There’s a race to pass the stimulus by March 14. Here’s what’s at stake
Millions of Americans will start running out of pandemic unemployment benefits in just two weeks, putting increased pressure on the House to quickly…
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A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion Senate stimulus
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic…
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Biden, Democrats prevail as divided Senate approves $1.9T virus aid bill, House on track for final passage next week
WASHINGTON, DC — An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill. The vote means that President Joe Biden and his…
Continue Reading Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden’s Covid relief plan
The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get…
Continue Reading 70 years later, a US Army chaplain’s remains are found
Seventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats strike deal for $300 unemployment benefits boost into September
Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for a little longer under the Senate’s…
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There’s a lot of misinformation around what’s happening at the border. Here are the facts.
The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a…
Continue Reading Here’s what a ‘vote-a-rama’ is (and what it means for Biden’s stimulus)
Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging…
Continue Reading Senate leaders win over key Democratic holdout as party struggles to push through Biden’s Covid relief plan
The Senate is voting into the wee hours of Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly…
Continue Reading Task force examining Capitol security calls for installment of mobile fencing among host of other changes
A task force established to review security at the US Capitol following the violent insurrection on January 6 is calling for mobile fencing around…
Continue Reading Progressives grapple with path forward as hopes of passing minimum wage fade
The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage…
Continue Reading Biden administration tells facilities for migrant children to reopen to pre-pandemic levels
The Biden administration has notified facilities caring for migrant children that they can open back up to pre-Covid-19 levels, acknowledging…
Continue Reading Attorney for Cuomo accuser asks NY AG to protect all documents and notes of conversations from ‘potential spoilation’ by governor’s administration
The attorney for Charlotte Bennett, who is accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, sent a letter Friday to New York Attorney…
Continue Reading Deal reached in Senate to move forward on Covid relief after hours of impasse
A deal has been reached in the Senate to pave the way forward on President Joe Biden’s Covid relief bill after activity in the chamber ground…
Continue Reading Bill to repeal Cuomo’s emergency executive powers reaches governor’s desk
The New York State Senate and State Assembly passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday, sending it…
Continue Reading Biden administration considers opening additional tent facilities in Arizona amid influx of migrants
The Biden administration is considering opening additional temporary border facilities in Arizona to manage the influx of migrants arriving at the…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin stalls Democrats’ Covid relief push for hours
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled the passage of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill for hours on Friday, as Republicans urged…
Continue Reading Trump State Department official charged for attacking police in Capitol riot
A former Trump State Department political appointee appeared in Washington, DC, federal court Friday after being charged for pushing against police…
Continue Reading New York Times and Wall Street Journal: Top Cuomo aides rewrote nursing home report from state health officials to hide higher death toll
Some top aides for New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo allegedly rewrote a June nursing home report from state health officials to hide the higher…
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California to allow Major League Baseball, Disneyland, live shows to resume at reduced capacity on April 1
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials will allow people to attend Major League Baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, go to…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill has picked Shalanda Young to lead OMB — but Biden hasn’t yet
Congressional Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to nominate Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Neera Tanden…
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Beto O’Rourke is criss-crossing Texas, igniting Dems hopes he’ll run for governor
(Editor’s note: In the video player above is Beto O’Rourke’s unedited responses during an ABC News Live interview on Friday.) EL PASO, Texas — Beto…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats look to trim weekly unemployment benefits boost but add a month of payments in stimulus bill
Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for an additional month under a last-minute…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Detroit mayor’s misleading statements on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
As the demand for coronavirus vaccines continues to outpace the supply, the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine came as encouraging and much…
Continue Reading White House and Detroit officials seek to limit fallout after mayor initially declines Johnson & Johnson vaccine
White House and Detroit officials tried to limit fallout after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan initially declined to accept an allocation of Johnson &…
Continue Reading New York State Senate passes bill to repeal Cuomo’s emergency executive powers
The New York State Senate passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday. The vote split straight down…
Continue Reading All nine Supreme Court justices have been vaccinated
All nine Supreme Court justices have now received the Covid-19 vaccine. “The Justices have all been fully vaccinated,” public information…
Continue Reading Senate facing series of politically tough votes amid Covid relief push
The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into Saturday, the last…
Continue Reading Senate trims weekly unemployment benefits boost but adds a month of payments in stimulus bill
Jobless Americans will get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but will receive those payments for an additional month under a…
Continue Reading CNN analysis: Georgia’s proposed weekend voting restrictions would strike at Black voters
Black Georgians disproportionately cast their ballots on the weekend days that Republican lawmakers want to eliminate as options in future elections,…
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