Longtime White House butler retiring after 47 years of service
After four decades, William “Buddy” Carter — one of the longest serving White House butlers — is set to retire at the end of…
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American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US…
Continue Reading Border arrests show no sign of slowing in May, preliminary data indicate
US Customs and Border Protection has continued to encounter around 40,000 migrants a week at the US-Mexico border, continuing a pace similar to that…
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Gov. Little rescinds mask mandate prohibition put in place by Lt. Gov. while he was out of state
Idaho Governor Brad Little has rescinded a mask mandate prohibition put in place Thursday by the lieutenant governor while he was out of…
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Idaho governor rescinds ban on mask mandates issued while he was out of state
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday repealed an executive order banning mask mandates by state entities that Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin had issued a day…
Continue Reading Polls find most Republicans say 2020 election was stolen and roughly one-quarter embrace QAnon conspiracies
Most Americans reject QAnon-linked conspiracy theories and believe that Donald Trump lost legitimately in 2020, a set of new polling finds. But a…
Continue Reading Judge Amy Berman Jackson strikes again
Trial-level federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has handled some of the most politically significant court cases of the Trump era and its aftermath and…
Continue Reading Postal Service wants to raise cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents
The US Postal Service on Friday proposed raising the cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents, an increase that’s within the range of recent years…
Continue Reading State Department calls for release of US journalist detained in Myanmar
The State Department on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release Danny Fenster, an American journalist based in Myanmar who was…
Continue Reading ‘These attacks are despicable’: Biden condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the country in recent weeks, saying the incidents are…
Continue Reading Dems push for House select committee after Senate Republicans derail bipartisan probe into January 6 attack
House Democrats are actively considering mounting a probe of their own into the January 6 US Capitol attack, signaling they don’t plan to let…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans block January 6 commission
A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot failed Friday, falling short…
Continue Reading Exclusive: ‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a…
Continue Reading ‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators in CNN exclusive interview
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary says US has ‘offensive options’ to respond to cyberattacks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN the United States has “offensive options” to respond to cyberattacks following another major…
Continue Reading Conservative agenda dominates Texas, despite Democratic hopes of turning the state blue
On Election Day in November, Democrats across Texas waited with hopeful anticipation. High early-voter turnout, recent political trends and changing…
Continue Reading Biden signs order establishing White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday renewing a White House initiative charged with advancing “equity, justice, and…
Continue Reading Biden touts progress on the state of pandemic ahead of Memorial Day weekend
President Joe Biden on Friday delivered a message of hope and optimism on the declining number of Covid-19 cases and increased vaccination rates…
Continue Reading Former Shelby aide expected to run for Senate in Alabama as GOP eyes an alternative to Brooks
Katie Boyd Britt, the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is expected to jump into the Alabama Senate race next month as some…
Continue Reading The 6 Senate Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission
Senate Republicans blocked a bill on Friday to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot. Six Senate…
Continue Reading These 11 Senators didn’t vote on the January 6 commission
Senate Republicans blocked a bill on Friday to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot. The vote on the…
Continue Reading Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here’s what’s in it.
