Comparing the Biden and GOP stimulus plans
President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month…
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When will Biden ask the Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare?
President Joe Biden has been in office for less than two weeks, but a looming question is when, not whether, his Justice Department will change the…
Continue Reading Biden to sign immigration executive orders and establish task force to reunite separated families
President Joe Biden will sign three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies and try to…
Continue Reading House Democrats move swiftly to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
House Democrats are moving expeditiously to remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes as they…
Continue Reading The pandemic is still dwarfing the size of Washington’s efforts to fight it
The long war against Covid-19, ever more daunting in the dispiriting months of winter, is now posing a fundamental question over whether the US has…
Continue Reading House Democrats to accuse Trump of intentionally inciting rioters with months-long campaign to subvert voters
House impeachment managers are preparing a case for next week’s Senate impeachment trial to argue former President Donald Trump acted…
Continue Reading McConnell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s views are a ‘cancer’ for the GOP
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday issued a tacit rebuke of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, slamming the Georgia…
Continue Reading An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal
The Republican counterproposal on coronavirus relief unveiled Monday would potentially leave out 29 million middle- and upper-income earners who…
Continue Reading Congressional Democrats view bipartisan plan as low priority for Covid-19 relief
Democrats on Capitol Hill are willing to give President Joe Biden the opportunity to secure Republican support for his broad Covid-19 relief package,…
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Local state legislator willing to pull impeachment of governor
A local state legislator said Monday he is willing to pull the impeachment effort of Idaho Governor Brad Little in exchange for a…
Continue Reading Biden hosts GOP senators as part of Covid-19 stimulus outreach
President Joe Biden hosted Republican senators for two hours in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon to hear out their proposal for a Covid-19 relief…
Continue Reading Pelosi and Schumer say US Capitol Police officer killed during insurrection will lie in honor at Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Friday that the body of US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick…
Continue Reading Rep. Tim Ryan is laying the groundwork on a Senate bid in Ohio
Rep. Tim Ryan is laying the groundwork for a run at Ohio’s open Senate seat, a source familiar with his plans tells CNN, with the congressman…
Continue Reading Investigators recommend no charges for US Capitol Police officer accused of killing pro-Trump rioter during insurrection
Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a US Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a pro-Trump rioter…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Liz Cheney gets boost from McConnell amid divisive intraparty battle over Trump’s impeachment
Rep. Liz Cheney, under fire from former President Donald Trump and his staunchest defenders, is picking up support from some influential Republicans…
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Rep. Nate’s ‘lemonade stand freedom bill’ passes House, 68-2
State lawmakers are focusing on more than just COVID-19…
Continue Reading DHS says undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines
Undocumented immigrants should get coronavirus vaccines, the Biden administration said Monday, adding that federal authorities won’t conduct…
Continue Reading Fauci: US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will ‘get better very quickly’
Dr. Anthony Fauci vowed Monday evening that US Covid-19 vaccine distribution will “get better very quickly” as the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Biden freeze hits two Trump drug price rules
A freeze by the new Biden administration on Trump-era regulations will hit at least two rules aimed at lowering drug prices, including one dealing…
Continue Reading Even some within the Trump right want Marjorie Taylor Greene gone
It seems that with each passing day, there’s a new controversy surrounding Georgia freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. From her supportive…
Continue Reading 31 Florida counties agree to settle legal fight over Spanish-language ballots
Nearly half of Florida’s counties have agreed to provide Spanish-language assistance and materials to voters after a years-long legal battle.…
Continue Reading Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed
Former President Donald Trump’s office announced that David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will now head the legal team for his second…
Continue Reading Biden asks Supreme Court to delay oral arguments on border wall and asylum rule
President Joe Biden’s Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former…
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Idaho lawmakers have not yet approved spending $900M in aid
Idaho state lawmakers in a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little say they should have been called back into session last year to distribute…
Continue Reading Here’s what budget reconciliation is (and why it matters for Biden’s stimulus)
As President Joe Biden pursues a bipartisan Covid-19 relief deal, Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork for passing relief without any…
Continue Reading Biden and Netanyahu’s decades-long friendship faces new test after Israel’s Prime Minister went all in for Trump
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends, allies and partners in a relationship that has spanned nearly…
Continue Reading White House defends size of $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal ahead of meeting with GOP senators
Hours before President Joe Biden was set to meet with a group of Republican senators proposing a drastically slimmer coronavirus relief package than…
Continue Reading White House reached out to Manchin after Harris’ West Virginia interview
The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a…
Continue Reading Virginia Republicans’ search for a standard-bearer is a key test of post-Trump GOP in upcoming governor’s race
As Republicans search for a path forward following Donald Trump’s defeat and the party’s loss of power in Washington, many are looking…
Continue Reading Something went terribly wrong with Trump’s defense
Just over a week before the start of his second impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump’s entire legal team has walked away. What…
Continue Reading White House cautions providers against holding back vaccine doses
