Virginia lawmakers vote to make state first in South to abolish death penalty
Virginia state lawmakers on Monday approved legislation that would abolish the death penalty in the state, moving the Old Dominion one step closer to…
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The US just suffered 500,000 COVID-19 deaths. Now Americans face a serious crossroads in the pandemic
A nightmare of this magnitude seemed unfathomable just a year ago. Half a million US lives have been lost to COVID-19. That’s more than the…
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6 takeaways from Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, vowing to preserve…
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Idaho bill appears to eliminate coronavirus as an emergency
Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho is going to the…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor signs law decriminalizing marijuana use for those 21 years and older
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed bills to legalize and regulate marijuana use for those 21 and older, decriminalize possession of limited…
Continue Reading House Budget Committee votes to advance their Covid relief bill
The House Budget Committee voted Monday to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package, setting up the legislation aimed at…
Continue Reading Big student loan debt is not a ‘Harvard, Yale and Penn’ problem
On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden promised to cancel at least $10,000 of federal student loans for all borrowers in response to the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor
The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing a massive loss to…
Continue Reading Read: Interior secretary nominee Deb Haaland’s prepared remarks for her confirmation hearing
Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden for interior secretary, is expected to discuss the…
Continue Reading Biden administration rolls back Trump-era citizenship civics test
The Biden administration is rolling back the controversial Trump-era naturalization civics test, reverting to a prior version of the exam, according…
Continue Reading Democrats draft plan for commission to investigate January 6 insurrection
Democrats have drafted a plan for the formation of a 9/11 style commission designed to investigate what led to the January 6 Capitol insurrection. A…
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Idaho panel OKs less restrictive ‘ballot harvesting’ bill
A revamped version of a proposed law making it a felony in Idaho for third parties to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials…
Continue Reading Family of Americans held hostage in Iran urges Biden administration to make release key part of Iran policy
The family of two Iranian-Americans held in Iran is urging the Biden administration to make the release of hostages a key part of its Iran policy and…
Continue Reading Garland gets emotional during Senate confirmation hearing
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland fought back tears on Monday during his confirmation hearing when he explained to senators on his panel why…
Continue Reading Tanden’s OMB confirmation on brink of collapse after two GOP senators say they won’t support her nomination
The confirmation of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget is on the brink of collapse after two key Republicans announced Monday…
Continue Reading READ: Clarence Thomas’ dissent in Pennsylvania election decision
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from Republicans challenging a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed ballots received up to…
Continue Reading Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the nation’s top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican…
Continue Reading As the US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, Americans hold the key to steering the course of the pandemic
On the brink of a devastating milestone — 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths — the US is at a crossroads in the course of this pandemic. While…
Continue Reading Biden administration changes PPP rules to help reach the smallest businesses
The Biden administration announced several changes Monday to the Paycheck Protection Program in an effort to reach minority-owned and very small…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies election appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from Republicans challenging a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed ballots received up to…
Continue Reading The most crucial week yet on COVID-19 relief begins
This week is President Joe Biden’s first big test, as his massive relief COVID-19 relief bill comes together on the Hill with very little…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘Possible’ Americans will be wearing masks in 2022 to protect against COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against the…
Continue Reading Yes, Donald Trump is in very *real* legal jeopardy
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep his tax returns out of the hands of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus…
Continue Reading Garland vows to prosecute White supremacists and others who attacked Capitol on January 6
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prosecute the “heinous” crimes committed in the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump administration’s public charge rule
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case brought by various groups and state and local officials challenging a Trump-era rule that makes…
Continue Reading Supreme Court takes up Trump regulation on abortion counseling
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to a Trump administration rule barring federally funded health care providers in the Title X…
Continue Reading Supreme Court refuses to take up Stormy Daniels appeal in defamation case against Trump
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a defamation case that the adult movie actress known as Stormy Daniels filed against former President…
Continue Reading Merrick Garland’s 2-day confirmation hearing to be Biden’s attorney general underway
At last, Merrick Garland gets his Senate confirmation hearing. Garland is testifying Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first day…
Continue Reading Merrick Garland’s 2-day confirmation hearing to be Biden’s attorney general starts Monday morning
At last, Merrick Garland gets his Senate confirmation hearing. Five years ago, Garland became the poster child for the Republican blockade of an open…
Continue Reading Key GOP senator says she won’t support Tanden’s OMB confirmation
Republican Sen. Susan Collins will vote against the nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, dealing another blow to…
Continue Reading GOP irked after last-ditch attempt fails to deter Biden push for quick passage of Covid relief plan
It was Super Bowl Sunday — and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Susan Collins. The Maine Republican had tried to make an urgent…
