GOP chaos is a big gift to Democrats
The acquittal of Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial speaks volumes about the moral fiber of the Republican senators who refused to abandon…
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The Texas crisis is not how modern life is supposed to work
The US health care system has been strained near capacity by the Covid outbreak. The US education system has been unmasked as unfair and incapable of…
Continue Reading US attorney’s office in Brooklyn and FBI scrutinizing Cuomo administration’s handling of data surrounding Covid nursing home deaths
The US attorney’s office in Brooklyn, along with the FBI, is scrutinizing the handling of some of the data surrounding Covid-19 deaths in long…
Continue Reading Biden administration confronts regulatory maze and hazy messaging in push to reopen schools
President Joe Biden’s promise to try to open schools within his first 100 days has become one of most vexing puzzles facing the new…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares new rules placing stricter enforcement parameters on ICE
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to roll out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on…
Continue Reading Biden administration begins negotiating over Don McGahn testimony to House, new court filing says
The Biden administration and the US House of Representatives said on Wednesday that they are negotiating over the testimony of former White House…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends controversial vaccine deal with developer — and threatens to pull vaccines if officials don’t like it
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to move a pop-up vaccination clinic that his state has set up in an affluent community in…
Continue Reading Biden to pick Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sources say
President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, two sources familiar with…
Continue Reading Judge rebukes preeminent US attorney’s office and urges DOJ review of sanctions case given ‘systemic nature’ of errors and misconduct
A federal judge in New York is urging the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility to conduct a review into the US…
Continue Reading Cuomo said ‘he can destroy me’: NY assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over nursing homes scandal
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have…
Continue Reading Biden postponing Michigan trip due to weather
President Joe Biden is postponing his trip to Michigan on Thursday due to travel concerns over weather, including forecast snow and ice in the…
Continue Reading Key Democrats unhappy with Biden’s reluctance to cancel $50,000 in student debt
President Joe Biden’s rejection of calls to eliminate up to $50,000 of student loan debt has prompted sharp responses from his allies on…
Continue Reading White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’ schools
White House officials stressed Wednesday that while they do not believe teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen schools, they think…
Continue Reading Democrats demand answers about USPS delays and question postmaster general’s leadership
Congressional Democrats are calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect the country’s mail from future delivery delays and raising…
Continue Reading Pro-Biden outside group launching with White House’s blessing
President Joe Biden is getting outside reinforcements to help promote and build support for his policy agenda in the form of a new nonprofit advocacy…
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Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to House
Legislation to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho headed to the full House on…
Continue Reading One-third of military service members have opted not to receive COVID-19 vaccinations
One-third of US military service members eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination have opted not to, defense officials said Monday as they…
Continue Reading Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops to remain in Washington through mid-March due to concerns about QAnon chatter
Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington through March 12 due, in part, to concerns about potential violence stemming from online…
Continue Reading Feds investigated Roger Stone ties to Proud Boys as part of possible threat to judge
Federal prosecutors investigated some of the Proud Boys, including their leader Enrique Tarrio, and their ties to longtime Trump confidant Roger…
Continue Reading GOP chaos — and toxic Trump — are a big boon to Democrats
The acquittal of Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial speaks volumes about the moral fiber of the Republican senators who refused to abandon…
Continue Reading The single most ridiculous claim in Donald Trump’s statement slamming Mitch McConnell
Former President Donald Trump made a number of wild claims in a statement Tuesday savaging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But one really…
Continue Reading McConnell’s plan to deal with Trump: Ignore him
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had an instant reaction when seeing the lengthy attack he endured from former President Donald Trump. He…
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Utah bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances
A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah, one of more than 20 states…
