Biden and top Democrats split on how to cancel student debt
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House voting on removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
The House is voting Thursday evening on a measure to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step…
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Guns-in-schools bill introduced
Representative Chad Christensen of Ammon has introduced a guns-in-schools…
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Another effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on…
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Bill to end legal notice requirement in newspapers advances
Legislation to end the requirement that state agencies and local municipalities publish legal notices in newspapers headed to the full House on…
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Monument protection bill advances
A bill was sent to the full House of Representatives Thursday to require lawmakers to sign off before any Idaho city, school district or other…
Continue Reading Voting officials: Here’s how we can safeguard our upcoming elections
Amid the hustle and bustle of a new administration — especially one assembling in the aftermath of attempted insurrection and an ongoing…
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House has new bill to trim Idaho governor’s emergency powers
Lawmakers in the Idaho state House are making a third attempt to pass legislation to trim the governor’s powers during an emergency such as a…
Continue Reading What is the Defense Production Act (and what does it mean for Covid vaccines)?
The Biden administration has repeatedly floated plans to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production through the Defense Production Act, which was passed in…
Continue Reading Thousands of young progressives say they want to run for office
Thousands of progressive young people have expressed interest in running for office since the start of the year, demonstrating ongoing energy on the…
Continue Reading Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals
The leader of al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen has been under arrest for several months, the United Nations disclosed Thursday in a development…
Continue Reading House impeachment managers request former President Donald Trump testify at trial
The House impeachment managers on Thursday requested Donald Trump testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, in a dramatic move to try to get…
Continue Reading Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he is set to announce major foreign policy shifts
President Joe Biden told State Department employees that “America is back” as he declared that diplomacy will drive “all”…
Continue Reading House to vote on removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
The House will vote Thursday on a measure to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes…
Continue Reading Mike Pence to join Heritage Foundation as distinguished visiting fellow
Former Vice President Mike Pence is joining the Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow, according to a press release from the…
Continue Reading READ: Letter from House impeachment managers asking Trump to testify
The House impeachment managers are requesting former President Donald Trump testify before or during his Senate trial. Read the letter from lead…
Continue Reading Fact check: South Dakota governor ignores poor health numbers to claim state’s pandemic performance has been ‘better than virtually every other state’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claimed in a Fox News interview on Tuesday that, thanks to her state’s “unique” approach to the…
Continue Reading The GOP needs to screw its head on straight
On Wednesday night, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that the GOP would not remove freshmen Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia…
Continue Reading Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and Blumenauer unveil bill pushing Biden to declare national climate emergency: ‘We are out of time’
Three progressive lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, arguing…
Continue Reading Republicans target Democrats and teachers unions over school closures in bid to regain suburban foothold
Republicans in charge of taking back the House and Senate next year hope that a new message focused on reopening schools — and blaming…
Continue Reading Biden to announce major foreign policy shifts including end of support for war in Yemen
President Joe Biden is set to announce a series of significant changes to US foreign policy including measures on Yemen and LBGTQ rights during a…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden is writing a book about his struggle with addiction
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is publishing a memoir about his struggle with addiction that will be released in April. “I come from a…
Continue Reading Virginia one step closer to abolishing death penalty after state Senate approves bill
Virginia’s state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty, putting the southern state on the path to become the 23rd…
Continue Reading Biden focuses on faith and unity during ‘dark, dark time’ in prayer breakfast remarks
President Joe Biden on Thursday cited the importance of unity and faith during what he described as a “dark, dark time” for many…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker: McCarthy ‘needs to stand for truth’
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday for not taking action against far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue Reading Biden to signal commitment to US diplomats and allies with State Department visit
President Joe Biden will visit the State Department Thursday to thank a workforce repeatedly maligned under the previous administration and present…
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Here’s a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1953 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth…
Continue Reading A wild day that defined the Republican Party
Rep. Liz Cheney survived to fight another battle but on a raucous and defining day, the appeasement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by House…
Continue Reading New charges allege Proud Boys prepped for Capitol insurrection
Two prominent affiliates of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, and another was arrested Wednesday, as the…
Continue Reading Domestic violent extremism remains a concern for Super Bowl security this weekend
Domestic terrorism remains a concern for law enforcement heading into Super Bowl weekend, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary…
Continue Reading Biden is expected to announce increase in amount of refugees admitted into US
The Biden administration plans to announce on Thursday that it will increase the number of refugees who can come to the United States, a move toward…
