Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme
A former Florida state senator who resigned in disgrace four years ago was charged Thursday with campaign finance violations related to a hotly…
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House passes immigration bill with pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants
House Democrats are taking up two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for citizenship for…
Continue Reading Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao calls Atlanta-area shootings ‘vicious, unconscionable acts of violence’
Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday said the string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas “cut at the very…
Continue Reading Rules on state use of stimulus money prompts GOP complaints — and a lawsuit
Republican state officials are up in arms over one of the strings attached to the $350 billion in state and local aid contained in the…
Continue Reading Biden dispatches Democratic senator to Ethiopia amid Tigray crisis
President Joe Biden is dispatching one of his top congressional allies to Ethiopia to meet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed amid the humanitarian…
Continue Reading Blinken warns China of need to respect global order or face a ‘more violent world’ at first meeting
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told senior Chinese officials on Thursday that he and national security adviser Jake Sullivan intend to discuss…
Continue Reading Biden administration says 14,000 migrant children in its custody as it refuses to call border situation a ‘crisis’
The federal government currently has more than 14,000 migrant children in its custody, administration officials said on Thursday, even as they insist…
Continue Reading Biden says US on pace to hit his administration’s goal of 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots on Friday
President Joe Biden said in Thursday remarks that the US is expected to hit his administration’s target of 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses…
Continue Reading Traditional cyber protections ‘unable to stop’ adversaries, cyber agency chief says
Traditional cyber protections used by the federal government are “are unable to stop” cyber adversaries, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
Continue Reading Senate confirms William Burns to be next CIA director after Cruz lifts hold
The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Burns to be President Joe Biden’s CIA director, approving his nomination with no objections after…
Continue Reading Senators introduce bipartisan bill to televise Supreme Court proceedings
A bipartisan group of senators is looking to bring the Supreme Court to television, aiming to have the high court reach a new technological frontier…
Continue Reading Biden so far avoids talking gun reform post-Atlanta shooting
In the wake of Tuesday’s shootings in Atlanta, President Joe Biden has raised concerns about the spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans…
Continue Reading Arizona Democrat reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine
An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company…
Continue Reading Ex-DC police chief says Ron Johnson is ‘part of the problem’ in nation’s racial tensions
A former chief of Washington, DC’s police force on Thursday condemned Sen. Ron Johnson after the Wisconsin Republican last week suggested that…
Continue Reading Top Biden officials to sit down with Chinese counterparts in Alaska
Two of the Biden administration’s top national security officials will sit down with their Chinese counterparts Thursday — a key first…
Continue Reading Biden orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims
President Joe Biden has ordered the American flags at the White House and on other federal ground be flown at half-staff as “a mark of respect…
Continue Reading Biden administration finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage…
Continue Reading January 6 fallout: Congress stalls on independent probe while House GOP-Capitol security tension grows
Top Republicans in the House have repeatedly clashed with US Capitol security officials during closed-door meetings in recent weeks, as GOP lawmakers…
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Montana Senate advances bills targeting transgender youth
The Montana Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance two bills targeting transgender youth despite overwhelming testimony opposing the…
Continue Reading Senate narrowly confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to be the Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, giving the former California attorney general…
Continue Reading House to take up immigration bills amid influx of migrants crossing US-Mexico border
House Democrats are expected to vote on two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for…
Continue Reading Biden speech on Covid-19 vaccination progress comes at a critical juncture
President Joe Biden on Thursday will address the progress his administration has made to reach his goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccines…
Continue Reading Atlanta mayor believes race played role in spa shooting suspect’s motive
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms believes race played a role in the motive of the suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, including…
Continue Reading Fact-checking GOP claims that people on terror watch list are ‘rushing’ the border
Amid a significant increase in the number of migrants showing up at the US southern border, a group of Republican lawmakers spoke on Monday in El…
Continue Reading Asian American female lawmakers to testify in House hearing on violence and discrimination against community
A House Judiciary Committee panel will hold a hearing Thursday morning about discrimination and violence against Asian Americans in the US, which has…
Continue Reading Widow of fallen Capitol Police officer wants his death classified as ‘in the line of duty’
Dr. Serena Liebengood, the widow of US Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood, who died by suicide after serving on the front lines during the…
Continue Reading Controversial House Republican talks to Trump ahead of likely Senate bid
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, who led the House effort to object to the election results on January 6, told CNN he plans to make an announcement on Monday…
Continue Reading ‘Unapologetically progressive’: Karen Carter Peterson fights to become first Black woman Louisiana sends to Congress
Karen Carter Peterson wants to make history. The longtime Louisiana state senator is vying for the open seat once held by Cedric Richmond — one…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden wrong on three statistics he cited in ABC interview
President Joe Biden sat for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday. Biden was generally factual in the interview, much of…
Continue Reading Texas and Montana lead coalition of states suing Biden administration over Keystone pipeline
Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for the…
Continue Reading Education secretary says school in the fall ‘will look more like what it was before Covid’
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks “more like what it was…
Continue Reading Schiff dodges when pressed on interest in California attorney general position
Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday repeatedly declined to say whether he’s interested in becoming attorney general of California as speculation…