Continue Reading Austin tells NATO allies US is reengaged but warns of Russian threat
In his first appearance on the world stage meeting NATO allies, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wasted no time telling them that the Trump era of…
Continue Reading Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a bill that would let biological fathers petition to stop abortions
In another anti-abortion push by Republican lawmakers, lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a bill that would allow a person to stop a woman who is…
Continue Reading Biden speaks with Netanyahu after delay raised questions
President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, ending what had been a lengthy stretch without a call after…
Continue Reading Guns, knives, bombs and bear spray: Here are the weapons Trump supporters brought to DC on the day of the Capitol attack
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump brought dozens of weapons to Washington on the day of the insurrection, according to the Justice…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump Pentagon officials delayed promotions of female generals due to fear over Trump’s reaction
Promotions of two female generals were delayed by Pentagon officials until after the 2020 presidential election out of fear of “turmoil”…
Continue Reading GOP state lawmakers and election officials launch commission to examine voting laws
Republican state legislators and secretaries of state on Wednesday announced the creation of a commission that will look at election laws amid a push…
Continue Reading Lowering Covid-19 cases is the best way to improve odds that vaccines will continue working, expert says
Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US is critical not only to preventing another surge fueled by variants — but it also makes vaccines more…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall
President Joe Biden took questions from Wisconsin residents and from Anderson Cooper at a CNN town hall event in Milwaukee on Tuesday night.…
Continue Reading Pelosi’s plan for commission to probe Capitol riot faces GOP resistance
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 US Capitol riot is facing skepticism and…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors charge three North Korean hackers accused of conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion
Federal prosecutors charged three North Korean hackers with conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion from banks and companies around the world, the…
Continue Reading Biden administration says investigation into SolarWinds hack is likely to take “several months”
The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top…
Continue Reading Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two…
Continue Reading US government expects ‘widespread delays’ in COVID-19 vaccine shipments due to severe weather
Severe weather around the United States will delay COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading For Trump, accountability is still possible and necessary
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump may have ended with an acquittal on Saturday, but Trump’s trials and tribulations…
Continue Reading IRS says all $600 stimulus payments from December bill have been sent
The Internal Revenue Service has sent out $600 payments from the December stimulus package to all of the eligible taxpayers it has on file as…
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Senate advances measures to call Idaho special sessions
A Senate panel of lawmakers has approved a constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into a special session.…
Continue Reading White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’
White House officials affirmed Wednesday that they do not believe teacher vaccinations should be mandatory for schools to reopen, though they do…
Continue Reading Lowering COVID-19 cases is the best thing US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says
Lowering COVID-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…
Continue Reading Blinken says US intends to pay contributions to World Health Organization by end of month
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States “intends to pay over $200 million in assessed and current…
Continue Reading Biden brings compassion, centrism and a big-time vaccine promise at CNN town hall
As he gently told a traumatized 8-year-old girl, “Don’t be scared, honey. Don’t be scared,” Joe Biden showed that the days of…
Continue Reading Hopes for DC statehood rise with Democrats back in power
Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they’ll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the…
Continue Reading Explainer: What is the Ku Klux Klan Act cited in lawsuit against Trump
The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that cites a little-known…
Continue Reading These voters pressed Biden on key issues. Here’s what they said about his answers.
President Joe Biden was pressed on a range of issues Tuesday evening as he fielded questions from voters during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. The…
Continue Reading Biden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’
President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…
Continue Reading Former Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
Several members of President Joe Biden’s former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate…
Continue Reading Right-wing justices think religion is under siege. Will the full Supreme Court follow?