The Biden administration expressed concern on Monday that health care providers could essentially be hoarding Covid-19 vaccine doses for second shots…
Continue Reading Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan
President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue…
Continue Reading IEA head: The world isn’t moving fast enough on clean energy
The global race to net-zero emissions has begun. But the world has much further to run. The European Union, Japan, the UK and many other major world…
Continue Reading Congress eyes a last-minute effort at bipartisanship over coronavirus relief
It’s a last-minute, last-ditch effort at bipartisanship coming just days before House and Senate Democrats were expected to move on the first…
Continue Reading Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial
Donald Trump’s new political committee took in more $30 million in the final weeks of 2020 as he made relentless and baseless claims of voter…
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas
The delay in confirming President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a…
Continue Reading White House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill
President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official told CNN, but the $600…
Continue Reading Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…
Continue Reading Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards
Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…
Continue Reading GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle
Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…
Continue Reading Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult
As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…
Continue Reading Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial
Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…
Continue Reading John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature
John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…
Continue Reading 10 GOP senators offer counterproposal for Covid-19 relief plan and request meeting with Biden
A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own Covid-19 relief package framework,…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial
Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…
Continue Reading Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success
Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…
Continue Reading Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections
Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…
Continue Reading Fact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
Continue Reading Local legislator emails governor asking to negotiate impeachment effort
A local state representative emails the governor asking to negotiate a news impeachment…
Continue Reading George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…
Continue Reading Cori Bush says she is moving offices to get away from Marjorie Taylor Greene after mask altercation
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri announced Friday that she will be moving her office away from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia,…
Continue Reading Pipe bombs found near Capitol on January 6 were placed the night before, FBI says
Two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters discovered on January 6 were planted the night before the insurrection at the…
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Lawmakers introduce bill to limit public health authority
A panel of state lawmakers voted to introduce legislation to prevent Idaho public health officials from ordering schools to close or take…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz rails against Liz Cheney in Wyoming
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida railed against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney at the Wyoming state capitol on Thursday, stirring hundreds of Trump…
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Wyoming delegates move to block oil, gas executive order
Three Wyoming lawmakers in Washington have proposed legislation to block the Biden administration from ordering a moratorium on new federal leases to…
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Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of marijuana in Idaho has moved forward as lawmakers in the conservative…
Continue Reading Still no stimulus check? Check the mail for a debit card
Still haven’t received your $600 stimulus payment? Check the mail for a debit card. The Internal Revenue Service sent out more than 100 million…
Continue Reading State Republican lawmakers eye mail-in voting restrictions in Georgia and other key states
Republican state lawmakers in battleground states Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania have moved to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting for…
Continue Reading ‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
Continue Reading 11 Fort Bliss soldiers injured, 2 critically, after ingesting an ‘unknown substance’
Multiple Fort Bliss soldiers were injured after ingesting an “unknown substance” during a field training exercise on Thursday, according…
Continue Reading Trump’s legacy of mistrust sends Congress into total war
Former President Donald Trump may be gone from the White House but his legacy of catastrophic mistrust is poisoning Washington, dimming hopes of a…
Continue Reading A virtual March for Life takes place under a changed Washington
The 2021 March for Life is set to kick off mostly virtually under the cloud of a pandemic, but that’s not the only change swirling around this…
Continue Reading Trump targets Cheney as he unites with McCarthy
Former President Donald Trump is focusing his political energy on targeting Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, who voted for…
Continue Reading Fauci says Biden’s push to reopen schools in 100 days ‘may not happen’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, cautioned Thursday that President Joe Biden’s push to reopen most…
Continue Reading Over 200 flights on American Airlines’ regional carrier canceled after temporary FAA grounding
PSA Airlines, one of American Airlines’ largest operators of regional flights, has been “temporarily grounded” by the Federal…
Continue Reading Chief federal judge in DC scorches Capitol riot suspects and keeps man who was in Pelosi’s office in jail
The chief judge of the federal court in Washington scorched Capitol riot suspects during a hearing on Thursday, calling their actions an assault on…
Continue Reading Many Democrats signal push for swift impeachment trial as short as ‘a matter of days’
With former President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial increasingly looking like it will end in acquittal, many Democrats are hoping for…
Continue Reading US Army announces a new grooming policy in a push for inclusion
The US Army announced a series of new grooming policies on Tuesday that will allow soldiers to wear ponytails, locs, lipstick and even earrings.…
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New voting machines in Bonneville County