President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2022, laying out details of a proposed dramatic increase in federal…
Continue Reading Homeland Security says commemorations of Tulsa race massacre could be target for White supremacists, but there is no specific threat
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning that events associated with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre could be…
Continue Reading Harris becomes first female US Naval Academy commencement speaker
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday became the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she addresses…
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US Supreme Court asked to not consider Wyoming coal lawsuit
The federal government has argued the U.S. Supreme Court should not take up a lawsuit in Wyoming over a blocked coal export terminal because the…
Continue Reading Judge grants federal prosecutor’s request for a ‘special master’ to review materials seized during Giuliani raid
A federal judge granted a request by prosecutors in New York to appoint an independent person to review materials seized from Rudy Giuliani‘s…
Continue Reading Senate expected to block January 6 commission in key vote Friday
A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot is under way Friday, but the…
Continue Reading Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for migrant families
The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for recently arrived migrant families who are seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading Harris to become first female US Naval Academy commencement speaker
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will become the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she…
Continue Reading Senate vote delayed for January 6 commission after Republicans bog down the floor
A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot has been delayed due to…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver hopeful message on state of pandemic ahead of Memorial Day weekend
President Joe Biden on Friday will deliver a message of hope and optimism on the declining number of Covid-19 cases and increased vaccination rates…
Continue Reading Biden to sign order establishing White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday renewing a White House initiative charged with advancing “equity, justice, and…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog finds National Guard’s use of helicopters to fly over DC protestors “reasonable,” but mired in confusion
The Pentagon’s watchdog found that the DC National Guard’s use of low-flying helicopters in response to protests in DC on June 1, 2020,…
Continue Reading Senate advances bipartisan legislation to counter China’s growing influence
The Senate on Thursday advanced bipartisan legislation that would counter China’s growing influence by investing over $200 billion in American…
Continue Reading 1 in 10 defendants from US Capitol insurrection have military ties
One in 10 people charged in the US Capitol insurrection are veterans or current servicemembers, according to a CNN review of court documents and…
Continue Reading Timing for key vote on January 6 commission unclear after Republicans bog down Senate floor overnight
Republican senators have delayed passage of a massive bill designed to increase American competitiveness with China, and that means a key procedural…
Continue Reading Trump appointee on West Point Board spreads conspiracy that Biden is replacing White people of European ancestry
A Trump appointee serving on West Point’s advisory board has repeatedly spread a conspiracy that the Biden administration is bringing in…
Continue Reading New York Times: Intelligence officials said to have untapped evidence on Covid-19 origins
President Joe Biden’s instructions to the US intelligence community to redouble its efforts in investigating the origins of the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans expected to block vote on January 6 commission
Senate Republicans are expected to block a bill creating a commission to investigate the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol on January 6, preventing a…
Continue Reading Paul Ryan enters GOP’s civil war by criticizing Trump’s hold on party
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan criticized former President Donald Trump and his hold on the Republican Party during a speech Thursday night as he…
Continue Reading Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer asks GOP senators to support January 6 commission but changes few minds
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick met with more than a dozen Republican senators Thursday, urging them to vote to…
Continue Reading Deposition of Trump Org CFO looms in DC lawsuit accusing Trump 2017 inauguration committee of abusing funds
Documents due in DC Superior Court on Friday could clear the way for the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer to be deposed as part of…
Continue Reading Louisiana lawmakers send anti-trans sports ban to governor, who is likely to issue a veto
Lawmakers in Louisiana sent a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women in the state from competing on girls’ and womens’…
Continue Reading Biden administration won’t seek to rejoin Open Skies Treaty after 2020 exit
The Biden administration will not seek to reenter the Open Skies Treaty with Russia in response to that country’s “failure to take any…
Continue Reading New York Times: Prosecutors investigating whether Ukrainians used Rudy Giuliani to promote misleading election claims
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether some Ukrainian officials helped execute a sweeping plan to meddle in the 2020 US election, people with…
Continue Reading Family of Iranian Americans held in Iran worry they will be left behind again
Babak Namazi, whose brother and father are detained in Iran, is living in fear that his family members could be left behind again as the Biden…
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Idaho lieutenant governor signs ban on mask mandates while governor is out of state
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order on Thursday banning mask mandates while Gov. Brad Little was unaware and out of town.…
Continue Reading Garland announces 6 steps DOJ is taking to improve efforts to combat hate crimes
The Justice Department is taking six immediate steps to improve its efforts to combat the spike in hate crimes, Attorney General Merrick Garland…
