The Sunrise Movement endorses top Sanders ally Nina Turner to fill US House seat in Ohio
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced its endorsement of former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, further…
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CDC chief on mask wearing: Unvaccinated people need to be honest with themselves
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that people have to be honest with themselves when…
Continue ReadingOusted Cheney warns direction of the party is ‘dangerous’ as Stefanik calls on GOP to move on
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday doubled down in opposing the direction her party is headed following Donald Trump’s election defeat, as other…
Continue ReadingArizona audit funding cloaked in secrecy
Three weeks into the Arizona Senate’s unorthodox audit of the 2020 presidential election results, one potential winner seems to be emerging,…
Continue ReadingPurges, poll watchers and gridlock: Five developments in the voting battles
Arizona just became the latest Republican-led battleground to impose new voting restrictions, enacting a law that could purge tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingFormer aide to Rep. Doug Lamborn alleges ‘reckless and dangerous’ approach to Covid-19 in office
A former aide for GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday he was fired for being outspoken against the Colorado congressman for…
Continue ReadingMultiple crises at home and abroad provide a reality check for Biden’s White House
President Joe Biden was at the wooded Camp David retreat in Maryland when he first heard Colonial Pipeline had been hacked. Briefed in one of the…
Continue ReadingUS condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation
The US has condemned Eritrea and Ethiopia for coordinating their troops to close off a key aid route to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region,…
Continue ReadingFBI and DHS report finds deaths at hands of racially motivated violent extremists on the rise in US
A newly released government report on domestic violent extremism warns lone wolf attackers with easily accessible weapons present the greatest…
Continue ReadingSally Yates: I never thought that I’d be saying, ‘Yeah, go Liz Cheney’
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates bemoaned House Republicans’ decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for…
Continue ReadingSenior Trump Air Force official suggested dramatically slashing F-35 jet numbers
The official in charge of purchasing military hardware for the US Air Force suggested slashing the total number of Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the…
Continue ReadingRepublican governors are refusing aid from Democrats in Washington
Democrats in Washington have approved trillions of dollars to help Americans weather the coronavirus pandemic, but Republican state officials are…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline returns to ‘normal operations’ after restart
Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that its pipeline system has returned to “normal operations” after a crippling cyberattack forced a…
Continue ReadingStimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue ReadingStimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
Continue ReadingSenior GOP senator on House Republicans downplaying Capitol attack: ‘I’m offended by that’
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that she is “offended” by some House Republicans who are whitewashing the January 6 attack on the US…
Continue ReadingRansomware group says it released ‘full data’ on DC police department
A ransomware group said it published its “full data” on the Washington Metropolitan Police Department this week, claiming the…
Continue ReadingSome migrant children in HHS care left in buses without access to showers or beds
Some unaccompanied migrant children, waiting to be reunited with family in the United States, were stuck in parked buses — at least one for…
Continue ReadingBiden administration gives House panel documents related to Trump hotel
The General Services Administration has provided House Democrats with documents related to former President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel, in…
Continue ReadingEx-Green Beret sentenced to over 15 years for conspiring to provide US intel to Russians
A former Army Green Beret was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiring with Russian agents to provide them with US defense…
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Army bases offering vaccine incentives but no military-wide policy for now
At least three Army bases are now offering incentives for soldiers to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, including additional days off, gym access and…
Continue ReadingThe week in 12 headlines
This week, congressional dealmakers sought bipartisan progress on key Biden agenda items. Meanwhile, the White House continued to push its…
Continue ReadingNeera Tanden joins White House as a senior adviser after withdrawing Cabinet nomination
Neera Tanden, the new administration’s only Cabinet nominee rebuffed by the Senate, has become a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, a White…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney: ‘We’ve had a collapse of truth in this country’
Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, whose criticism of former President Donald Trump led to her ouster from House Republican leadership, said Friday…
Continue ReadingBiden revokes Trump-era executive actions on immigration, monuments, censorship
President Joe Biden issued executive orders on Friday revoking several executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump, including a…
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House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to increase security after January 6 Capitol attack
