Airline groups want the Justice Department to punish unruly passengers
A coalition of airline trade and labor groups on Monday wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson asking that the…
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Pandemic pushes Medicaid enrollment to record high
A record 80.5 million Americans have health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, largely because states have…
Continue Reading Obama slams GOP’s opposition to voting reform
Speaking at a teleconference town hall, former President Barack Obama took Senate Republicans to task for opposition to a debate over an election…
Continue Reading Obama invokes January 6 insurrection to advocate for voting rights bill
Former President Barack Obama on Monday invoked the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to advocate for a sweeping voting rights bill set to be…
Continue Reading Poll: Most Americans reject validity of 2020 election audits
Most of the public rejects Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results, saying they believe the reviews are an attempt to…
Continue Reading Surviving combat only to die at home: Retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is picking out his coffin at 35 years old
You can’t tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He’s just 35 years old. And today he’s…
Continue Reading Russian ambassador to US arrives in Washington
The Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, returned to Washington, DC after spending almost three months in Moscow, the Russian embassy…
Continue Reading The winner of Tuesday’s Manhattan DA primary is poised to take over Trump investigation
Whoever wins the Democratic primary race for Manhattan district attorney on Tuesday isn’t just poised to take the helm of one of the most…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court opinion in NCAA athletes case
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive some education-related payments in a case that could reshape college…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces plan to share 55 million Covid-19 doses abroad
The Biden administration on Monday announced its plan to distribute the remaining 55 million of the 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that President…
Continue Reading Schumer on infrastructure talks: We need big, bold change
CNN’s Manu Raju speaks to Chuck Schumer about confronting his most daunting series of legislative landmines in his young tenure as Senate majority…
Continue Reading Schumer faces Democratic divisions and skeptical Republicans as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Chuck Schumer is confronting his most daunting series of legislative landmines in his young tenure as Senate majority leader, navigating conflicting…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules against NCAA, opening door to significant increase in compensation for student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments, in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue Reading Biden’s agenda enters critical week on Capitol Hill ahead of looming Senate recess
Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US, EU, UK and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus
The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Belarus Monday in a coordinated response to the Lukashenko…
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Justices rule against NCAA caps on student athlete benefits, open door to compensation
WASHINGTON, DC— In a ruling that could reshape college sports by allowing more money from a billion-dollar industry to go to the players, the U.S.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports…
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke holds voting rights rally at Texas Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso’s very own Beto O’Rourke is on the road again, trying to build public pressure on Congress to take action on voting…
Continue Reading How the Justice Department swept up records of two congressional Democrats and Trump’s lawyer
The subpoena that swept up the records of two Democratic congressmen, their staff and family members in 2018 appears to have been the result of a…
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Trump cowboy Couy Griffin seeks political comeback after riot
TULAROSA, New Mexico — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and…
Continue Reading Ammon Bundy announces run for Idaho governor
Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for…
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Pollsters estimate French conservatives dominate 1st round of regional elections; Le Pen’s far-right party trails
PARIS (AP) — Polling agencies have estimated that France’s traditional conservative party dominated the first round of regional elections, and…
Continue Reading Sanders signals openness to Manchin’s voting rights compromise
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday signaled openness to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to sweeping elections overhaul legislation…
Continue Reading Danica Roem’s message to LGBTQ youth: ‘You have to care’ about politics
It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the…
Continue Reading Sanders says he wants an infrastructure package with a larger price tag
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said it’s urgent that Democrats work toward an infrastructure package with a larger price tag that addresses…
Continue Reading National security adviser: US preparing more Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment
The Biden administration is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny,…
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El Paso leaders fear Abbott’s migrant ‘invasion’ talk will incite violence
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso political leaders and immigration rights advocates are condemning Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan…
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Former Las Cruces Congresswoman nominated for Biden administration post
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former U.S. Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the under secretary…
Continue Reading Georgia removes 100,000 names from voter registration rolls
More than 100,000 names will be removed from Georgia’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the state’s voter files “up…
Continue Reading Bidens announce their ‘beloved’ German Shepherd Champ has died
The Bidens announced Saturday that Champ, their “beloved” German Shepherd who had been with their family since 2008, has died. Champ…
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