Biden says access will be provided to border facilities, but doesn’t give timeline
President Joe Biden said plans are underway to provide journalists access to border facilities, but didn’t provide a timeline on when that…
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Biden says he ‘can’t picture’ US troops being in Afghanistan next year
President Joe Biden said he “can’t picture” US troops being in Afghanistan next year. Biden has been wrestling with a May 1…
Continue Reading Biden faces tough questions over crisis at the southern border in first White House news conference
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, facing the most intense questioning on the crisis at the…
Continue Reading Biden calls state GOP voting restrictions efforts ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’
President Joe Biden said he will “do everything” in his power to halt efforts to restrict voting rights, saying during Thursday’s…
Continue Reading Senate votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program to deliver pandemic relief to businesses
The Senate voted 92-7 on Thursday to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government’s key relief effort to deliver aid to small…
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President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, facing the most intense questioning on the crisis at the…
Continue Reading Biden announces new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference: 200 million shots in first 100 days
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of…
Continue Reading Georgia House passes sweeping bill that would restrict voting access, setting up final vote next week
The Republican-led Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday passed its version of a sweeping election overhaul bill, moving it one step closer to…
Continue Reading US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 election
The US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 American election before they could interfere with or…
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Wyoming election changes pushed by Donald Trump Jr. fail
Wyoming lawmakers rejected a measure that would have required candidates to win a majority of votes in primary elections to avoid runoffs – a change…
Continue Reading Banker who loaned $16 million to Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge
Former banker Stephen Calk, who loaned Paul Manafort $16 million in an alleged bid to win a position in the Trump administration, pleaded not guilty…
Continue Reading Biden expected to announce new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference
President Joe Biden is scheduled to participate in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging…
Continue Reading Supreme Court says New Mexico woman can sue police over excessive force even though she escaped from officers
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a case of a woman in New Mexico who argued she should be able to bring a claim of excessive force against…
Continue Reading Biden has left Trump’s China tariffs in place. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump started a controversial trade war with China three years ago, putting tariffs on roughly $350 billion of Chinese-made…
Continue Reading Major conservative groups unify behind state GOP efforts to restrict voting
National Republican groups are working to drive the state-by-state GOP efforts to limit voting — offering guidance to the state lawmakers…
Continue Reading Fact check: Breaking down 10 claims about the Democrats’ elections bill
The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a Democratic bill, called the For the People Act, which would make major changes to laws…
Continue Reading SBA’s watchdog received more than 1 million fraud referrals for disaster loans, House select committee says
The Small Business Administration’s watchdog received more than 1 million referrals for suspected fraud in loans from small business relief…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children
The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…
Continue Reading Georgia House set to pass sweeping bill that would restrict voting access
The GOP-led Georgia House is expected on Thursday to approve a sweeping election bill that would limit voting rights by imposing restrictions like an…
Continue Reading Biden administration will spend nearly $10 billion to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines and build confidence
The Biden administration said Thursday it would dedicate nearly $10 billion to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines for the hardest-hit and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 25: Colorado, Biden, coronavirus, immigration, Suez Canal
The Olympic torch relay has begun, and the flame is on its way to Tokyo for the July start of the Summer Games. Here’s what you need to know to…
Continue Reading Biden to highlight gains and face tough scrutiny in first formal news conference
President Joe Biden’s first two months in power went remarkably smoothly considering he took office amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, a…
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See inside the two types of border facilities for unaccompanied migrant minors
A delegation of White House officials and lawmakers visited Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Wednesday to see an influx facility designed to accommodate…