House Democrats on Friday introduced a $1.9 billion spending bill to increase security at the US Capitol in response to the deadly January 6 attack…
Continue ReadingGohmert downplays January 6 riot in speech from the House floor, falsely claiming ‘no evidence’ of armed insurrection
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas took to the House floor Friday afternoon to downplay the violent insurrection that took place on January 6,…
Continue ReadingHUD Secretary violated the Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel concludes
The US Office of Special Counsel has concluded that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge violated the Hatch Act, the law that…
Continue ReadingChanges to masking rules on federal property likely coming soon, White House says
Changes to masking rules on federal property are likely coming soon, the White House said Friday, after the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingREAD: Plea agreement from former Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg
Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, has struck a deal with federal prosecutors to greatly reduce his…
Continue ReadingRansomware group’s extortion website offline after cyberattack leads to shutdown of major fuel pipeline
The ransomware extortion website used by the group responsible for the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has gone offline, according to cybersecurity…
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House strikes deal to create independent January 6 commission
The top Democrat and Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee struck a deal to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats have a 100% vaccination rate
Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have a 100% vaccination rate against Covid-19, a CNN survey of Capitol Hill found this week,…
Continue ReadingEven with Republican infighting, Democrats face significant headwinds in 2022
Democrats faced with holding the party’s majority in the House in 2022 watched with glee this week as Republican infighting reached its latest…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans vote to make Elise Stefanik conference chair replacing Liz Cheney
House Republicans voted on Friday to elevate Rep. Elise Stefanik to the No. 3 leadership position of conference chair after ousting Rep. Liz Cheney…
Continue ReadingWhite House not bending to pressure from progressives to condemn Israel
President Joe Biden and the White House are showing little willingness to bend to pressure from liberal Democrats calling for more robust…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans expected to vote to make Elise Stefanik conference chair after Cheney ouster
House Republicans are expected to vote on Friday to elevate Rep. Elise Stefanik to the No. 3 leadership position of conference chair after ousting…
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Officer injured in Capitol riot slams ‘disgraceful’ new attempts to downplay insurrection
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Thursday evening…
Continue ReadingFive takeaways from the first New York City Democratic mayoral debate
The New York City Democratic mayoral primary has been playing out in the shadows — of the Covid-19 pandemic, of President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor nixes voter-approved Medicaid expansion plan
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he will not expand Medicaid — a change approved by voters and scheduled to start July 1…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands effort to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico for entry into US
The Biden administration plans to coordinate with nongovernmental organizations to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico and allow them to…
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Manhattan private school subpoenaed in connection with Trump Organization probe
The Wall Street Journal reports that prosecutors have subpoenaed a Manhattan private school for information related to Trump Organization Chief…
Continue ReadingFear and mistrust loom large in the Capitol in the wake of January 6
The trauma lawmakers experienced on January 6 is rushing back as Democratic members say they are increasingly worried about a handful of Republican…
Continue ReadingBiden touts new CDC mask guidance as ‘a great day for America’
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted new mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “a great day for…
Continue ReadingDallas and San Antonio sites used to house migrant children set to close within weeks
Two large sites in Texas used to shelter unaccompanied migrant children amid the influx in arrivals earlier this year will close by early June, the…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline did pay ransom to hackers, sources now say
Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The…
Continue ReadingRep. Chip Roy says he’ll challenge Stefanik for Republican conference chair
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said Thursday he is running to challenge GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York in her bid to become the next…
Continue ReadingConcerns about sweeping voting rights bill grow among Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats privately signaled concerns Thursday about pushing ahead with a vote on the sweeping voting rights and ethics bill that had become a…
Continue ReadingGOP Sen. Tim Scott on policing overhaul: ‘I think we have a long way to go’
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina offered a blunt assessment on Thursday of where things stand in the bipartisan effort to craft a…
Continue ReadingElise Stefanik’s leadership rise stirs up GOP drama over identity politics
After years of encouraging Democrats and voters to take a meritocratic approach when evaluating candidates for office, Republicans are coming under…
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