Continue Reading Man arrested outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence and had rifle and ammunition in car
Washington, DC, police arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence, the US Naval Observatory, in the…
Continue Reading Georgia Republicans make unexpected push on another bill to restrict voting
A key committee in the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature on Wednesday made a surprise move and began work on a massive new voting bill that…
Continue Reading Biden administration is considering sending some AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico
The Biden administration is considering sending some AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage approval in the US…
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Idaho House approves massive income tax cut and rebate plan
The Idaho House on Wednesday approved a massive income tax cut backers say provides much-needed relief for taxpayers but opponents say is a massive…
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Idaho lawmaker panel approves ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
An Idaho bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state by banning them once fetal cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound has been…
Continue Reading IRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May. Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of…
Continue Reading House votes to award Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department
The House of Representatives passed legislation in rare bipartisan fashion Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to officers of the US…
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Democrats have put the filibuster in the hot seat. Here’s where it comes from
George Washington is said to have told Thomas Jefferson that they should create the Senate to “cool” House legislation — like a…
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Idaho House speaker fears Legislature shutdown amid COVID-19
The top member in the Idaho House says he’s concerned the Legislature might have to shut down if House members continue getting sick with COVID-19.…
Continue Reading House votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, landmark legislation championed by President Joe…
Continue Reading US intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists
US intelligence agencies believe that “narratives of fraud in the recent general election” and “the emboldening impact of the…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats plot new effort to gut filibuster but lack votes for major overhaul
Many Senate Democrats are preparing for a key moment they believe will help make their case to gut the filibuster once and for all: when Senate…
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House panel OKs legislation to trim Idaho governor’s powers
A House panel has approved legislation trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the Legislature’s power.…
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Gov. Little signs bill investing in public buildings
Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 225 into law…
Continue Reading Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms sexual harassment allegations
President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Tuesday that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if an investigation confirms the…
Continue Reading IRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May, official says
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May. Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of…
Continue Reading Domestic violent extremism is ‘greatest’ threat,’ Homeland Security secretary says
Domestic violent extremism is the “greatest threat” to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers…
Continue Reading READ: Summary of joint assessment of domestic violent extremism threat
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security…
Continue Reading ODNI releases joint assessment of threat posed by domestic violent extremism
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Ireland’s prime minister
President Joe Biden hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and…
Continue Reading Widow of fallen Capital Police officer wants his death classified as ‘in the line of duty’
Dr. Serena Liebengood, the widow of US Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood, who died by suicide after serving on the front lines during the…
Continue Reading Biden’s stimulus provides larger single-year tax breaks than Trump’s or Reagan’s cuts
The multitude of tax breaks in the $1.9 trillion relief package signed this month by President Joe Biden will provide one of the biggest one-year tax…
Continue Reading House passes joint resolution to remove ERA deadline
The House on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would remove a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, after a recent federal…
Continue Reading HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools
The US Department of Health and Human Services is funneling $10 billion to states to help implement coronavirus surveillance testing in K-12 schools…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ claims about the border situation
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a statement on Tuesday outlining the Biden administration’s plans to try to deal with the…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access
Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that, if passed,…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris condemn deadly Atlanta spa shootings
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Tuesday’s lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, expressing…
Continue Reading Omarosa Manigault Newman can’t force Trump to testify in lawsuit, judge rules
Former Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman won’t be allowed to get testimony from former President Donald Trump, former Trump chief…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin pours cold water on push to gut filibuster
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin rejected major changes to the Senate rules that have long been sought by liberals seeking to gut the…
Continue Reading Treasury has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
About 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue…
Continue Reading House Republicans reverse earmark ban, opening door to both parties using the formerly banned practice
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to reverse their conference-wide ban on earmarks, according to two sources familiar with the vote, marking a…
Continue Reading House to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, landmark legislation championed by…
Continue Reading House to vote on joint resolution to remove ERA deadline
The House is pushing forward with a joint resolution to remove a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, after a recent federal…
Continue Reading Biden on US meeting looming Afghanistan withdrawal deadline: ‘Could happen, but it is tough’
President Joe Biden said he is still making a decision on withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan ahead of a May 1 deadline set by former…
Continue Reading Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas tells lawmakers ‘the border is not open’ amid migrant surge
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers Wednesday that the US-Mexico border is secure and repeated that it is “not…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Katherine Tai to be US trade representative