Continue Reading Defense Department watchdog finds former auditor general of the Navy ‘engaged in a pervasive and egregious pattern’ of sexual harassment
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General found that former Auditor General of the Navy Ronnie J. Booth “engaged in a pervasive…
Continue Reading Videos show ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among mob inside Capitol during January 6 riot
Footage from the January 6 riot at the US Capitol shows a close ally of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene inside the building. CNN…
Continue Reading News outlets ask for access to Sicknick assault videos shown in court
A coalition of 14 major national media outlets, including CNN, is asking a federal court to make public police body camera and other close-up footage…
Continue Reading Michigan Republicans push for sweeping voting restrictions with new election bills
Michigan Republicans on Wednesday introduced a package of election bills that would bring a raft of voting restrictions to the state, the latest…
Continue Reading Pentagon approves HHS request to house migrant children at 2 military bases
The Pentagon on Wednesday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at…
Continue Reading ‘A national government that did nothing to protect’ a generation: Colorado senator calls for gun reform in powerful speech
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act in the wake of a mass shooting at a supermarket in his state, asserting in an…
Continue Reading Biden reaches out to some Republicans on Capitol Hill — but not party leaders
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s spoken with President Joe Biden just once since he took office. “We just talked about Burma…
Continue Reading 30 questions for Biden’s first press conference
It’s not that President Joe Biden keeps quiet, exactly. But after four years of former President Donald Trump’s constant tweeting and…
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Three-ring binders and 14-point font: How Biden preps for a news conference
One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court says states can restrict open carry of firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carrying of guns in public, a major ruling that is certain to be…
Continue Reading READ: 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Second Amendment rights
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents…
Continue Reading Homeland Security funds revamped terrorism prevention grants after past criticism
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing…
Continue Reading White House allows press into a border facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading White House allows press into HHS immigration facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading Democrats demand answers on why Biden hasn’t officially allowed more refugees into the US
Democrats are pushing the administration to explain why President Joe Biden has not signed paperwork raising the cap on the number of refugees…
Continue Reading ‘Shame, shame, shame’: Schumer and McConnell spar over federal voting rights legislation
As the Senate held its first hearing on a sweeping election and voting rights package, the chamber’s leaders on Wednesday used the opportunity…
Continue Reading Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, the first out…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers ask Biden to issue waiver to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for members of military
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he issue a “waiver of informed consent” to make…
Continue Reading Blinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline between Russia and Germany
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Former Border Patrol chiefs to congressional leaders: ‘The patchwork system in place continues to fail us all’
Nearly a dozen retired Border Patrol chiefs implored congressional leadership Wednesday to provide additional resources and take steps to reform the…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders doesn’t ‘feel comfortable’ about Twitter’s permanent ban against Trump despite him being a ‘pathological liar’
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced former President Donald Trump in strong terms in an interview released Tuesday but said Twitter’s…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell’s defense in defamation suit could put her in legal jeopardy
Sidney Powell, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, filed an eye-popping brief this week that could potentially doom her chances of…
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Wyoming House passes Medicaid expansion bill on 32-28 vote
The Wyoming House of Representatives passed a bill on a 32-28 vote Wednesday to expand Medicaid eligibility to low-income…
Continue Reading Virginia governor signs historic bill abolishing death penalty into law
After centuries of carrying out executions, Virginia on Wednesday became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Ralph Northam signed…
Continue Reading Biden announces $81 billion for schools as part of Covid-19 relief law
President Joe Biden announced the release of $81 billion in funding from the Covid-19 relief law for school reopening Wednesday, part of the…
Continue Reading Regular Joes: Biden and Manchin, whose old relationship faces new test
