Biden leads Covid-19 relief sales pitch with an eye toward next steps
President Joe Biden launches a sales effort Tuesday that he says is critical to convincing Americans that government can make their lives better. The…
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California governor launches campaign to stop recall effort against him
California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new campaign Monday denouncing a recall effort against him and blasting the calls for his ouster as a…
Continue Reading Brother of star witness in Trump’s first impeachment set to be promoted by the Army
Army Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, whose brother Alex was a star witness in the House impeachment inquiry, has been selected for promotion to colonel…
Continue Reading US and Japan express concern over China’s ‘aggressive actions’ during first trip by Biden’s top diplomat
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China’s threats to regional stability during bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, warning that…
Continue Reading Texas Republicans target Houston with raft of bills seeking new voting restrictions
Texas Republicans are targeting Houston’s efforts to expand voting access during the 2020 election with a series of measures that would limit…
Continue Reading Top Senate Democrat sees little chance of passing Biden plan for pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, the chamber’s second-ranking Democrat, said Monday that he doesn’t believe there’s enough…
Continue Reading Senate to consider legislation that would mandate insurance coverage for congenital anomalies
Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday will introduce legislation aimed at delivering relief to families who have struggled with the steep medical costs…
Continue Reading Family torn apart as they speak to investigators about father’s participation in Capitol riot
A 16-year-old testified against her father in court on Monday, as prosecutors used against him what they had learned from his children about his…
Continue Reading Agency review finds some Trump administration CDC guidance was not grounded in science or free from undue influence
A review of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid-19 guidance has found that some of the agency’s guidance during the…
Continue Reading White House staff no longer tested for Covid-19 daily
White House staff working in-person are no longer tested for Covid-19 every day as those on campus have been increasingly vaccinated, a recent change…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer suspended after anti-Semitic reading material found near his work area
A US Capitol Police officer has been suspended after anti-Semitic reading material was discovered near his work area on Sunday, according to a…
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El Paso’s Escobar pushes back after GOP leaders tour border ‘crisis’ & blame Biden
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar on Monday sparred with Republican U.S. House leaders in dueling news conferences…
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know about the new stimulus child tax credit
The $1.9 trillion relief package signed by President Joe Biden greatly enhances the federal child tax credit for one year, allowing millions more…
Continue Reading Trump is facing probes from 5 independently elected investigators
Five independently elected investigators have turned their attention to former President Donald Trump, a sign his legal woes are mounting as he no…
Continue Reading This is Trump’s heaping list of legal problems post-impeachment
After averting a conviction in his second impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump faces significant new legal threats as prosecutors in…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state’s office launches investigation into Trump’s phone call
The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed to CNN on Monday that it has started an investigation into former President…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal investigation into Trump’s attempt to influence election results
A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump for his “attempts to influence…
Continue Reading Manchin signals he’ll support Gupta as No. 3 at DOJ, bolstering her chance at confirmation
Sen. Joe Manchin, the key Democratic swing vote, said Monday that he will likely support Vanita Gupta as the No. 3 at the Justice Department, taking…
Continue Reading ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author gets $10 million boost for potential Senate bid
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel has donated more than $10 million to a super PAC encouraging author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance to enter what…
Continue Reading North Korea breaks silence to warn US against ‘causing a stink’
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea‘s leader, warned the Biden administration against “causing a stink at its first step” on…
Continue Reading Schumer keeps pressure on Biden to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is keeping the pressure on President Joe Biden to forgive $50,000 in federal student loan debt. The New York…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republican congresswoman didn’t take credit for the relief bill she voted against
A Republican member of Congress, Rep. MarÃa Elvira Salazar of Florida, has faced withering attacks on Twitter for supposedly taking credit on Friday…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Deb Haaland as Biden’s Interior secretary in historic vote
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary, a historic move that will make her the first Native…
Continue Reading Former coronavirus testing czar urges Trump to encourage vaccinations
The Trump administration’s coronavirus testing czar on Monday called on former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence to…
Continue Reading Navy probe finds contractor charged in Capitol insurrection was well-known Nazi sympathizer
An Army reservist charged with storming the US Capitol was a well-known White supremacist and Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked as a…
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New Mexico’s Haaland is confirmed as interior secretary; 1st Native American cabinet member
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to…
Continue Reading Charles Booker ‘strongly considering’ 2022 Senate bid against Rand Paul
Former Kentucky state representative Charles Booker tweeted on Monday that he is “strongly considering” running for Senate in 2022…
Continue Reading Dallas convention center to be used to shelter migrant teenage boys
The Biden administration plans to use a convention center in Dallas to hold more than 2,000 migrant teenagers, according to a Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading Ron Johnson’s latest comments are just straight-out racist
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is very good at one thing: Making comments that are, at best, ill-informed and at worst, racist and/or dangerous.…
Continue Reading Kushner resurfaces with op-ed on the Middle East
Top Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner resurfaced on Sunday by penning a Wall Street Journal op-ed about the Middle East, his first public…
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