Bonneville County Commissioners approved new voting machines Thursday…
Continue Reading Biden signs executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment
President Joe Biden is reopening enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges as part of two health care executive actions that he signed…
Continue Reading Pelosi says part of Capitol Hill security issue is ‘the enemy is within the House of Representatives’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that she’s committed to addressing the concerns of her colleagues over security but said…
Continue Reading Proposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance
A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…
Continue Reading Hawley now says objection to Biden’s win wasn’t intended to keep Trump in office despite past comments
A defiant Sen. Josh Hawley insisted on Thursday that he never intended to overturn the presidential election by objecting to President Joe…
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Bill proposes banning conversion therapy in Idaho
Representative John McCrostie, a Democrat from Garden City, introduced House Bill 52 to protect the LGBTQ youth from what he called the harmful…
Continue Reading Hawley now says objection to Biden’s win wasn’t intended to keep Trump in office
A defiant Sen. Josh Hawley insisted on Thursday that he never intended to overturn the presidential election by objecting to President Joe…
Continue Reading Pentagon won’t commit to Afghanistan troop withdrawal by May, says Taliban are not honoring commitments to US
The Pentagon said Thursday that the Biden administration would not commit to a full drawdown of troops from Afghanistan by May because the Taliban…
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Idaho power struggle appears to tilt away from Legislature
Attempts by the Republican-dominated Legislature to wrest power from GOP Gov. Brad Little when it comes to emergency declarations during a crisis…
Continue Reading AOC rejects Cruz support over Wall Street chaos: ‘You almost had me murdered’
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday accused Sen. Ted Cruz of “trying to get me killed” during the January 6 insurrection…
Continue Reading If Republicans don’t denounce Marjorie Taylor Greene’s extremism, they’ll own it
Two decades ago, Secretary of State Colin Powell popularized the “Pottery Barn rule” of invading foreign countries: “You break it,…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers demand racial breakdown of Covid-19 vaccinations
A trio of Democratic lawmakers is urging the US Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to address the racial disparities…
Continue Reading McCarthy and Trump discuss Republicans’ plans to win House majority at Florida meeting Thursday
Former President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met Thursday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene removes social media posts amid scrutiny of past controversial comments
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed dozens of Facebook posts from 2018 and 2019 in which she endorsed fringe conspiracy theories and…
Continue Reading Pelosi slams Republican leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘What could they be thinking?’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday slammed House Republican leaders for not doing more to rebuke GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia over her…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan won’t run for Ohio US Senate seat in 2022
Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and a fierce Trump defender, won’t run for the US Senate next year to fill the seat of the retiring GOP…
Continue Reading House Republicans who voted to impeach face backlash at home in test of Trump’s staying power
The wave of backlash facing 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how…
Continue Reading ‘It’s frustrating’: Thousands of migrants sit in Mexico desperate for answers from the Biden administration
Within the span of a year and a half, a Cuban couple living on the US-Mexico border were repeatedly threatened, attacked and lost a baby after being…
Continue Reading Proximity to power: What the West Wing office layout says about the Biden administration
It’s an adage in any high-pressure office: proximity is power. Nowhere is that more true than the West Wing. President Joe Biden begins his…
Continue Reading Man arrested with gun and 20 rounds of ammunition near US Capitol
US Capitol Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a West Virginia man who was armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammunition outside the American…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz to rally Trump faithful to boost MAGA backlash in Liz Cheney’s backyard
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida will rally the Trump faithful in Wyoming on Thursday, hoping to bring a MAGA backlash to GOP Rep. Liz…
Continue Reading Here’s what Biden’s Obamacare executive order means for you
President Joe Biden has promised to make health care more affordable and available. His executive order Thursday takes one immediate step in that…
Continue Reading Biden signs memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions
President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and…
Continue Reading Biden will sign executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment
President Joe Biden will reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive actions related…
Continue Reading White House says it’s their policy not to let businesses tout Biden’s endorsement but they are mum on brother’s law firm ad
The White House said Thursday it is their policy to not let businesses imply they have President Joe Biden’s support or endorsement, but…
Continue Reading McCarthy to visit the former president in Florida, showing where he stands in a post-Trump Republican Party
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had an important decision to make — stick with former President Donald Trump and his loyalists in the Freedom…
Continue Reading Senate set to break filibuster of Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary
The Senate is set to vote Thursday to break a GOP filibuster and advance the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Pentagon receives FEMA request for military to support Covid-19 vaccinations
The Pentagon has received a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist with President Joe Biden’s plan to boost Covid-19…
Continue Reading Merriam-Webster adds ‘second gentleman’ to describe Doug Emhoff’s role
Doug Emhoff is racking up several firsts as second gentleman of the United States. He is the first male spouse of a vice president; he is the first…
Continue Reading Fact check: Jim Jordan falsely claims Biden ordered the release of all undocumented immigrants
President Joe Biden has already ordered significant changes to US immigration policy. But he has not issued an order that Republican Ohio Rep. Jim…
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