Senate confirms Katherine Tai to be US trade representative
The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai to serve as US trade representative on Wednesday, giving her a key role to smooth supply chains shaken by the…
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Harris condemns ‘tragic’ Atlanta shooting and expresses solidarity with Asian American community
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the recent lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, marking her most formal remarks about the…
Continue Reading A year into the pandemic, Florida is booming and Republican Gov. DeSantis is taking credit
After a year of criticism by health experts, mockery from comedians and blistering critiques from political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats set to introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access
Senate Democrats on Wednesday are set to introduce the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that,…
Continue Reading Biden says his dog, Major, is working with a trainer in Delaware following biting incident
President Joe Biden said that his dog, Major, is working with a trainer at Biden’s home in Delaware following a biting incident at the White…
Continue Reading Biden reiterates pledge to raise taxes on Americans making $400,000 or more
President Joe Biden again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying…
Continue Reading Mayorkas faces lawmakers amid unaccompanied-migrant crisis at the border
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before lawmakers Wednesday morning, where he is expected to face questions about the…
Continue Reading Biden says Putin ‘will pay a price’ for Russian efforts to undermine the 2020 US election
President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin “will pay a price” for his efforts to undermine the 2020 US election following a landmark…
Continue Reading Trump urges Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine: ‘I would recommend it’
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Americans to get vaccinated to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it “safe” and…
Continue Reading New US intel report shows Russia, Trump and GOP acolytes have same goals
A new US intelligence report that finds Russia interfered in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump and hurt Joe Biden also underscores a fundamental…
Continue Reading Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote
Republicans at the state level have moved swiftly to either roll back some easy access to voting or put new obstacles in the way of voters following…
Continue Reading US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office
US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office,…
Continue Reading Biden to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Ireland’s prime minister
President Joe Biden will host Taioseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump hires new evidence expert
The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump, Fani Willis, is beefing up her office with a new evidence expert,…
Continue Reading Investigators point to leadership and investigative failures at Fort Hood in wake of service member deaths
FORT HOOD, Texas — The commander of the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command told lawmakers on Tuesday that it is “not…
Continue Reading Biden tells migrants not to come to US: ‘Don’t leave your town’
President Joe Biden discouraged would-be migrants from coming to the United States as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of…
Continue Reading House passes sweeping child abuse prevention bill
The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping child abuse prevention bill, setting up deliberations in the Senate as experts and advocates raise alarm about…
Continue Reading Biden says he supports bringing back the Senate’s talking filibuster rule
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports changing the Senate’s filibuster rule by bringing back the talking filibuster, requiring a…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s strategy for getting through scandal: Focus on his job
In the eyes of those close to Andrew Cuomo, the way through the scandal that threatens to sink the three-term New York governor is to focus on the…
Continue Reading Woman who first accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment meets with investigators
Investigators in the New York Attorney General’s Office met with Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to publicly accuse New York Democratic Gov.…
Continue Reading US intelligence report says Russia used Trump allies to influence 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden
The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with an influence campaign…
Continue Reading California governor mounts aggressive effort to combat recall campaign
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has embarked on an aggressive new effort to push back against the well-funded effort to recall him, arguing…
Continue Reading Congress eyes extending PPP deadline for businesses, as billions sit untouched
Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government’s key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from…
Continue Reading Democrats pitch significant increase to international affairs budget
A group of Democratic lawmakers is proposing a substantial increase in the international affairs budget for the next fiscal year, with specific…
Continue Reading Border crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy
The migrant crisis roiling the United States has made the complicated politics in Congress over immigration even dicier, with Democrats at sharp odds…
Continue Reading Opinion: Trump’s major problem in Georgia election probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has now opened a grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the…
Continue Reading Three-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge
Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others…
Continue Reading Debt collectors can seize the new stimulus checks. Lawmakers are trying to fix that
The latest round of stimulus payments that started going out over the weekend are open to being seized by private debt collectors — a problem…
Continue Reading Biden sells government as a solution in Covid-19 relief sales pitch
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to…
Continue Reading Harris uses UN speech to champion women’s role in democracy
Kamala Harris declared “the status of women is the status of democracy” on Tuesday, in her first speech before the United Nations as the…
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