Fact check: Breaking down 10 claims about the Democrats’ elections bill
The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a Democratic bill, called the For the People Act, which would make major changes to laws…
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SBA’s watchdog received more than 1 million fraud referrals for disaster loans, House select committee says
The Small Business Administration’s watchdog received more than 1 million referrals for suspected fraud in loans from small business relief…
Continue Reading Megan Rapinoe shines spotlight on pay fight and unequal NCAA amenities in Capitol Hill testimony
World Cup champion, US soccer player and longtime equal pay advocate Megan Rapinoe highlighted the ongoing inequities and discrimination women face…
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What to watch for at Biden’s first presidential news conference
President Joe Biden is holding his first formal news conference on Thursday and will likely face scrutiny over his administration’s response to…
Continue Reading Georgia House set to pass sweeping bill that would restrict voting access
The GOP-led Georgia House is expected on Thursday to approve a sweeping election bill that would limit voting rights by imposing restrictions like an…
Continue Reading Biden administration will spend nearly $10 billion to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines and build confidence
The Biden administration said Thursday it would dedicate nearly $10 billion to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines for the hardest-hit and…
Continue Reading Biden to highlight gains and face tough scrutiny in first formal news conference
President Joe Biden’s first two months in power went remarkably smoothly considering he took office amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, a…
Continue Reading See inside the two types of border facilities for unaccompanied migrant minors
A delegation of White House officials and lawmakers visited Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Wednesday to see an influx facility designed to accommodate…
Continue Reading Defense Department watchdog finds former auditor general of the Navy ‘engaged in a pervasive and egregious pattern’ of sexual harassment
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General found that former Auditor General of the Navy Ronnie J. Booth “engaged in a pervasive…
Continue Reading Videos show ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among mob inside Capitol during January 6 riot
Footage from the January 6 riot at the US Capitol shows a close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene inside the building. CNN…
Continue Reading News outlets ask for access to Sicknick assault videos shown in court
A coalition of 14 major national media outlets, including CNN, is asking a federal court to make public police body camera and other close-up footage…
Continue Reading Michigan Republicans push for sweeping voting restrictions with new election bills
Michigan Republicans on Wednesday introduced a package of election bills that would bring a raft of voting restrictions to the state, the latest…
Continue Reading Pentagon approves HHS request to house migrant children at 2 military bases
The Pentagon on Wednesday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at…
Continue Reading ‘A national government that did nothing to protect’ a generation: Colorado senator calls for gun reform in powerful speech
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act in the wake of a mass shooting at a supermarket in his state, asserting in an…
Continue Reading Biden reaches out to some Republicans on Capitol Hill — but not party leaders
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s spoken with President Joe Biden just once since he took office. “We just talked about Burma…
Continue Reading 30 questions for Biden’s first press conference
It’s not that President Joe Biden keeps quiet, exactly. But after four years of former President Donald Trump’s constant tweeting and…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court says states can restrict open carry of firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carrying of guns in public, a major ruling that is certain to be…
Continue Reading READ: 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Second Amendment rights
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents…
Continue Reading Three-ring binders and 14-point font: How Biden preps for a news conference
One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press…
Continue Reading Homeland Security funds revamped terrorism prevention grants after past criticism
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing…
Continue Reading White House allows press into a border facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading White House allows press into HHS immigration facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading Democrats demand answers on why Biden hasn’t officially allowed more refugees into the US
Democrats are pushing the administration to explain why President Joe Biden has not signed paperwork raising the cap on the number of refugees…
Continue Reading ‘Shame, shame, shame’: Schumer and McConnell spar over federal voting rights legislation
As the Senate held its first hearing on a sweeping election and voting rights package, the chamber’s leaders on Wednesday used the opportunity…
Continue Reading Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, the first out…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers ask Biden to issue waiver to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for members of military
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he issue a “waiver of informed consent” to make…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline between Russia and Germany
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Former Border Patrol chiefs to congressional leaders: ‘The patchwork system in place continues to fail us all’
Nearly a dozen retired Border Patrol chiefs implored congressional leadership Wednesday to provide additional resources and take steps to reform the…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell’s defense in defamation suit could put her in legal jeopardy
Sidney Powell, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, filed an eye-popping brief this week that could potentially doom her chances of…
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