Continue Reading Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony Monday
With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will mark the grim milestone Monday with a candle lighting ceremony and a moment…
Continue Reading Texas congressman says emergency aid will help Texans pay high energy bills charged after deep freeze
Federal emergency funds meant to help Texans recover from a deep freeze will also be used to help some residents pay exorbitantly high energy bills…
Continue Reading Oath Keeper claims she was VIP security at Trump rally before riot and says she met with Secret Service agents
A leader in an alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection claims she was given a VIP pass to the pro-Trump rally on January 6,…
Continue Reading Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week. The President is planning…
Continue Reading Newsom recall proponents gather more than a million signatures
Leaders of the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom have now gathered more than a million signatures, according to a new report from the…
Continue Reading CPAC’s dangerous embrace of Trump
What happens when you incite an insurrection to prevent the congressional certification of the 2020 election results? Turns out you get invited to…
Continue Reading Texas GOP congressman knocks Cruz for Cancun trip and says when a crisis hits, ‘I’m not going to go on some vacation’
Texas GOP Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday delivered a pointed rebuke of Sen. Ted Cruz following his much-criticized trip to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter…
Continue Reading AOC raises nearly $5 million in Texas relief efforts
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had amassed $4.7 million in her fundraising efforts to help Texans hard hit by last week’s winter…
Continue Reading In stimulus push, Biden calls on Republicans to heed their constituents
As Joe Biden presses his case for Republicans to set partisanship aside and support his Covid-19 relief bill in Congress this week, the President…
Continue Reading Democratic senator calls for probe into natural gas price hikes during severe winter storms
Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota sent a letter to regulators Saturday calling for an investigation into possible price gouging of natural gas…
Continue Reading Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House, while Pence declines invitation
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, next Sunday, according to a source…
Continue Reading National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said…
Continue Reading Schumer says he is working with Biden ‘to find the extra votes’ to confirm Neera Tanden
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he is working with President Joe Biden to gather the support needed to confirm Neera Tanden as…
Continue Reading Progressive Democrats push for $15 minimum wage as House set to consider stimulus bill
Progressive Democrats on Sunday argued to keep the $15 minimum wage increase in President Joe Biden’s stimulus package, as the provision faces…
Continue Reading Biden administration says 2 million Covid vaccine doses have been delivered after winter storms delay shipments
The Biden administration has partially caught up on its delayed vaccine shipments, having delivered about 2 million of the 6 million doses backlogged…
Continue Reading Biden’s polling is steadier than Trump’s
Poll of the week: A Quinnipiac University poll finds that President Joe Biden’s job approval rating stands at 52% to a disapproval rating of…
Continue Reading Arkansas GOP governor says he wouldn’t support a Trump 2024 reelection bid
The Republican governor of Arkansas, who had previously supported Donald Trump‘s reelection bid, said Sunday that he would not back the former…
Continue Reading Lone Star state’s trouble comes in bunches
“O Gertrude, Gertrude,” King Claudius says to his wife in Act IV of Hamlet. “When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in…
Continue Reading These two charts show how much minimum wage workers have fallen behind
With Congress already battling over hiking the minimum wage to $15 an hour, President Joe Biden likely raised a few eyebrows when he recently said…
Continue Reading Democrats turn to Biden’s agenda after impeachment trial
With impeachment in the rearview mirror, congressional Democrats are directing their full attention toward President Joe Biden’s agenda as they…
Continue Reading Garland to call Capitol riot ‘heinous attack’ and tell Senate Judiciary Committee he’ll supervise prosecution of White supremacists
Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, calls the January 6 attack on the US Capitol a “heinous…
Continue Reading READ: Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland’s opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next…
Continue Reading Biden visits Bob Dole following cancer diagnosis
President Joe Biden visited former Sen. Bob Dole Saturday afternoon, according to the White House, after the longtime Kansas senator announced…
Continue Reading Biden is racing a ticking clock to fulfill this campaign promise
When Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis ran for President against George H. W. Bush in 1988, he made competence one of his major campaign themes.…
Continue Reading Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, next Sunday, according to a source…
Continue Reading What Biden’s future hinges on
When Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis ran for President against George H. W. Bush in 1988, he made competence one of his major campaign themes.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dip to lowest level since November
Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States are at the lowest level since early November, when a fall surge in cases and deaths was picking up…
Continue Reading Biden visiting Bob Dole following cancer diagnosis
President Joe Biden is visiting former Sen. Bob Dole Saturday afternoon after Dole announced earlier this week that he has been diagnosed with stage…
Continue Reading ‘You did the unthinkable’: Ohio’s Anthony Gonzalez faces fury over impeachment vote
To Shannon Burns, the betrayal that local Republicans felt when Ohio State wide receiver-turned-Republican-congressman Anthony Gonzalez voted to…
Continue Reading Sanders says $15 minimum wage not ‘incidental’ to federal budget as its place in Covid relief bill questioned
Sen. Bernie Sanders argued Saturday that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour isn’t “incidental” to the federal budget, despite…
Continue Reading Jill Biden is hitting the ground running — in all directions
As far as Jill Biden is concerned, there isn’t necessarily going to be one “first lady platform,” or even two or three. A month…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccines may prevent infection and not just symptoms, study suggests