When President Barack Obama was in office and the White House needed to reach Sen. Joe Manchin, one person was always tasked with making the call:…
Continue Reading Biden assigning Harris to lead diplomatic efforts in Central America to address immigration
President Joe Biden is tasking Vice President Kamala Harris with overseeing efforts with Central American countries to stem the flow of migrants to…
Continue Reading White House looks at ‘ghost guns’ as it weighs executive actions
The White House is weighing whether to issue a number of gun safety measures through executive action even as they publicly press Congress to move…
Continue Reading Biden’s dogs are back at the White House
Both of the President and first lady’s dogs, Major and Champ, have returned to the White House after spending some time in Delaware following a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors allege Oath Keepers leader and Proud Boys coordinated before Capitol attack
A leader among the paramilitary group the Oath Keepers said he was coordinating with the Proud Boys about how their members would work together at…
Continue Reading Kahl nomination to advance to Senate floor after Manchin supports imperiled pick
Colin Kahl’s nomination to be Pentagon policy chief is on track to advance to the Senate floor after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin…
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Idaho lawmakers face tight schedule to extend tax deadline
Legislation extending the tax filing deadline from April 15 to May 17 for Idaho residents will be among lawmakers’ top priorities for when they…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell’s ridiculous defense in big lie case
Sidney Powell, the former Trump lawyer who famously threatened to “release the Kraken” in her quest to overturn the results of the 2020…
Continue Reading Why you may have to wait until next year’s tax season to claim all your stimulus benefits
Millions of struggling Americans are already accessing the assistance from the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Republicans and Democrats have found one thing they can all rally around: Curbing China’s influence
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to pass legislation as soon as next month to try to rein in China’s economic influence on the United…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ campaign trail gun rhetoric meets Biden’s reality
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris campaigned aggressively on gun control reform — making the case that if Congress couldn’t act to…
Continue Reading Conservatives with high expectations anxious for Justice Amy Coney Barrett to show her hand
Some conservatives who pushed and prodded for the Senate to quickly confirm Amy Coney Barrett to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…
Continue Reading How the current US-Mexico border crisis compares with the peak of the Trump era in 2019
President Joe Biden is not the first US president to face a growing number of migrants at the US-Mexico border — and he won’t be the…
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Biden’s heartfelt plea for gun control adds to daunting policy wish list
Joe Biden’s call for an assault weapons ban and a wave of other gun control measures adds a daunting new policy challenge to a progressive…
Continue Reading North Korea conducts first weapons test of Biden’s presidency
North Korea has carried out its first weapons test since President Joe Biden took office, according to three US officials, launching two projectiles…
Continue Reading DOJ refers former Capitol riot prosecutor for internal investigation after ’60 Minutes’ interview
The Justice Department has referred former acting Washington US Attorney Michael Sherwin’s unapproved interview with CBS’ “60…
Continue Reading 2 Asian American senators back off threat to oppose Biden nominees after White House agrees to add senior AAPI adviser
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who…
Continue Reading Jennifer Garner to promote American Rescue Plan with Jill Biden in Alabama on Friday
Actress Jennifer Garner will join first lady Jill Biden on Friday for a trip to Alabama as part of the Biden administration’s “Help is…
Continue Reading Nearly twice as many unaccompanied migrant children apprehended daily at US-Mexico border as at 2019 peak
US border officials are detaining on average more than 600 unaccompanied migrant children who cross the US-Mexico border each day, a Department of…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy as US surgeon general, a role he had held under the Obama administration and reprises during a key…
Continue Reading Two Asian American Democrats vow to oppose Biden nominees over lack of diversity after ‘insulting’ White House comments
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury…
Continue Reading Fact check: Madison Cawthorn falsely claimed there are ‘zero dollars’ spent on homeless veterans. It’s actually more than $2 billion this year
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican who has a history of egregious false claims, posted another one Sunday on Twitter. Cawthorn was…
Continue Reading Two Asian American Democrats vow to oppose Biden nominees over lack of diversity, citing ‘insulting’ White House comments
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is threatening to vote against any of President Joe Biden’s nominees who aren’t minorities over her fury…
Continue Reading Boulder banned assault weapons in 2018. A judge recently ruled that the city cannot enforce the ban.