Continue Reading Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer meets with GOP senators ahead of commission vote
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who had asked to meet with GOP senators, met with several of them on Thursday ahead of…
Continue Reading Top Wisconsin GOP lawmaker hires retired police to probe 2020 election
The top Republican in Wisconsin’s state Assembly is hiring retired police officers to investigate November’s election, joining a growing…
Continue Reading Homeland Security says commemorations of Tulsa race massacre could be target for White supremacists
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning that events associated with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre could be…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Former DHS secretaries tell Senate to ‘put politics aside’ and support January 6 commission
A group of former Homeland Security secretaries who served in both Republican and Democratic administrations is calling on the Senate “to put…
Continue Reading Biden blasts Republicans for touting Covid relief funds they voted against: ‘Some people have no shame’
President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican lawmakers who have touted parts of the Covid-19 economic relief law that benefit their…
Continue Reading Energy Secretary sells off Proterra stock for $1.6 million
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently sold off stock in an electric vehicle company, a department spokesman said, divesting her interest after…
Continue Reading Paul Ryan to enter GOP’s civil war by criticizing Trump’s hold on party
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is set to criticize former President Donald Trump and his hold on the Republican Party during a speech Thursday night,…
Continue Reading ACLU urges Biden administration to offer Covid-19 vaccine to detained immigrants
The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the Biden administration to provide Covid-19 vaccine access to immigrants in detention, citing the rapid…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang sees racism in controversial Daily News cartoon
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang on Thursday accused a New York Daily News cartoon of engaging in racist tropes and playing on an idea of…
Continue Reading McConnell doubles down to pressure Republicans, asking for ‘a personal favor’ to block January 6 commission
In the last 24 hours, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP Senate colleagues to oppose a bill creating a…
Continue Reading Republican governors face the Trump litmus test as elections approach
Donald Trump is causing a headache for the Republican Governors Association. Inside the GOP, the former President’s hostility toward…
Continue Reading Intelligence community ‘does not know’ how Covid-19 originated and repeats two working theories
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued an unusual public statement Thursday on the status of its intelligence gathering into the…
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Former lawmakers launches campaign challenging Sen. Mike Lee
A former Utah state lawmaker has launched a campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee for his U.S. Senate seat next year.…
Continue Reading GOP counters Biden’s infrastructure plan with $928 billion offer as President’s adviser slams opposition
Senate Republicans made a $928 billion counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure proposal Thursday morning as one of the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors announce fresh charges against ‘Maga Caravan’ leader, others in January 6 insurrection
The self-proclaimed leader of the “Maga Caravan,” which led dozens of vehicles to Washington, DC, to a rally held by former President…
Continue Reading The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
The midterm elections are still 18 months away, but the fight for control of the Senate is already shaping what gets done in the nation’s…
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Lt. Gov. McGeachin, acting governor, bans mask mandates
Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Thursday issued an executive order banning mask mandates statewide among state political entities.…
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Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke announces candidacy for Lt. Governor
Scott Bedke announced his candidacy fort Lt. Governor Thursday.…
Continue Reading Jewish House Democrats reference Greene and some progressives in concerns over uptick in anti-Semitism incidents
A group of Democratic House members who are Jewish are calling on President Joe Biden to address a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the US amid a…
Continue Reading Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer wants to meet with GOP senators ahead of commission vote
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who had asked to meet with GOP senators, will meet with at least 15 of them Thursday…
Continue Reading Harris to announce private sector investments in Northern Triangle
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday will announce commitments from 12 private companies and organizations to invest in the Northern Triangle, a…
Continue Reading White House to propose $6 trillion budget for 2022
The White House on Friday will propose a $6 trillion budget for the 2022 fiscal year, a senior administration official tells CNN, as President Joe…
Continue Reading Top Biden adviser attacks GOP infrastructure opposition and seeks to rally Democratic support in internal memo
One of President Joe Biden’s closest advisers is rallying allies to embrace White House proposals that have come under sharp criticism from…
Continue Reading Pentagon examining how to evacuate thousands who worked for US from Afghanistan
The Pentagon is in the early stages of planning for the potential evacuation of thousands of Afghan nationals whose work for the US could make them…
Continue Reading Democrats fight to keep up with the changing landscape of political disinformation
Democrats are bracing for a deluge of disinformation in next year’s midterm elections, and they view leading Republicans, not foreign actors or…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups sue West Virginia over new anti-trans sports bill
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging West Virginia’s new anti-trans sports law, arguing that the measure banning…
