaccine sites begin offering one-dose Johnson & Johnson shots Wednesday, more states are easing coronavirus restrictions…
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Biden, Dems to tighten income limits for stimulus checks
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus…
Continue Reading Read: The Department of Defense inspector general’s report on the conduct of Rep. Ronny Jackson
The Department of Defense inspector general on Wednesday released a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson’s conduct during his time serving as…
Continue Reading Air base hosting US troops in Iraq targeted in rocket attack, coalition says
An air base hosting US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was targeted on Wednesday by at least 10 rockets, US coalition officials said. The Al-Asad…
Continue Reading Biden still working through Tanden replacement options as Hill Democrats push Young
President Joe Biden is still working through the process of replacing Neera Tanden’s failed Office of Management and Budget director…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Mitt Romney, Republican US senator from Utah. Romney is the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican…
Continue Reading Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Deb Haaland for Interior secretary
Sen. Susan Collins, a key moderate Republican from Maine, said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary,…
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