Biden seeks $80 billion to boost IRS enforcement
President Joe Biden will seek $80 billion to fund enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement of high-earners to help pay for his American Families…
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CNN Poll: Most satisfied with Chauvin verdict, but partisans divide
More than three-quarters of Americans say they are satisfied with the guilty verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the…
Continue Reading The census is a lucky break for Republicans
The most important development thus far in the race for control of the House of Representatives in 2022 arguably occurred with Monday’s release…
Continue Reading Iranian attack boats harassed US warships in Persian Gulf again on Monday, Navy says
Iran’s Navy once again harassed US ships operating in the Persian Gulf, this time coming within 68 yards of the ships on Monday night,…
Continue Reading DC Police department hit by ransomware attack
The Washington Metropolitan Police Department has been the subject of a ransomware attack, according to a source familiar with the incident. The…
Continue Reading Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration policies for ICE director
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney thinks January 6 should be ‘disqualifying’ for some GOPers
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has made no secret of her opinion that the riot at the US Capitol on January 6 was incited by then-President Donald Trump…
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Cheerleader punished for a Snapchat takes her case to the Supreme Court
When cheerleader Brandi Levy posted a Snapchat of herself giving the middle digit salute with a profanity-laced caption, she likely never thought…
Continue Reading Biden judicial pick secures endorsements ahead of hearing with Supreme Court overtones
Dozens of former Supreme Court clerks, Justice Department officials and law professors are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading McCarthy on Cheney’s fitness for leadership: ‘That’s a question for the conference’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pointedly declined an opportunity on Tuesday to say whether he believes Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3-ranking House…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats holding a lottery for tickets to Biden’s address to Congress
Senate Democrats are using a lottery system to distribute the limited number of tickets available for members of the caucus who are interested in…
Continue Reading Covid and security precautions will make this year’s joint address to Congress different
When President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, it will look different than presidential addresses in years past with…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling
The Biden administration announced Tuesday an operation focused on disrupting transnational criminal organizations, including human smugglers who…
Continue Reading ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to visit Philadelphia train station Friday
“Amtrak Joe” is returning to his roots. President Joe Biden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak’s founding when he…
Continue Reading Trump’s effort to overturn loss becomes 2022 GOP litmus test in key Senate races
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory acknowledged reality in 2020: former President Donald Trump lost. He then explained why — and objected…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP representative struggles to justify state bill that would purge early voting list
An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Friday defended a GOP-sponsored bill that would change the mail-in voting process by arguing that state lawmakers…
Continue Reading Garland announces Justice Department investigation into the Louisville Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The…
Continue Reading First Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice announces Senate bid
Cheri Beasley, the first Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, launched her 2022 Senate campaign on Tuesday, seeking to break…
Continue Reading US says Iran’s Navy harassed Coast Guard in Persian Gulf earlier this month
Four ships from the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Continue Reading New York state court employee charged after allegedly threatening to kill several Democratic Congress members
A New York state court employee was charged with threatening to murder a US official after he made online posts threatening to kill several…
Continue Reading Man on trial for allegedly threatening Democrats Pelosi, Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez
The son of a retired New York City family court judge is on trial for allegedly threatening the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate…
Continue Reading Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat
Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying…
Continue Reading Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption
A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require…
Continue Reading Montana bans abortions at 20 weeks
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…
Continue Reading Washington Post: White House considering setting refugee cap at original proposal of 62,500
The White House is reconsidering raising the number of refugees allowed into the US to about 62,500, its original goal, The Washington Post reported…
Continue Reading Migrant children stuck in limbo as Biden administration opens emergency shelters nationwide
On one side of the Dallas Convention Center earlier this month, hundreds of teens gathered for a high school volleyball tournament, complete with…
Continue Reading Biden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
Two months after his effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour ran into the Senate parliamentarian buzz saw, President Joe Biden is set…
Continue Reading Arizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest…
Continue Reading The Trump Republican circus gears up for another tour
Donald Trump schooled his protégés well in his politics of down-in-the-muck misinformation. The ex-President’s Washington devotees and media…
Continue Reading ‘It’s an impossible situation’: Democrats link arms with Biden on Afghanistan — and brace for the worst
Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor…
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