Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits
Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless…
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Biden administration notified Congress of $735 million weapons sale to Israel earlier this month, before violence began
The Biden administration notified Congress of a proposed US weapons sale to Israel worth $735 million earlier this month, according to two sources…
Continue Reading Biden ‘expressed his support for a ceasefire’ in call with Israeli Prime Minister, White House says
President Joe Biden voiced support for a ceasefire Monday as intensifying violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza entered a second week.…
Continue Reading Fighter jet intercepts small aircraft that violated Presidential Airspace over Delaware
A North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter jet intercepted a small aircraft that had violated Presidential airspace over Wilmington,…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP election official defends office against Trump voting conspiracy theory: ‘We are humans, it has to stop.’
The Republican official who heads Maricopa County, Arizona’s election department offered a forceful defense of his office on Monday after…
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Gov. Abbott to end $300-a-week federal jobless benefit for Texans
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday joined the growing number of states that will stop paying the federally funded $300 in extra…
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Biden expresses ‘support’ for Gaza cease-fire in call with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli…
Continue Reading Texas and Indiana to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits during pandemic
Texas and Indiana will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless benefits…
Continue Reading South Carolina governor signs bill adding firing squad as an option for executions
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Friday signed into law a bill allowing death row inmates to elect execution by electric chair or…
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Biden developing pardon process with focus on racial justice, expected to issue acts of clemency before middle of term
The White House is currently in the process of reviewing clemency applications and has signaled that President Joe Biden, who views the pardon power…
Continue Reading New York won’t require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday
New York will adopt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to not require masks or social distancing for vaccinated…
Continue Reading Arizona Republicans feud over audit as Trump pushes falsehoods about 2020 election
Arizona Republican officials are pushing back against false claims from former President Donald Trump and his allies about the 2020 election —…
Continue Reading READ: Vice President Harris and second gentleman’s tax returns
The White House on Monday released the 2020 tax returns for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Read the returns…
Continue Reading New York Gov. Cuomo to receive over $5 million from book deal
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive more than $5 million from his book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, tax records released on…
Continue Reading White House releases Biden’s tax returns in restoration of presidential tradition
The White House released the 2020 tax returns for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, restoring a presidential…
Continue Reading GOP leaders split on the January 6 probe but No. 2 Republican predicts Senate will pass bill ‘in some form’
Senate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack…
Continue Reading Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows
Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi extends House proxy voting through July 3
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the period in the House that allows for members to vote via proxy to July 3, the speaker announced in a letter…
Continue Reading Fact check: Crenshaw tries to whitewash Republican brief supporting lawsuit that sought to overturn election
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw tried Sunday to downplay his December decision to sign on to a legal brief in support of the Texas lawsuit that sought to get…
Continue Reading What we know about UFOs: How the Pentagon has handled reported sightings, mysterious videos and more
For years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now…
Continue Reading How Trump and McConnell set the final pieces for the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade
Conservatives have been waiting decades for this moment: a transformed Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an abortion case that directly…
Continue Reading Former Trump officials dodge questions about not defending US Capitol on January 6 as Republicans downplay riot
Two former top Trump administration officials testified before Congress on Wednesday about the Capitol insurrection, dodging questions from…
Continue Reading Alabama GOP governor signs medical marijuana bill into law
Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law on Monday a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state. Ivey called SB 46, dubbed the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court says unanimous jury verdict requirement does not apply retroactively
The Supreme Court said on Monday that a decision last term holding that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for state criminal trials…
Continue Reading California won’t lift mask requirement until June 15 to give public time to prepare and ensure virus cases stay low
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t lift its mask requirement until June 15 to give the public time to prepare and ensure cases stay low.…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor, a Trump critic, says he will not seek reelection in 2022
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan — a Republican who has been critical of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in the…
Continue Reading Biden announces US will share more vaccines globally: ‘Our nation is going to be the arsenal of vaccines’
President Joe Biden said Monday his administration would share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the 60…
Continue Reading White House concerns rising over civilian deaths in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The growing number of civilian deaths in the intensifying battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is causing worry inside the White House as…
Continue Reading Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six federal charges
Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, formally pleaded guilty on Monday morning…
Continue Reading White House says Biden will release tax returns ‘soon’
The White House will release President Joe Biden’s tax returns “soon,” press secretary Jen Psaki announced Monday, reinstating a…
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