The 50 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump’s CPAC speech
Donald Trump delivered his first major post-presidential speech on Sunday, an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference laden with…
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Stimulus negotiations: Pressure turns to the Senate to close deal on Covid relief
The Senate could move as soon as this week to pass their own version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. That plan will,…
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Senate Democratic leaders want members to hold firm against ‘lethal’ GOP amendments on relief bill
Senate Democratic leaders are urging their caucus to stick together and fend off GOP amendments that could alter key elements of the $1.9 trillion…
Continue Reading Garland AG nomination advances for Senate vote
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland…
Continue Reading Garland confirmation advances out of committee, setting up floor vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general,…
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Border-separated families could be reunited in U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration could reunite migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald…
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California governor, legislative leaders reach deal that could put most kids back in classrooms by the end of March
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement aimed at getting most public school…
Continue Reading Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia over Navalny treatment this week
The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny this…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 minimum wage
Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $15 minimum wage to their employees, the…
Continue Reading Progressive House Democrats pressure Harris to invoke rarely employed move to ignore parliamentarian decision on wage hike
Liberal House Democrats are pleading with Vice President Kamala Harris to ignore the ruling of the Senate’s parliamentarian and decide that the…
Continue Reading New York Times: Second former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment
A second former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment, according to the New York Times. The former aide, Charlotte…
Continue Reading Cuomo says he’s ‘truly sorry’ for workplace comments he says were ‘misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation’ following sexual harassment claims
Faced with an escalating backlash following two allegations of sexual harassment in less than a week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday…
Continue Reading Trump unleashes new threat to American democracy
Donald Trump has no remorse about the deadly violence he incited with his lies about a stolen election in his uprising against the US Congress. This…
Continue Reading 6 takeaways from the Trump-dominated CPAC
Former President Donald Trump turned the Conservative Political Action Conference into his first post-presidential rally Sunday evening, pledging in…
Continue Reading Trump and his CPAC fans lead GOP down a losing path
Donald Trump’s return to the national stage at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) was about what I expected: In a two-track…
Continue Reading New York governor faces new allegations that threaten his political future
In the depths of the early Covid-19 crisis last year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo soared to national prominence as he became a daily fixture on…
Continue Reading Biden administration resumes Taliban peace talks
The US is sending negotiators to the Middle East to restart peace negotiations with the Taliban for the first time in the Biden administration, the…
Continue Reading The specter of Trump’s comeback raises a practical question
We’re going to have to talk about Donald Trump. To be frank, it’s been a relief over the last month not to spend every hour on alert for…
Continue Reading White House aide with close progressive ties leaving to join nascent outside group
A White House aide with close ties to progressives is leaving the administration to play a role in a nascent outside advocacy group being put…
Continue Reading Trump teases 2024 presidential run in lie-filled CPAC speech
Former President Donald Trump repeated his election lies on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, Sunday,…
Continue Reading Goya Foods CEO falsely says election was illegitimate, Trump is ‘the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president’
The chief executive officer of Goya Foods, Robert Unanue, made a series of false claims about the 2020 election at the Conservative Political Action…
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Trump returns to the spotlight with CPAC speech
ORLANDO, Florida — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party…
Continue Reading Trump tells CPAC crowd ‘the incredible journey’ is ‘far from being over’
Former President Donald Trump repeated his election lies on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, Sunday,…
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Cuomo acknowledges ‘insensitive’ behavior was seen as ‘unwanted flirtation,’ says he will cooperate with investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted…
Continue Reading Biden administration disappointed after Iran rejects invite to discuss nuclear deal with US and other nations
The Biden administration is disappointed after Iran rejected an offer by the European Union to partake in nuclear talks with the US and the other…
Continue Reading Diversity visa lottery winners from countries blocked by Trump hope for another chance under Biden
In 2016, Belqees Al-Doais won a lottery that she was sure would change her life: the chance at a visa to come to the United States. She was in her…
Continue Reading Trump to tell CPAC crowd the ‘incredible journey’ is ‘far from over’ in first public remarks since leaving White House
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday, looking to reclaim his role as the Republican…
Continue Reading Cuomo changes course and asks for selection of independent lawyer to review sexual harassment claims
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo changed course on Sunday and asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the state court of appeals to…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘I would take whatever vaccine would be available to me’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Sunday urged Americans to take any of the three “highly…
Continue Reading Cuomo changes plan and asks New York attorney general and chief judge to select independent lawyer to review sexual harassment claims
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the court of appeals to jointly…
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