Washington rewards bizarre behavior
I have not spent much time in this newsletter on the antics of Marjorie Taylor Greene or the scandal surrounding Matt Gaetz, two of the more…
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FEMA overwhelmed by calls on first day to apply for $9,000 for Covid-19 funeral expenses
Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, though the program got…
Continue Reading Biden to name Chris Inglis as new national cyber director
President Joe Biden will name Chris Inglis to the new position of national cyber director, the White House announced on Monday Inglis — whose…
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Hawley raised $3 million in 2021’s first quarter after objecting to electoral votes Biden won
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raised $3 million in the first quarter of 2021, a person familiar with his fundraising said — a total that showcases…
Continue Reading Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will soon launch Senate campaign
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is planning to launch his Republican campaign for Senate this week — and immediately become a…
Continue Reading Biden keeping Trump’s pick for Moscow ambassador in place
The Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, two senior…
Continue Reading Blinken names chief diversity officer to lead change on a ‘problem as old as the department itself’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken named retired ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as the department’s first chief diversity and inclusion…
Continue Reading FEMA accepting applications for up to $9,000 for Covid-19 funeral expenses
Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 can now get help with funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency launched on…
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Former House Speaker John Boehner calls Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
WASHINGTON, DC — Former U.S. House speaker John Boehner shares why he details his animosity for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (whom he calls “Lucifer in the…
Continue Reading US climate envoy John Kerry to travel to China for talks
US climate envoy John Kerry is traveling to China this week to discuss potential joint US-China efforts on climate change, according to two…
Continue Reading Frustration grows at US military bases overseas over slow pace of vaccine rollout
Many members of the American military and their family members stationed outside the US are growing increasingly frustrated at the pace of the…
Continue Reading Biden to name Trump policy critics to lead two key immigration agencies
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…
Continue Reading Republican state lawmakers push new criminal penalties for election activities
In the week before last November’s general election, Iowa progressive activist Mitch Henry scoured neighborhoods on the east and south sides of…
Continue Reading Biden to name nominees to lead two key immigration agencies
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…
Continue Reading Major Biden to get training after two biting incidents
President Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Major, will receive training after two biting incidents involving workers at the White House, according…
Continue Reading Biden to host bipartisan group of lawmakers for infrastructure meeting as he faces pressure on both sides of the aisle
President Joe Biden will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday afternoon to discuss his roughly $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure…
Continue Reading Huge Trump-era and pandemic immigrant visa backlog poses challenge for Biden
Even though President Joe Biden has moved to reverse many of his predecessor’s anti-immigration policies, the consequences of those restrictive…
Continue Reading Trump tightens grip on GOP while Biden bets on expanding federal power
Prominent Republicans rededicated themselves to Donald Trump’s creed of grievance, lies and demagoguery this weekend as President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 12:
Cruise lines are already betting big on a rebound, even though the CDC has yet to give the go-ahead for ships to sail to and from US ports.…
Continue Reading Congress faces jam-packed agenda as Democrats confront divisions over legislative policy and strategy
Congress will return to Washington this week with a host of problems to address — but no clear legislative paths to resolve any of them. On…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney calls Matt Gaetz allegations ‘sickening’ but stops short of calling for his resignation
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, called allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz “sickening” on Sunday, but stopped short…
Continue Reading Former Attorney General and legal activist Ramsey Clark dies at 93
Ramsey Clark, the former US attorney general and legal activist, has died at the age of 93, his granddaughter told CNN. Clark died Friday at his home…
Continue Reading Republican pushback on Covid emergency could cost Wisconsin’s neediest residents $50 million in monthly food stamps
More than 240,000 of Wisconsin’s lowest-income households could lose $50 million in pandemic food stamp benefits next month due to the ongoing…
Continue Reading Maryland lawmakers override GOP governor’s vetoes to enact police reform measures
Lawmakers in Maryland enacted a slate of police reform measures on Saturday by overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the bills,…
Continue Reading Top Black Democrats condemn GOP election bills as grave threat to voting in America
The highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress and a top Black state leader took aim Sunday at nation-wide Republican efforts to restrict voting…
Continue Reading Blinken criticizes China’s failure to ‘provide real transparency’ earlier in pandemic
Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China Sunday for not disclosing information on Covid-19 and its aggression in Taiwan and said that the…
Continue Reading Michigan’s Covid-19 surge becomes a reality check for a restless nation
Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Friday appeal to her state’s residents to voluntarily take…
Continue Reading Buttigieg: Biden wants ‘real progress’ on infrastructure plan by Memorial Day
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s broad definition of infrastructure in the American Jobs…
Continue Reading Trump repeats election lies and insults McConnell in front of RNC donors in Palm Beach
Former President Donald Trump repeated familiar lies about the 2020 election and insulted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Saturday when…
Continue Reading Arkansas’ GOP governor says Trump’s attacks on party leaders are ‘divisive’ and ‘not helpful’
Arkansas’ Republican governor on Sunday knocked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on top party leaders as…
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