Continue Reading Mexico stops accepting US returns of some migrant families under pandemic-era policy
The United States has been unable to return some migrant families to Mexico under a pandemic-era border policy after a change in Mexican law…
Continue Reading Sharing power is hard in a place built for fighting over it
President Joe Biden pines for unity, but actually sharing power is basically impossible in a place where politicians build their careers fighting…
Continue Reading House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after she defends her impeachment vote
House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for…
Continue Reading Florida town completes legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago
The legal review by the town of Palm Beach into the use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home concluded that the…
Continue Reading Frank Biden’s actions already testing Joe Biden’s ethics claims
President Joe Biden said at the start of his administration that family conflicts of interest would not be tolerated in his White House, but not two…
Continue Reading House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after impeachment vote
House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for…
Continue Reading Senate approves power-sharing agreement, allowing Democrats to take control of committees
The Senate on Wednesday approved a power-sharing agreement that will allow Democrats to take control of committees after winning a narrow majority in…
Continue Reading House Republican leader punts on punishing Marjorie Taylor Greene as Democrats move toward removing her from committees
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy broke his silence on Wednesday over the uproar caused by freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiracy…
Continue Reading White House still waiting for GOP response to follow-up from Oval Office Covid-19 relief meeting
The White House, in the wake of President Joe Biden’s lengthy two-hour meeting with 10 Senate Republicans Monday night, sent two detailed memos…
Continue Reading BREAKING: People hate Congress less!
(A version of this piece appeared in Wednesday’s The Point newsletter. Sign up for more!) Congress is more popular than anytime since the early…
Continue Reading Two Proud Boys indicted on conspiracy charge to plan and fund effort to block Congress’ certification of electoral votes on January 6
Two prominent members of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, as the Justice Department laid out a planning and…
Continue Reading Secretary of Defense orders all military to pause and review handling of extremism in ranks
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a staggered pause of operations across the entire US military so commanders can have “needed…
Continue Reading Homeland Security secretary: Threat of domestic terrorism is ‘persistent’
Domestic terrorism is “one of the greatest threats” to the United States, newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Continue Reading Two Proud Boys indicted for conspiring to block Congress’ certification of electoral votes on January 6
Two prominent members of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, as the Justice Department laid out a planning and…
Continue Reading Woman charged in Capitol riot asks judge to let her take vacation in Mexico
A Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to Mexico for a “work-related…
Continue Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ rioter should be given organic food while in jail after going on hunger strike, federal judge says
US Capitol rioter and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley should be given organic food while in a Washington, DC, jail, a federal…
Continue Reading Shell-shocked and angry: Inside the Capitol Police force a month after the deadly attack
Nearly a month after the deadly attack on January 6, the US Capitol Police force remains in turmoil, with union officials preparing an…
Continue Reading House Democrats move toward removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees as GOP leader attacks Dems
House Democrats are taking steps toward removing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, and the top Republican in the…
Continue Reading US drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
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Idaho Senate approves constitutional ban on legal marijuana
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of pot and other psychoactive drugs cleared the Idaho Senate on Wednesday and…
Continue Reading ‘I won’t apologize for the vote’: Cheney defends backing impeachment as defense of Constitution
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, defended her impeachment vote as a defense of the Constitution and a vote of her conscience during a…
Continue Reading House Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
House Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney’s fate uncertain as House Republicans discuss her impeachment vote
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue Reading Justice Department rescinds two Trump-era voting directives
The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that prompted a public…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors top 180 Capitol riot cases, with man seen in ‘American Supremacist’ sweatshirt among the latest
The Justice Department has exceeded 180 federal criminal cases against rioters and others connected to the US Capitol siege, with prosecutors’…
Continue Reading Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pushes for teacher testing, vaccination in Senate hearing
Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona told senators Wednesday that if confirmed, he will do everything in his power to reopen schools safely…
Continue Reading American detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother…
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Liz Cheney’s fate uncertain as House Republicans expected to discuss her impeachment vote
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…
Continue Reading The single most ridiculous dodge by a Republican senator on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Even as President Joe Biden works to shore up Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan and the country remains in a pitched…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to open overflow facility for migrant children
The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency…
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Wyoming lawmakers agree on “safe” session rules
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, Senate President Dan Dockstader, and House Speaker Eric Barlow have committed to a joint plan aimed at ensuring a safe…
Continue Reading Jamie Raskin: Trump’s impeachment defense amounts to ‘absurd constitutional arguments’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue Reading Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees
A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees,…
