Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden
The message emblazoned on the bright pink sweater Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wore presiding over the Senate this week may not have been intended…
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Pennsylvania GOP meeting ends with no resolution on whether to censure Toomey
A Pennsylvania Republican state committee meeting Wednesday night concluded with no resolution on whether to censure Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey…
Continue Reading Trump plots future — and revenge — from sunny Florida links
In a South Florida war room, occupied most days by a party of one, a former President of the United States is plotting his return — and his…
Continue Reading Congressional Republicans risk backlash as they unite against Biden’s Covid relief plan
Democrats and Republicans tangled over the size and scope of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan Wednesday, despite the broad public…
Continue Reading White House lifts Trump order that temporarily banned certain immigrant visas during pandemic
President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a Trump-era executive order that temporarily banned some immigrant visas during the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Senate panel to consider Rachel Levine’s historic nomination for HHS assistant secretary
A Senate confirmation hearing will take place on Thursday for President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as assistant health secretary, Dr. Rachel…
Continue Reading Democratic women poised to shake up male-dominated industry with new political media firm
Recent success stories about women in politics are about candidates breaking barriers. There’s a female vice president. More women than ever…
Continue Reading ‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince
The two private jets used by a Saudi Arabian assassination squad that killed and allegedly dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a…
Continue Reading South Dakota AG under pressure to resign as new evidence reveals investigators found victim’s broken glasses inside his car
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is under pressure to resign after he was charged last week with three misdemeanor counts in the…
Continue Reading Pentagon chief urges service members to get vaccinated after it was revealed one-third are opting out
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged military service members to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a video statement released Wednesday…
Continue Reading Democrats and GOP at odds over scope of commission to investigate Capitol riot
A brewing political fight over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the Capitol is focused not only on the…
Continue Reading What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump
Mitt Romney is no fan of Donald Trump. In fact, the Utah Republican senator may be the single most prominent critic of the 45th President within the…
Continue Reading Pentagon report reveals disturbing details about White supremacists in the ranks
A Pentagon report on extremism obtained by CNN gives disturbing insight into how White supremacists are active in the military and offers…
Continue Reading Why Ron Johnson’s fringe conspiracy theories are so alarming
It’s tempting to laugh at ridiculous conspiracy theories. In fact, we should laugh at them, but we must also take them seriously when they move…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit
Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according…
Continue Reading Close ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among those in Capitol mob
A close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took part in the January 6 mob at the Capitol and said he was among those who…
Continue Reading Key committee votes postponed in troubling sign for Tanden nomination
Two hearings that were scheduled to vote on Neera Tanden’s nomination to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget were…
Continue Reading Group of Senate Democrats call on Biden to create Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Wellbeing
Seven Senate Democrats are asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to establish a White House office devoted to reproductive…
Continue Reading DC mayor’s sister dies from Covid-19
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s sister died Wednesday at age 64 from “complications related to Covid-19,” the mayor said in a…
Continue Reading Would progressives support Covid relief package if minimum wage is taken out? Depends on how
As Congress waits for the parliamentarian to rule on whether the $15 minimum wage can be included in the reconciliation package, the question becomes…
Continue Reading Lawyers make progress in locating parents of children split from families at the border, latest court filing says
Lawyers are still trying to locate the parents of 506 children who had been split from their families at the US-Mexico border by the Trump…
Continue Reading Acting US Capitol Police chief says intelligence failed to predict scope of January 6 attack
Acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said Wednesday that the agency had taken action ahead of the January 6 riot based on intelligence…
Continue Reading Key GOP senator critical of Tanden’s past tweets in latest setback for Biden’s pick for budget director
Sen. Lisa Murkowski expressed concerns on Wednesday about the social media history of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be budget director, the…
Continue Reading FAA met to discuss more frequent engine inspections days before Denver incident
Only days before a dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight, federal regulators had met about requiring more frequent inspections of the…
Continue Reading AZ lawmakers weigh bill that would allow legislature to review election results ‘if needed’
Arizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills — including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results “if…
Continue Reading CIA launches task force to probe invisible attacks on US diplomats and spies as one victim finds some relief
More than three years after former senior US intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos suffered a mysterious attack in Moscow that changed his life…
Continue Reading Biden orders review on cracks in critical supply chains
President Joe Biden wants his administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items like…
Continue Reading Steve Bannon investigation gains steam as Manhattan prosecutors subpoena financial records
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has subpoenaed financial records related to Steve Bannon’s crowd-funding border-wall effort,…
Continue Reading House Democrats reintroduce police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd
House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced policing legislation named in honor of George Floyd, whose death in police custody last year sparked…
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Manchin announces he will vote to confirm Haaland as Interior secretary
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin, a key moderate Democrat from West Virginia, announced Wednesday that he will vote to…
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