Lawmakers call Biden’s Yemen policy a ‘historic shift’ in US foreign relations
When President Joe Biden announced the US will end support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna felt the decision…
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How to watch Biden’s first prime-time presidential address
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night to commemorate the anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Cuomo downplayed and deflected questions about nursing home data during daily press conferences last spring
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration are facing renewed scrutiny for their handling of nursing homes in the early days of the…
Continue Reading Former Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama urge Americans to get vaccinated
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and their respective former first ladies are part of a newly released ad…
Continue Reading Covid relief wasn’t the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others
Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress,…
Continue Reading Biden seeks to chart a path out of the pandemic in prime-time address
President Joe Biden can report in his first prime-time address Thursday that a vaccination drive now reaching 2 million people daily has brought…
Continue Reading House set to vote on gun legislation that would expand background checks
The House is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional…
Continue Reading Get ready for a raft of Biden court nominees
The Biden administration has pledged a laser-like focus on the judiciary in the coming months, vowing to not only prioritize nominations but also…
Continue Reading Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood’s ouster from Texas Medicaid program
A Texas county judge has temporarily blocked the state’s efforts to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, hours after the group’s…
Continue Reading Judge allows Texas to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid program
Thousands of Texans are slated to lose their health care provider after a Texas judge on Wednesday allowed the state to remove Planned Parenthood…
Continue Reading Millions in Covid relief funding to be used for federal cybersecurity efforts
Millions of dollars in funding from the Covid-19 relief bill passed Wednesday will be used to help the federal government improve its cybersecurity…
Continue Reading Trump expected to meet with Sen. Rick Scott amid GOP divide over former President
Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Republican Sen. Rick Scott this week, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN, at a time…
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Beto O’Rouke joins El Paso healthcare workers for vigil marking pandemic anniversary
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso healthcare workers held a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening to honor the more than 3,500 “healthcare heroes” who have…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured Georgia investigator to find ‘the right answer’ in baseless fraud push
In a phone call to the Georgia secretary of state’s office in December, then-President Donald Trump urged a top investigator to find fraud in…
Continue Reading Whistleblowers say Trump ally made questionable hire days before resigning from Justice Department
Two federal employees are calling for an investigation into the hiring of a senior Justice Department official who had been interviewed by a manager…
Continue Reading Manchin on his veto power over Biden agenda: ‘It’s not a good place to be’
He’s undecided on the nominee to head Health and Human Services. He’s not sure if he’ll back the No. 3 for the Justice Department,…
Continue Reading Kerry takes to the world stage before Blinken
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry embarked this week on what he called a “constructive trip” to Europe, meeting leaders…
Continue Reading The growing GOP rebellion against Marjorie Taylor Greene
For the fourth time in the last two weeks, Georgia freshman Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a motion to adjourn the House on…
Continue Reading Negotiator-in-chief Biden notches his first win but a bipartisan governing loss
When President Joe Biden welcomed lawmakers into the Oval Office for his very first publicly scheduled meeting with members of Congress, he spoke…
Continue Reading Why the big numbers you’re hearing about the border are only part of the story
WASHINGTON, DC — The new statistics emerging daily about what’s happening at the US-Mexico border are enough to make anyone’s head…
Continue Reading U.S. senators once again introduce a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
WASHINGTON, DC — A group of bipartisan U.S. senators is reintroducing a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent. In the…
Continue Reading Blinken: Acts of ‘ethnic cleansing’ committed in Western Tigray
Secretary of State Tony Blinken for the first time Wednesday used the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe human rights abuses he said…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Michael Regan as head of Environmental Protection Agency
The Senate voted to confirm Michael Regan as President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, where…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general
The Senate voted to confirm attorney general nominee Merrick Garland on Wednesday, sending the appellate judge on his mission to uphold the integrity…
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‘The border is not open’: Biden czar seeks foreign aid to slow flow
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before…
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U.S. House passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief bill – including $1,400 checks
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday passed a massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill with the goal of having it on President Joe…
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Biden’s border strategy faces crucial test amid dramatic surge of migrant children
WASHINGTON, DC — Aides who traveled to the southern border at the behest of President Joe Biden have described to him a troubling surge of…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell on Capitol security: ‘I think we’ve overdone it,’ compares Capitol to Kabul
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday acknowledged security changes need to be made at the United States Capitol but the Republican of…
Continue Reading Senior Democratic leader calls for Graham to ‘go to church’ after reparations comment
House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Wednesday blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham over his comments that aid to Black farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill…
Continue Reading Covid case and death rates were higher in GOP-led states in second half of 2020, study finds
In the second half of 2020, Republican-led states had higher Covid-19 case rates and death rates than Democrat-led states, according to a study…
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