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Senate makes another try to trim governor’s emergency powers
Lawmakers on Wednesday initiated another shot at trimming an Idaho governor’s power during an emergency event that threatens residents’ lives such as…
Continue Reading Supreme Court deals setback to Holocaust victims in art disputes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to…
Continue Reading Biden leans on his Capitol Hill experience while pitching big Covid-19 relief deal
President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
Continue Reading Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…
Continue Reading Two Ohio GOP lawmakers are proposing an annual state holiday in honor of Trump
Two Ohio Republican state lawmakers want to designate June 14 as an annual state holiday honoring former President Donald Trump. In a memo sent last…
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Idaho lawmakers seek to alter emergency price-gouging law
Legislation to alter state law to allow what the Idaho attorney general’s office considers a form of price gouging during a declared emergency such…
Continue Reading US extends nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court delays oral arguments on border wall and asylum rule
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s border wall and a…
Continue Reading Democrats jump on Republican divisions in effort to avoid midterm letdown
Democrats tasked with protecting majorities in the House and Senate are seizing on deep divisions within the Republican Party, hoping that stoking…
Continue Reading Biden: No family members will be involved in any government decisions
President Joe Biden vowed that no one in his extended family will have sway over government decisions in an interview with People magazine published…
Continue Reading FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack
The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Manhattan DA considering prosecuting Steve Bannon after Trump pardon
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising…
Continue Reading Hundreds of congressional staffers sign letter to senators urging them to convict Trump
Hundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…
Continue Reading Biden channels Reagan in push for Covid relief
In another time, Joe Biden might have been the emissary explaining to a president what is doable — and what is not — on Capitol Hill.…
Continue Reading House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views
The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment defense takes shape
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed a 14-page brief Tuesday that previews two main arguments we can expect to hear when the Senate…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump’s official response to impeachment includes obvious lies
Former President Donald Trump continues to defend the ludicrous lie that led him down the road to a second impeachment — even in his legal…
Continue Reading Read: Hill staffers sign letter urging senators to convict Trump at impeachment trial
More than 370 congressional staffers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter advocating for former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Clarence Thomas’ wife apologizes to his former clerks for divide that developed amid fallout over Capitol riot
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and a longtime conservative activist, has apologized to his former Supreme Court clerks for her…
Continue Reading Trump powers GOP schism over Greene and Cheney
The Republican civil war hits a critical moment on Wednesday over the fate of two prominent lawmakers who represent rival visions for a party torn by…
Continue Reading Jobless Americans missed $17.6 billion in benefits last month because of relief bill delays
Jobless Americans missed out on billions of dollars of benefits last month because then-President Donald Trump and Congress did not finalize a…
Continue Reading Trump powers GOP schism over Taylor Greene and Cheney
The Republican civil war hits a critical moment on Wednesday over the fate of two prominent lawmakers who represent rival visions for a party torn by…
Continue Reading Blinken speaks with families of US hostages and wrongful detainees
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked on Tuesday with the loved ones of Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained abroad — a gesture of…
Continue Reading Democrats look to barrel ahead with ‘big, bold’ Covid-19 relief plan
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that he wants a “big, bold package”…
Continue Reading Bidens pay their respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as officer lies in honor at Capitol
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay their respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer…
Continue Reading Biden pays respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as officer lies in honor at Capitol
President Joe Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay his respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, whose…
Continue Reading Cheney shoring up GOP support behind the scenes ahead of crucial conference meeting
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has been quietly reaching out to GOP House members aiming to lock down their support amid the push to oust her…
Continue Reading GOP senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene but no decision yet on removing her from committees
The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…
Continue Reading Investigators struggle to build murder case in death of US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick
Investigators are struggling to build a federal murder case regarding fallen US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, vexed by a lack of evidence…
Continue Reading Remains of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lie in honor at Capitol
The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to lie in honor in the…
Continue Reading Remains of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick arrive at US Capitol to lie in honor
The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four…
Continue Reading House approves new fines for members who don’t complete security screening before entering floor
The House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering…
Continue Reading Republican senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene as she meets with McCarthy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in an hours-long meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incendiary freshman lawmaker, who has come…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of…
Continue Reading A radical idea to solve the GOP civil war
The dominant storyline in American politics at the moment is the ongoing battle between the establishment wing and the Trump wing of the Republican…
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