The Supreme Court has increasingly exempted religious believers from government regulations, and it is clear by their statements that individual…
Continue Reading Lowering Covid-19 cases is ‘best thing’ US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says
Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…
Continue Reading ‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won’t back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won’t join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions…
Continue Reading Biden says he feels ‘a sense of history’ living at White House
President Joe Biden on Tuesday described the “sense of history” he feels residing at the White House and all the ways living in the…
Continue Reading Biden shows he is the voice of presidential sanity
On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper for a town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conversation spanned everything…
Continue Reading Biden again rejects $50,000 student loan debt forgiveness plan pushed by other top Democrats
President Joe Biden made it clear during Tuesday night’s CNN town hall that he disagrees with other members of his party who want to cancel…
Continue Reading Biden continues to push $15 federal minimum wage
President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for raising the federal minimum wage — gradually — to $15 an hour at CNN’s town hall on…
Continue Reading Biden calls on Congress to ‘enact commonsense gun law reforms’ on third anniversary of Parkland shooting
President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to institute “commonsense gun law reforms,” including widespread firearm sales…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s spoken with all of his predecessors ‘with one exception’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday reflected on the “sense of history” he feels as a new resident of the White House and suggested he has…
Continue Reading Trump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling…
Continue Reading Democrats and Biden prepare to unveil bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
The Biden administration, in concert with Hill Democrats, is preparing to unveil legislation this week that seeks to provide a pathway to citizenship…
Continue Reading Confirmation hearing scheduled for Biden’s interior secretary nominee
The confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland is scheduled for next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET, a spokesperson for the Senate…
Continue Reading Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to…
Continue Reading Biden says teachers should move up in vaccination line
President Joe Biden said teachers should move ahead in the line to receive shots in order to reopen schools, attempting to clarify an administration…
Continue Reading Biden administration approves arms sale to Egypt despite human rights concerns
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it had approved a possible $197 million sale of missiles to Egypt, just days after the Egyptian…
Continue Reading White House to communicate with Saudi King instead of crown prince as US reassesses relationship
President Joe Biden is working to “recalibrate” the American relationship with Saudi Arabia, White House press secretary Jenn Psaki said…
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House OKs bill to trim Idaho governor’s emergency powers
Lawmakers in the Idaho House have passed legislation to trim a governor’s powers and increase their own during declared emergencies such as the…
Continue Reading US expresses outrage over Erbil rocket attack as investigation gets underway
The White House said it was “outraged” by a rocket attack on coalition forces in Iraq that has been claimed by an Iranian-backed militia,…
Continue Reading Giuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal…
Continue Reading David Perdue files paperwork to run in 2022 Georgia US Senate race
Former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Monday evening to be a 2022 US Senate candidate, the…
Continue Reading White House relaunches Snapchat account with a Covid-focused message from Biden and Fauci
The White House is relaunching its official Snapchat account on Tuesday, featuring a message from President Joe Biden focused on Covid-19. In his…
Continue Reading How to watch CNN’s Biden town hall
President Joe Biden will answer questions at a CNN town hall in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, less than a month after taking office. The “CNN…
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Biden to press for Covid-19 relief package during CNN’s Wisconsin town hall
President Joe Biden, no longer encumbered by his predecessor’s impeachment trial and eager to seize the national spotlight, will bring the case…
Continue Reading Giuliani no longer representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks last-minute Trump rule limiting asylum claims
A federal judge in California blocked a Trump-era rule that went into effect just a day before Joe Biden took office and sought to dramatically limit…
Continue Reading Family members of American activist arrested in Egypt
Egyptian authorities raided multiple homes and detained family members of Egyptian-American human rights activist Mohamed Soltan, his organization,…
Continue Reading Former 9/11 commission chair sees parallel to riot aftermath: ‘There was a lot of confusion about what happened’
The former chair of the 9/11 commission former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean said on CNN that there was not an agreed upon set of facts at the start of…
Continue Reading Democrats’ stimulus plan would cut taxes by an average of $3,100, analysis shows