Continue Reading ‘They think we’re like servants’: Inside the fractured relationship between the Capitol Police and members of Congress
In the weeks after the January 6 riot, Capitol Police officers were shell-shocked and wounded, both physically and psychologically. They’d been…
Continue Reading New DHS directive will require critical pipelines to comply with federal cybersecurity measures
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday will mandate that critical pipeline operators comply with several cybersecurity measures, including…
Continue Reading Democratic congressman stresses risk of not investigating Capitol attack: ‘We have a domestic terror movement in America’
Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and veteran who helped comfort other lawmakers during the US Capitol insurrection, said Wednesday evening…
Continue Reading Judge says Trump’s ‘steady drumbeat’ of the Big Lie could continue to inspire his supporters to take up arms
A federal judge on Wednesday wrote that Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was stolen from him could still inspire…
Continue Reading Biden tasks intelligence community to report on Covid origins in 90 days
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has directed the US intelligence community to redouble their efforts in investigating the origins of the…
Continue Reading Obama says ‘institutional role’ constrained his comments on Ferguson and Trayvon Martin cases while President
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday reflected on the frustration he had felt in office when his “institutional role” limited his…
Continue Reading Changes to qualified immunity in policing deal face Senate GOP resistance
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are objecting to changing protections police currently enjoy from civil lawsuits, underscoring the…
Continue Reading Man charged with threatening to kill Biden and others in bizarre texts
A New Mexico man is facing a federal charge for allegedly threatening to kill President Joe Biden and others in text messages he sent to people in…
Continue Reading Police accountability provisions hold up reform while activists grow frustrated
President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are facing increasing pressure this week from Black civil rights leaders who say federal…
Continue Reading Biden and Congress face increasing pressure from some Black leaders to enact police reform
President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are facing increasing pressure this week from Black civil rights leaders who say federal…
Continue Reading ‘Enough’: Biden calls for action on guns in wake of San Jose shooting
President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to “take immediate action” on gun legislation in the wake of a shooting in San Jose,…
Continue Reading GOP senators warn they may block China competition bill, angry over lack of amendments
Several Republican senators raised fresh doubts Wednesday that enough of them would join Democrats in breaking a filibuster of the Endless Frontiers…
Continue Reading Prosecutors investigating Trump tell witness to prepare for grand jury testimony
Manhattan prosecutors pursuing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump, his company and its executives have told at least one witness…
Continue Reading Where things stand in the Trump criminal investigations
Former President Donald Trump left the White House four months ago, but he didn’t leave his legal troubles behind, and in recent weeks there…
Continue Reading Romney says Republicans blocking January 6 commission ‘would be seen as not wanting to let the truth come out’
Sen. Mitt Romney warned Republicans they would be blamed for hiding the truth if they block a bill to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack, as…
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Transgender athlete bill to return for 2022 Utah Legislature
A lawmaker in Utah who proposed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports has announced plans to reintroduce…
Continue Reading Law enforcement groups endorse Biden’s pick for ATF director ahead of confirmation hearing
Several national organizations representing law enforcement officers are applauding President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol,…
Continue Reading Pentagon considering telling troops to report suspected ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents
The Pentagon is drafting a memo to the entire military and civilian workforce asking personnel to report any so-called anomalous health symptoms that…
Continue Reading Karine Jean-Pierre becomes first Black woman in 30 years to host daily White House press briefing
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday became the second Black woman in history to hold the daily press…
Continue Reading Pompeo-led effort to hunt down Covid lab theory shut down by Biden administration over concerns about quality of evidence
President Joe Biden‘s team shut down a closely-held State Department effort launched late in the Trump administration to prove the coronavirus…
Continue Reading John Warner, longtime US senator from Virginia, dies at 94
Former Republican Sen. John Warner, who represented Virginia in the US Senate for three decades and was widely respected for his views on military…
Continue Reading After embracing Trump’s effort to overturn vote, GOP congressman wants to run Georgia’s elections
Rep. Jody Hice says former President Donald Trump would’ve won the 2020 election in Georgia if it were “fair.” He says that Georgia…
Continue Reading White House finalizing plans for Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth II
The White House is finalizing plans for President Joe Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth II during his first trip abroad next month, a US official…
Continue Reading Five months later, none of the $16 billion Congress approved for theaters has been paid
It’s been five months since Congress created a new grant program for live music venues, theaters and museums that were forced to shut their…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Amy Klobuchar, US senator from Minnesota and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 25, 1960…
Continue Reading Limits of a Democratic majority highlighted as key votes hang in the balance
The realities of a narrow Senate majority are coming into focus as Democrats approach the holiday weekend and a turn in the season still grappling…
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