I went to Washington for joy, and Amanda Gorman delivered it
Like millions of other Americans, I was infected with Covid-19 in 2020 — part of a wave of suffering that came as a direct result of the way…
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Jaime Harrison officially elected Democratic National Committee chair
Former South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison has officially been elected the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, winning…
Continue Reading The White House’s dog days haven’t returned just yet
The new administration is working doggedly in its first days in office, but President Joe Biden’s four-legged companions aren’t joining…
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Fauci returns to White House briefing room under Biden, calls it ‘liberating’
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top expert on infectious diseases and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci offered a glimmer…
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Bidens quickly fire White House chief usher installed by Trump
The Bidens moved quickly on Wednesday to fire White House chief usher Timothy Harleth, who was installed by the Trumps, two sources with knowledge…
Continue Reading Republicans position themselves for 2024 with Trump’s future looming large
Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President Donald Trump now that he has departed…
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Fauci talks ‘liberating feeling’ serving under Biden versus Trump
When Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the White House briefing room on Thursday, he did so without the sour reality of a hostile president watching him…
Continue Reading Congress approves waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
Both chambers of Congress on Thursday approved a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden…
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Congress passes waiver for Biden Pentagon pick Lloyd Austin, clearing path to confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Biden the first bill that he’ll sign into law, a measure to allow retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as…
Continue Reading Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start ‘from scratch,’ sources say
Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump…
Continue Reading Start of Trump’s impeachment trial remains unsettled as Pelosi won’t say when she’ll send over article
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday rejected Republican demands to back away from an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, even as…
Continue Reading Defense Department slams brakes on border wall as it reviews Biden order
The Defense Department will pause construction of the wall along the US-Mexico border as it reviews President Joe Biden’s executive order…
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House approves waiver for Biden Pentagon pick Lloyd Austin, moving him step closer to confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving quickly to install retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense. The House on…
Continue Reading House approves waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
The House on Thursday approved a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden administration. Austin, who…
Continue Reading Biden to seek five-year extension of key nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The Biden administration will seek a full five-year extension of a key nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, according to a US…
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The case of the White House bust of Winston Churchill
It had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated,…
Continue Reading Fact check: Is it constitutional for Trump to be tried in the Senate after leaving office?
Questions have arisen over the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impending trial in the Senate. Trump is the first president…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner move out of DC and lease luxury condo in Miami
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have moved out of their Washington, DC, home, and have signed a one-year lease on a luxury condo in Miami at the Arte,…
Continue Reading Fact check: 11 false claims Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has tweeted in the last month
A rookie Republican congresswoman from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, was suspended from Twitter on Sunday for 12 hours after she repeatedly…
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Biden rolls out national plan to fight virus, including mask mandate
WASHINGTON, DC — A day after being sworn in, President Joe Biden rolled out a national strategy Thursday to fight Covid-19, reopen the nation’s…
Continue Reading Biden pushes to reopen schools within 100 days
President Joe Biden is pledging to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days — an ambitious goal as Covid cases surge and teachers across the…
Continue Reading Biden unveils Covid-19 plan based ‘science not politics’ as he signs new initiatives
President Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday focused on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national…
Continue Reading Biden signs executive orders on COVID-19 response, authorizes broader use of Defense Production Act to speed vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting into play his national Covid-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and…
Continue Reading House to vote on waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden administration.…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump economist backs Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan
Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the…
Continue Reading Woman accused of involvement in Pelosi laptop theft during Capitol riot released to home confinement
A Pennsylvania woman who is accused of being involved in the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Capitol riot…
Continue Reading Buttigieg eyes more mask restrictions on ‘all modes of transportation’
Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the Biden administration will look at “all relevant authorities” at…
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1 photo that shows just how much history was made on Inauguration Day
While scrolling through the slew of photos of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday morning, one…
Continue Reading Biden issues slew of pandemic initiatives to improve vaccine distribution, expand testing and reopen schools
President Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday will focus on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national…
Continue Reading Biden wants to remove this controversial word from US laws
It’s just one small part of the sweeping immigration overhaul President Biden is pushing. But the symbolic significance is huge. Biden’s…
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