The House Democrats’ Covid relief bill would reduce household federal tax bills by an average of $3,100 each this year, according the…
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Idaho lawmakers propose sweeping cuts to income, sales taxes
Sweeping tax cuts proposed Tuesday by Idaho lawmakers would slash assessments on all income brackets and lower the sales tax from 6% to 5.3%…
Continue Reading Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for Biden’s HHS nominee next week
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services will appear before a Senate committee next week for his…
Continue Reading Alleged Capitol rioter drops request to travel to Peru to get married
An alleged Capitol rioter who asked a judge to let him get married in Peru has withdrawn his request, according to new court filings. The defendant,…
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Legislation aimed at health-care sharing ministries dies
Lawmakers on Tuesday killed a proposed law intended to prevent healthcare sharing ministries from taking advantage of unsuspecting…
Continue Reading Biden administration extends ban on foreclosures and mortgage relief
On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced it is extending the federal ban on foreclosures and mortgage forbearance programs through June,…
Continue Reading Georgia state bar proceeding with inquiry into pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood
The State Bar of Georgia is “proceeding with an inquiry” into attorney Lin Wood, one of the lawyers who unsuccessfully pushed a handful…
Continue Reading READ: Democrat’s lawsuit against Donald Trump over US Capitol attack
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to…
Continue Reading Burr censured by North Carolina GOP for voting to convict Trump
The North Carolina Republican Party central committee voted Monday to censure Sen. Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading New York Times: House Republican shunned by family members over Trump criticism
Eleven members of Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger‘s family sent him a vitriolic letter accusing him of being a member of the…
Continue Reading Inside the new President’s routine: Oval Office fires and early bedtimes
When President Joe Biden flew aboard Air Force One for the first time this month, he did not spend much time soaking in the moment. The flight, after…
Continue Reading Biden zeroes in on policy: Here are 6 top priorities
Joe Biden has been President of the United States for nearly a month, but his political agenda is only just coming into focus in Washington, now that…
Continue Reading Joe Biden confronts a leadership moment
An exhausted and impatient nation needs the kind of clarity and leadership only a president can provide as the coronavirus pandemic reaches a…
Continue Reading Joe Biden returns to Wisconsin, testing a new President’s promise to unify and govern
Caroline Quinlan didn’t vote for Joe Biden, but she’s praying for his success and hoping he can deliver on his pledge to unite a deeply…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 16: Stimulus, Capitol riot, Covid-19, weather, Ebola
Happy Mardi Gras! Though Covid-19 canceled New Orleans’ legendary Carnival parades, residents have responded by turning their houses into…
Continue Reading Some of his followers are being sought by the FBI. It’s not stopping the leader of the Oath Keepers.
The FBI is investigating some of his followers. Others are already in custody and facing decades in prison if convicted of federal…
Continue Reading Washington Post: GOP donor who donated millions for voter fraud investigation wants money back
A Republican donor who gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation by a conservative nonprofit has come to regret his decision and doubt the…
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 controversy, explained
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at the center of an escalating controversy over deaths in nursing homes, how they were counted and how they…
Continue Reading The accountability era begins
Immediately following his impeachment acquittal, former President Donald Trump issued a statement saying his movement “has only just…
Continue Reading McConnell defends vote to acquit Trump: ‘Our job was to defend the Constitution and respect its limits’
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday rebuked Donald Trump‘s incitement of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol while…
Continue Reading These GOP lawmakers are facing backlash from state parties for not backing Trump
State Republican parties are taking action against GOP lawmakers who have reprimanded former President Donald Trump. Some of the senators and…
Continue Reading This Trump could be on the ballot in 2022
The Senate’s impeachment proceedings just put a big spotlight on the 2022 North Carolina US Senate race. GOP Sen. Richard Burr’s surprise…
Continue Reading Fallout from Trump’s acquittal exposes deepening rift within GOP
Donald Trump’s acquittal in the Senate’s impeachment trial — and the backlash now facing Republicans who voted to convict him…
Continue Reading Utah GOP responds to senators’ varying impeachment votes: ‘There is power in our differences’
The Utah Republican Party released a statement Monday accepting the different votes of the state’s Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee in last…
Continue Reading Governors tell Biden in letter some vaccine efforts are creating confusion and inefficiency
A bipartisan group of governors expressed concern Monday at the Biden administration’s vaccine rollout, writing in a letter to the White House…
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