Health experts have said that data so far has shown that COVID-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden to keep reaching out to senators next week as confirmation in jeopardy
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget Neera Tanden will carry on with her outreach to senators next week…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s national star threatened by increased scrutiny over handling of nursing home deaths
During New York’s darkest pandemic days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as one of the country’s brightest political stars. His data-heavy…
Continue Reading How Biden’s massive Covid relief bill was put on a glide path to passage
It’s not supposed to look this easy. A little more than one month since President Joe Biden entered office, his cornerstone legislative…
Continue Reading A month into office, Biden seeks to reassure on the pandemic at home and abroad
President Joe Biden pronounced to world leaders Friday that “America is back,” promising that he would position the country to take a…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz’s explanation for his Cancun trip made things worse
Look, it’s bad enough to leave the country for a resort town when a) you’re a United States senator and b) your state is dealing with…
Continue Reading White House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks
The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Defense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama
The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville,…
Continue Reading Arkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’
An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the…
Continue Reading Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’
States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’ll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the director of the Office of…
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Idaho bill to outlaw demonstrating at private homes advances
A bill to make illegal demonstrating at a person’s residence headed to the full House on Friday, after a series of demonstrations at the homes of…
Continue Reading Biden team finds promises hard to make — let alone keep
Speaking on television last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted April would be “open season” for receiving the coronavirus vaccine, welcome…
Continue Reading 9 alleged Oath Keepers charged in conspiracy to attack Capitol
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday tying together nine alleged associates of the right-wing Oath Keepers in the largest…
Continue Reading Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland to face challenges that include links to Biden and Trump
Barring any surprises at his Senate confirmation hearing next week, Judge Merrick Garland appears poised to become President Joe Biden’s first…
Continue Reading Biden administration admits first group of migrants forced to stay in Mexico under Trump-era policy
Twenty-five migrants who had been forced to stay in Mexico crossed the US border in San Diego on Friday, the first group to arrive in the country as…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The…
Continue Reading While Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis
While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto O’Rourke and…
Continue Reading Fact check: ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet is a fake, not from Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for state lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes’
US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the Texas energy-failure blame game
This week, all eyes have been on Texas. An unprecedented winter storm left 4 million people without power across the state, and put nearly half of…
Continue Reading House Democrats unveil full $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage increase
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
Continue Reading House approves emergency rental help for Idaho residents
The House on Friday approved $175 million in emergency rental assistance as people struggle to pay rent during the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Ohio couple with ties to Oath Keepers charged in Capitol attack
A married couple from Ohio with ties to the right-wing Oath Keepers are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol insurrection,…
Continue Reading North Carolina emerges as battleground for post-Trump GOP
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory dissected the state of the GOP on his radio show Thursday for over an hour without mentioning the name of its…
Continue Reading READ: Full House Democratic Covid relief and $15 minimum wage increase bill
House Democrats on Friday released the full text of their $1.9 Covid-19 relief bill, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage, direct…
Continue Reading Biden says he may travel to Texas next week in wake of devastating storms
President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for Florida lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
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Idaho bill to make ballot initiatives tougher goes to Senate
Legislation aimed at making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on Idaho ballots is headed to the full Senate.…
Continue Reading Advocates say new Georgia GOP voting bill targets Black voters
Georgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a “direct attack on…
Continue Reading FBI and intel agencies hand over first documents to lawmakers ahead of Capitol attack hearings next week
House investigators have received the first batch of documents they requested from the FBI and intelligence agencies as part of their ongoing probe…
Continue Reading As Trump’s latest intra-party feud rages, Sen. Graham heads to Mar-a-Lago on a peace mission
Sen. Lindsey Graham is heading to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to meet with Donald Trump in hopes of bridging a growing rift in the top echelon of the…
Continue Reading Senior Republicans are split over how to treat Trump: Pay homage at Mar-a-Lago or refuse to ‘bend the knee’
Senior Republicans are split over how to treat former President Donald Trump, with the No. 2 House Republican making a personal pilgrimage to visit…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the Paris climate agreement now that the US has rejoined
The United States on Friday officially rejoined the Paris Agreement, a landmark global climate accord, fulfilling a campaign promise President Joe…
Continue Reading White House says it’s responding to pressure to act fast on USPS problems
The White House is working to quickly fill the vacant seats on the Postal Service Board of Governors. “President Biden has made clear his…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police tells lawmakers that razor wire fencing should remain until September
US Capitol Police have told lawmakers that the razor wire fencing around the Capitol should remain in place until at least September due to lingering…
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