Biden orders flags to half-staff as country mourns another mass shooting: ‘We must act’
President Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that…
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Biden signs emergency order to speed refugee admissions to U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination that officials said would speed refugee admissions to the U.S.,…
Continue Reading Biden briefed on Indianapolis shooting as White House says he’s determined to act on gun violence
President Joe Biden was briefed Friday morning on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, and the…
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AG Garland rescinds Trump-era memo that curtailed use of consent decrees used in investigations of police departments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal…
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Cotton threatens to stall US attorney nominees from Democratic states
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is threatening to stall the nominations of US attorneys from states represented by Democrats on the Judiciary…
Continue Reading Foreign minister says Moscow will ask 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a quid pro quo response to U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other…
Continue Reading Heavy metal guitarist will be first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers will plead guilty Friday to two crimes related to the Capitol insurrection, according to court…
Continue Reading White House funnels $1.7 billion to help track and fight coronavirus variants
The White House on Friday announced plans to release $1.7 billion in funding to help the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states…
Continue Reading Report: Human smugglers increasingly use Facebook to advertise services on the US-Mexico border
Human smugglers are increasingly utilizing Facebook to advertise services to migrants seeking to cross the US-Mexico border, according to a report…
Continue Reading Biden to be briefed on Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White…
Continue Reading Ilhan Omar and Democratic members urge Biden to act swiftly on raising refugee caps: ‘Lives depend on it’
A group of progressive Democrats is urging the Biden administration to act quickly to raise refugee caps put in place by the former Trump…
Continue Reading Arizona and Tennessee are one step away from making it harder for students to learn about sexual and gender identity in school
Arizona and Tennessee are one step away from restricting students’ access to lessons on sexual and gender identity, with lawmakers in the…
Continue Reading Theaters and music venues are still waiting on Covid relief funds approved in December
They were the first businesses to close and will be some of the last to reopen, yet owners of independent theaters and live music venues have been…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 16: Indianapolis, coronavirus, police violence, Cuba, UK
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest tomorrow at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, west of London. Only 30 people will attend the…
Continue Reading Spies vs. scientists on the origin of Covid
The science: Scientists are coalescing around the idea that Covid-19 probably spread to people through an animal or animals. That was the conclusion…
Continue Reading Some Trump congressional backers see big campaign windfalls in 1st quarter
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida raised more than $1.8 million during the first three months of the year, largely driven by small donations as the…
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Texas House OKs dropping permit to carry handguns in public to the dismay of El Paso Rep. Joe Moody
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that cleared a major…
Continue Reading Biden announces nine career diplomats as US ambassador nominees
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine diplomats for ambassadorships on Thursday, marking his first selection of overseas envoys…
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Pentagon confirms this leaked video taken by the U.S. Navy is indeed a UFO
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Defense Department has confirmed that leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken in…
Continue Reading Maxine Waters tells Jim Jordan to ‘shut your mouth’ after GOP congressman feuds with Fauci
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the…
Continue Reading Biden says sanctions against Russia are proportionate response: ‘Now is the time to de-escalate’
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the newly announced sanctions against Russia are a proportionate response to cyberattacks against the US and…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz joins Rand Paul in ditching masks on Capitol Hill despite CDC recommendations
WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Ted Cruz is no longer wearing a face mask as he walks the halls of the Capitol complex or goes to the Senate floor for…
Continue Reading Biden to use meeting with Japan’s prime minister to send ‘clear signal’ to China
President Joe Biden plans to use his meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday to send a signal to China that the countries are united in…
Continue Reading Lujan Grisham settles with former campaign staffer who accused governor of sexual mistreatment
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her gubernatorial campaign have settled with a former staffer who accused the…
Continue Reading Biden puts his stamp on foreign policy with series of momentous decisions
After President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that the US must shift focus from a bloody and intractable war to more modern-day pursuits, it took less…
Continue Reading Lawmakers vent at hearing over lack of clarity for who oversees Capitol Hill security
Months after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican from Georgia, made clear that confusion remains over who…
Continue Reading FBI director says bureau is not investigating QAnon conspiracy ‘in its own right’
For the second time in as many days, FBI director Christopher Wray acknowledged he remains concerned about potential violence incited by QAnon but…
Continue Reading White House releases $39 billion in relief funds to keep child care providers afloat
The Biden administration is funneling $39 billion in relief funds to states to help child care providers stay in business or reopen, which it says is…
Continue Reading Talks over bill to overhaul policing intensify amid new urgency after Daunte Wright shooting
Active discussions are underway in Congress over a bipartisan bill to overhaul laws surrounding policing as the Biden administration made the…
Continue Reading More than 1 million calls inundated FEMA’s new Covid-19 funeral assistance hotline on first day
More than 1 million callers dialed into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new funeral assistance program hotline on its first day, the…
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