The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai to serve as US trade representative on Wednesday, giving her a key role to smooth supply chains shaken by the…
Continue Reading Harris condemns ‘tragic’ Atlanta shooting and expresses solidarity with Asian American community
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the recent lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, marking her most formal remarks about the…
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A year into the pandemic, Florida is booming and Republican Gov. DeSantis is taking credit
After a year of criticism by health experts, mockery from comedians and blistering critiques from political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats set to introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access
Senate Democrats on Wednesday are set to introduce the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that,…
Continue Reading Biden says his dog, Major, is working with a trainer in Delaware following biting incident
President Joe Biden said that his dog, Major, is working with a trainer at Biden’s home in Delaware following a biting incident at the White…
Continue Reading Biden reiterates pledge to raise taxes on Americans making $400,000 or more
President Joe Biden again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying…
Continue Reading Mayorkas faces lawmakers amid unaccompanied-migrant crisis at the border
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before lawmakers Wednesday morning, where he is expected to face questions about the…
Continue Reading Biden says Putin ‘will pay a price’ for Russian efforts to undermine the 2020 US election
President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin “will pay a price” for his efforts to undermine the 2020 US election following a landmark…
Continue Reading Trump urges Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine: ‘I would recommend it’
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Americans to get vaccinated to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it “safe” and…
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New US intel report shows Russia, Trump and GOP acolytes have same goals
A new US intelligence report that finds Russia interfered in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump and hurt Joe Biden also underscores a fundamental…
Continue Reading Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote
Republicans at the state level have moved swiftly to either roll back some easy access to voting or put new obstacles in the way of voters following…
Continue Reading Biden to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Ireland’s prime minister
President Joe Biden will host Taioseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump hires new evidence expert
The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump, Fani Willis, is beefing up her office with a new evidence expert,…
Continue Reading Investigators point to leadership and investigative failures at Fort Hood in wake of service member deaths
The commander of the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command told lawmakers on Tuesday that it is “not normal” that Fort Hood service…
Continue Reading Biden tells migrants not to come to US: ‘Don’t leave your town’
President Joe Biden discouraged would-be migrants from coming to the United States as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of…
Continue Reading House passes sweeping child abuse prevention bill
The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping child abuse prevention bill, setting up deliberations in the Senate as experts and advocates raise alarm about…
Continue Reading Biden says he supports bringing back the Senate’s talking filibuster rule
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports changing the Senate’s filibuster rule by bringing back the talking filibuster, requiring a…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s strategy for getting through scandal: Focus on his job
In the eyes of those close to Andrew Cuomo, the way through the scandal that threatens to sink the three-term New York governor is to focus on the…
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Woman who first accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment meets with investigators
Investigators in the New York Attorney General’s Office met with Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to publicly accuse New York Democratic Gov.…
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US intelligence report says Russia used Trump allies to influence 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden
The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with an influence campaign…
Continue Reading California governor mounts aggressive effort to combat recall campaign
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has embarked on an aggressive new effort to push back against the well-funded effort to recall him, arguing…
Continue Reading Congress eyes extending PPP deadline for businesses, as billions sit untouched
Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government’s key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from…
Continue Reading Democrats pitch significant increase to international affairs budget
A group of Democratic lawmakers is proposing a substantial increase in the international affairs budget for the next fiscal year, with specific…
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Business Bill of Rights passes Idaho House
A bill to create a Business Bill of Rights is moving forward after passing the Idaho…
Continue Reading Border crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy
The migrant crisis roiling the United States has made the complicated politics in Congress over immigration even dicier, with Democrats at sharp odds…
Continue Reading Three-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge
Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others…
Continue Reading Debt collectors can seize the new stimulus checks. Lawmakers are trying to fix that
The latest round of stimulus payments that started going out over the weekend are open to being seized by private debt collectors — a problem…
Continue Reading Biden sells government as a solution in Covid-19 relief sales pitch
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to…
Continue Reading Harris uses UN speech to champion women’s role in democracy
Kamala Harris declared “the status of women is the status of democracy” on Tuesday, in her first speech before the United Nations as the…
Continue Reading Biden to hold first formal news conference on March 25
President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference since taking office on March 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.…
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Feinstein says she plans to serve out full term after Newsom vows to appoint a Black woman to replace her
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after…
Continue Reading After you’re vaccinated, it’s critical to keep masking up in many places (for now). Here’s why
The fastest way to get back to a safe, mask-free life is for everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But just because you’ve gotten a shot of…
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Gov. Little signs bill investing in outdoor recreation and state parks
Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 204 into law…
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