Here are the historic firsts in Biden’s administration
Several of President-elect Joe Biden‘s nominees would make history if confirmed by the United States Senate to serve in top roles in his…
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Tension rises between Pentagon and Biden transition team over meetings
President-elect Joe Biden‘s transition team said Friday that they did not agree to a two-week break in critical transfer-of-power discussions…
Continue Reading Congressional backers cite cybersecurity provisions as they push Trump to sign defense bill
The massive defense bill that President Donald Trump is threatening to veto contains provisions for increased cybersecurity, which has taken on…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell vaccinated by Capitol attending physician
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were both vaccinated against Covid-19 by Capitol Attending Physician Dr.…
Continue Reading Biden vows to impose ‘costs’ for Russian aggression when he becomes president
President-elect Joe Biden’s approach to Russia is now an even tougher challenge with news that Moscow may be responsible for a massive cyber…
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Bidens to receive first dose of Pfizer vaccine Monday
President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Jill Biden will receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday in Delaware, transition…
Continue Reading The restaurant apocalypse is here
American restaurants are dying and Covid is killing them. More than 110,000 US restaurants have closed during the pandemic — and more are…
Continue Reading Trump praises Tuberville after Alabama GOP senator-elect leaves open objecting to election results January 6
President Donald Trump lauded Tommy Tuberville this week after the Republican Alabama senator-elect said he is not ruling out joining a House member…
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Threat of another government shutdown hangs over Washington as Covid relief talks drag on
Congressional leaders had set a Friday deadline to approve a $900 billion pandemic relief deal and tie that proposal to a $1.4 trillion funding…
Continue Reading Obama appears in three digital campaign ads for Georgia’s Raphael Warnock
Former President Barack Obama appeared in three digital campaign ads urging Georgians to vote for Rev. Raphael Warnock ahead of the Senate runoff…
Continue Reading As Trump weighs pardons, GOP divided on whether Snowden should receive one
The expectation that President Donald Trump will issue a flurry of pardons in his final days in office has sparked a contentious discussion among…
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Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a challenge for now to President Donald Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted…
Continue Reading Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a challenge for now to President Donald Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court opinion and dissent in census case
The Supreme Court threw out a challenge to President Donald Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted when seats in…
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Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump census case to exclude undocumented immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the…
Continue Reading Barack Obama lists his favorite books of 2020
In a year that saw many traditions upended, former President Barack Obama is keeping up with one annual custom: sharing his favorite books of the…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court opinion and dissent in census case
The Supreme Court threw out a challenge to President Donald Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted when seats in…
Continue Reading Here’s who has tested positive for coronavirus or its antibodies in Congress
As Covid-19 cases surge throughout the country, no place has been immune from infection — including Capitol Hill. The spike in cases nationwide…
Continue Reading Pence receives coronavirus vaccine Friday morning
Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus vaccine Friday morning — an on-camera event that the Trump administration says is part of…
Continue Reading US cybersecurity agency warns suspected Russian hacking campaign broader than previously believed
An alarming new alert issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber arm Thursday revealed that Russian hackers suspected of a massive,…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris prepares for her historic vice presidency by studying Joe Biden’s legacy
As Kamala Harris prepares for the vice presidency, she is learning from a person who knows more about the job than almost anyone in the world:…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says her doctorate is among her proudest achievements: ‘I worked so hard for it’
Jill Biden was surprised by a recent newspaper op-ed piece suggesting she stop using the “Dr.” title before her name, she told TV host…
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Vice President Pence, Surgeon General receive virus vaccinations
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday in…
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FDA prepares to OK a second vaccine as Covid-19 deaths top 40,000 this month
The Food and Drug Administration says it is “rapidly” working toward issuing an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine…
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Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his…
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Putting ‘politics in front of lives’: DeSantis faces criticism over Florida’s Covid-19 response
Warning signs about a Covid-19 spike have been flashing red in Florida this fall: Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising since November, the…
Continue Reading Rep. Katie Porter is in quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus
US Rep. Katie Porter said Thursday evening that she is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.…
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Rep. Katie Porter is in quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus
US Rep. Katie Porter said Thursday evening that she is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.…
Continue Reading Former President Jimmy Carter to receive coronavirus vaccine ‘when it is available to him’
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s foundation announced Thursday that the 39th President is planning to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. “After…
Continue Reading HHS secretary’s wife tests positive for Covid-19; he tests negative
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told colleagues on Thursday that his wife had tested positive for Covid 19 but that he had tested…
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