After El Paso massacre, Abbott was open to gun control; he’s moved on
AUSTIN, Texas — In August 2019, Texas was devastated by the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa that left 30 people…
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Newsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
As efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom gather momentum, the California Democrat once heralded even by former President Donald Trump as a hardworking…
Continue Reading Biden administration to propose significant increase in refugees admitted to US
The Biden administration is proposing to revise the number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in fiscal year 2021 to 62,500, a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court gives partial win to California churches fighting Covid restrictions
A divided Supreme Court blocked California’s Covid-related ban on indoor worship services in a late-night order Friday but allowed other…
Continue Reading Woman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says
A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled…
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Judge orders New York district to be certified for Republican in last unresolved congressional race of 2020
A New York judge ordered the State Board of Elections to certify Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner in New York’s 22nd Congressional…
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Cowboys for Trump head charged in Capitol riot is released from jail
WASHINGTON, DC — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is headed home to New Mexico after nearly three weeks in a Washington jail, after…
Continue Reading Biden administration to remove Houthis from terrorist list, reversing Trump’s decision
The State Department has informed Congress of its intent to reverse the Trump administration’s eleventh-hour decision to designate…
Continue Reading White House to reinstate regular presidential addresses to the nation in the style of FDR’s fireside chats
The White House plans to bring back presidential addresses directly to the American people this weekend, continuing in the tradition of President…
Continue Reading McCarthy survives tumultuous week and emerges with a tight grip on House Republicans
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy began this week facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his time as leader. He emerged at the end of it having…
Continue Reading Transgender Navy SEAL: Biden order ‘going to give a lot of other individuals that chance to finally be themselves’
When Navy SEAL Ashley Nefzger heard rumblings that President Joe Biden could sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender…
Continue Reading Biden says he doesn’t think $15 minimum wage will survive in his Covid-19 relief proposal
President Joe Biden conceded that he does not believe he will be able to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour through his $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue Reading Virginia set to become 23rd state to abolish death penalty after state House passes bill
Virginia is set to become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, after the state House of Delegates passed legislation Friday that would end…
Continue Reading Biden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation and GOP opposition
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with…
Continue Reading Biden White House wants to use the Super Bowl to advance message on Covid and vaccines
President Joe Biden’s urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as…
Continue Reading NFL tells White House it’s ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Read: NFL’s letter to Biden offering stadiums as vaccination sites
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that every NFL team’s stadium was available for “mass…
Continue Reading READ: Former Capitol Police chief’s letter to Congress on delays and failures leading up to Capitol riot
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6…
Continue Reading Federal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it’s not enough
The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP…
Continue Reading CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…
Continue Reading Biden’s relief plan closer to reality as Congress OK’s budget measure
WASHINGTON, DC — Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to…
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El Paso’s Joe Moody again named speaker pro tem of Texas House
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan shook up the chamber’s leadership this week, signaling who his top…
Continue Reading Democrats indicate they don’t need Trump’s testimony to make case at impeachment trial
House Democrats prosecuting the case against Donald Trump are signaling privately and publicly they will likely avoid a dramatic showdown with the…
Continue Reading Sasse’s message to Nebraska GOP as he faces censure: ‘Politics isn’t about the weird worship of one dude’
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska stood firm against leaders of his state’s Republican Party on Thursday after they advanced a censure resolution…
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Biden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with…
Continue Reading Biden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of Covid relief after sluggish jobs report
WASHINGTON, DC — President Biden delivered remarks on the economy Friday after the first jobs report during his presidency was released earlier in…
Continue Reading Biden administration to use Defense Production Act for Pfizer supplies, at-home tests and masks
The Biden administration is making use of the Defense Production Act in three key areas, the top official tasked with supplies announced Friday,…
Continue Reading Biden administration to deploy approximately 1,000 troops to assist with Covid vaccination effort
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will deploy approximately 1,000 troops across the United States to assist with coronavirus…
Continue Reading GOP base rewards Trump loyalists with campaign cash and media appearances
The Republicans who have remained aligned with former President Donald Trump have become lightning rods in Washington — but are being rewarded…
Continue Reading Biden administration expected to deploy approximately 1000 troops to assist with Covid vaccination effort
The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that it will deploy approximately 1000 troops across the United States to assist with…
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