In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month,…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces extension of Affordable Care Act special enrollment by three months
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending the Affordable Care Act special enrollment period by three months to August 15, the…
Continue Reading NY lawmakers promise wide-ranging and lengthy impeachment investigation into Cuomo
A New York State Assembly committee that is conducting an impeachment investigation into Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly met with attorneys for…
Continue Reading Pentagon says it has received HHS request to house migrant children at two bases
The Pentagon said Tuesday it has received a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant…
Continue Reading Biden’s moves on Obamacare attract new signups — and a second look from red states
President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening…
Continue Reading Biden wrestles with Afghanistan troop dilemma as time to make a decision runs out
President Joe Biden, facing his first major decision about American troops abroad, has found himself weighing competing instincts: to wind down the…
Continue Reading Biden pushes House-passed gun reforms in the wake of Colorado mass shooting
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used the latest mass shooting to offer his most vocal push for gun control since taking office, saying the deaths of…
Continue Reading Manchin opposes House gun safety bills, underscoring Democratic divide over gun control
Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist Democrat from West Virginia, said Tuesday that he does not support the two gun safety bills the House passed earlier…
Continue Reading Former Missouri governor announces campaign for Senate
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced his campaign for Senate on Fox News, attempting to launch a comeback three years after resigning from…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Shalanda Young to be OMB deputy, as fight emerges over who should lead it
The Senate confirmed Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday, as a Democratic intraparty fight emerges…
Continue Reading Postmaster General announces 10-year plan including longer mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours
Longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours across the country are among the changes embattled Postmaster General Louis…
Continue Reading Senate GOP continues to resist push for expanded background checks in aftermath of recent mass shootings
A day after the seventh mass shooting in as many days in the United States, the Senate remains at an impasse over expanding background checks on gun…
Continue Reading Biden will cancel $1 billion in student debt for defrauded borrowers
The Biden administration has reversed a controversial Trump-era policy that will lead to the cancellation of roughly $1 billion in student debt for…
Continue Reading Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims
Right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn’t have believed as fact her assertions of fraud…
Continue Reading Obama calls for stricter gun laws following Colorado shooting to prevent more ‘random, senseless acts’ of gun violence
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting in Colorado, bemoaning what he called a national…
Continue Reading Judge orders Capitol rioter and Nazi sympathizer to remain in jail while awaiting trial
An Army reservist who was a well-known Nazi sympathizer among his colleagues was ordered Tuesday to remain in jail while awaiting trial on charges…
Continue Reading A ‘serious conversation’: Lawmakers take another try at policing legislation
Bipartisan discussions are underway as lawmakers try once again to find consensus for a bill to overhaul policing that can pass the United States…
Continue Reading Why some couples are getting their stimulus money in two payments
Some couples will receive their stimulus money in two payments, the Internal Revenue Service said this week. The reason: there is a glitch in the…
Continue Reading Pressure builds on Biden to act on guns in wake of Colorado mass shooting
President Joe Biden made no mention of gun control in the aftermath of last week’s shootings in Atlanta — including during remarks after…
Continue Reading Kim Janey steps in as Boston’s first Black and female mayor
Boston has its first-ever Black and female mayor. Kim Janey became the first woman and first Black person to serve as Boston’s mayor on Monday…
Continue Reading Postmaster General set to announce 10-year plan including longer mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours
Longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours across the country are among some of the changes embattled Postmaster General…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s legislative priorities: Gun control and five other issues fight to move forward in Congress
In the opening months of Joe Biden’s presidency, Congress’ job was crystal clear: Pass a relief bill and get it signed into law. The…
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Trump’s army takes aim at 2022 touting his election lies
Donald Trump has set the price of admission for Republicans in the midterm elections, and probably the next presidential race: an embrace of the big…
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Celebrities join Michelle Obama in urging Americans to support sweeping voting rights bill
Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington, are calling on Americans to…
Continue Reading Mitch Daniels Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana. Personal Birth date: April 7, 1949 Birth place: Monongahela,…
Continue Reading Colorado congressman calls for federal action on gun legislation in wake of Boulder mass shooting
Rep. Jason Crow is urging Congress to act on gun measures that he argues would make communities safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting Monday in…
Continue Reading Progressive group launches $3.2 million advertising buy to push federal voting law
A liberal group is launching a $3.2 million advertising campaign this week to build public support for a federal campaign finance and voting bill…
Continue Reading Warnock’s seat comes into focus amid battle over voting laws and filibuster rules
Freshman Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose surprise victory in Georgia helped give Democrats the narrowest of majorities, now finds himself squarely in the…
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