Capitol riot defendant flips to help prosecutors against Proud Boys
At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice…
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Pence signs a seven-figure book deal, but Trump and other administration alums face a tough market in publishing
Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President…
Continue ReadingMore than 500,000 people have signed up for Obamacare coverage during Biden’s special enrollment period
More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment…
Continue ReadingBiden to announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he…
Continue ReadingState lawmaker arrested for protesting Georgia’s elections law won’t be charged, lawyer says
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last month while protesting the state’s controversial election law, will not be charged, her…
Continue ReadingAmericans are saving, rather than spending, their stimulus checks
Americans are saving much of their stimulus checks or using them to pay down debt rather than spending the money, according to a new survey from the…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene raises $3.2 million in first 3 months in office
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Wednesday that her reelection campaign raised an astonishing $3.2 million in the Georgia Republican’s…
Continue ReadingSenior aide to Feinstein suggests she supports gutting filibuster
A senior aide to Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggested earlier this week that the California Democrat is open to gutting the filibuster so that legislation…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats call on Biden administration to demand Saudi Arabia lift blockade on Yemen
A group of more than 70 congressional Democrats has sent President Joe Biden a letter pushing the White House to encourage Saudi Arabia to end a…
Continue ReadingKentucky Gov. Beshear signs into law bipartisan elections bill expanding voting access into law
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on Wednesday that expanded voting access by codifying election…
Continue ReadingBiden administration is reviewing 5,600 additional files for evidence of family separations under Trump
The Biden administration is reviewing 5,600 files to determine whether more children were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border…
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Boehner lays blame for ‘that bloody insurrection’ at Trump’s feet
Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump “incited that bloody insurrection” at the US Capitol and blamed his…
Continue ReadingAndrew Giuliani, former Trump aide and son of Rudy Giuliani, says he plans to run for governor of New York
Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, says he’s planning to run for governor of the heavily Democratic state next…
Continue ReadingAndrew Giuliani, former Trump aide and son of Rudy Giuliani, says he plans for to run for governor of New York
Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, says he’s planning to run for governor of the heavily Democratic state next…
Continue ReadingTrump endorses Republican ally Mo Brooks for Alabama Senate
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks’ campaign for US Senate in Alabama, supporting the controversial GOP…
Continue ReadingMatt Gaetz sought a preemptive pardon from Trump, but the request was never seriously considered
Rep. Matt Gaetz sought a preemptive pardon for himself near the end of President Donald Trump’s term and made his request known to someone…
Continue ReadingPence launches political advocacy group with an eye to the Trump legacy — and his own future
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced the launch of a new political advocacy group, “Advancing American Freedom,” a…
Continue ReadingTen more members of Congress join NAACP lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani for conspiring to incite US Capitol riot
Ten members of Congress who were in the House gallery as rioters breached the Capitol on January 6 are adding their names to the lawsuit first filed…
Continue ReadingFact check: Republicans falsely equate Georgia and Colorado election laws
Republicans have blasted Major League Baseball for moving its All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado because of Georgia’s controversial new…
Continue ReadingWant to keep unemployment benefits? Many states are again requiring a job search
When the coronavirus pandemic forced states to lock down last year, they suspended a long-standing requirement that the unemployed have to be looking…
Continue ReadingVirginia lieutenant governor says he was treated like George Floyd or Emmett Till when told to resign over sexual assault allegations
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared the calls for him to resign following sexual assault allegations against him in 2019 to the high-profile…
Continue ReadingArrests and deportations of immigrants in US illegally drop under Biden with shift in priorities
The number of people arrested and deported for being in the US illegally has dropped under President Joe Biden after his administration narrowed its…
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Matt Gaetz sought preemptive pardon in final weeks of Trump’s presidency
Rep. Matt Gaetz privately sought blanket preemptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingStephen Breyer worries about Supreme Court’s public standing in current political era
Justice Stephen Breyer, who may be nearing the end of his Supreme Court tenure, expressed concern on Tuesday about the standing of the high court and…
Continue ReadingHarris moving into Naval Observatory residence after renovations delay
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will move in to the Naval Observatory residence Tuesday night after their move was…
Continue ReadingBiden administration has yet to name point person for $178 billion Provider Relief Fund
The Biden administration has yet to name a point person for the $178 billion Provider Relief Fund, according to a senior administration official.…
Continue ReadingAtlanta mayor issues order to ‘mitigate the impact’ of Georgia’s new voting law
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Tuesday that directs the city’s chief equity officer to implement “a series…
Continue Reading‘The Senate has discovered water’: How the parliamentarian could reshape the Biden agenda
A crucial decision this week by the Senate’s parliamentarian could have sweeping ramifications for Joe Biden and future presidents to ram their…
Continue ReadingHead of Capitol security task force says Trump fed insurrectionists ‘a little BS’
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of security failures around the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the US Capitol attack was…
Continue ReadingFlorida Democratic congressman Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, a civil rights activist and the longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation, has died, his…
Continue ReadingMontana Gov. Greg Gianforte tests positive for Covid-19
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte tested positive for Covid-19 Monday after experiencing mild symptoms on Sunday, according to his office. The Republican…
Continue ReadingBiden to nominate Robin Carnahan as administrator of General Services Administration
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he plans to nominate former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan as administrator of the General…
Continue ReadingBiden administration projects ongoing need for shelter capacity for migrant children
The Biden administration will need to continue to build up bed capacity and drastically reduce the time it takes to release unaccompanied migrant…
Continue ReadingBiden moves deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he is moving up his deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine…
Continue ReadingMichigan man sues federal government for placing him on no-fly list
A Michigan man says government officials erroneously placed him on the “No Fly List” after he refused to become an FBI informant,…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump HUD official fined and barred from federal work over Hatch Act violation
A former Housing and Urban Development official and Trump family associate has been fined and barred from federal work for violating the Hatch…
Continue ReadingSlain Capitol Police officer to lie in honor in US Capitol next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday that fallen Capitol Police Officer William…
Continue ReadingBiden set to announce he’s moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19
President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday that he is moving up his deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus…
Continue ReadingUS Air Force test to launch ultra-fast hypersonic missile fails
The US Air Force’s new hypersonic missile program suffered a blow Monday after it failed to launch from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft…
Continue ReadingFact-checking GOP criticism Biden’s infrastructure plan will kill jobs, and isn’t really infrastructure
Last Wednesday President Joe Biden announced a more than $2 trillion plan to rebuild US infrastructure, repairing roads, bridges, pipes, as well as…
Continue ReadingJosh Hawley, a critic of Biden picks’ support for wars in Middle East, previously blogged in support of Iraq War
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a frequent critic of Biden administration nominees for supporting the Iraq War and other “forever…
Continue ReadingManchin warns Biden’s infrastructure bill is in trouble over corporate tax hikes
Sen. Joe Manchin, an influential centrist Democrat, warned Monday that the Biden administration’s massive infrastructure package can’t…
Continue ReadingParliamentarian gives Democrats potential new tool for reconciliation in early ruling
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set…
Continue ReadingBiden ramps up vaccine diplomacy efforts as hopes rise that he’ll share surplus doses
President Joe Biden, well on his way to reaching a new goal of vaccinating 200 million Americans by the end of April, is taking initial steps toward…
Continue ReadingMan tied to Matt Gaetz’s extortion allegation says lawmaker is ‘trying to direct attention from himself’
A man tied to the allegations of extortion pushed by Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday evening that the Republican lawmaker is “trying to direct…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden administration officials falsely describe infrastructure jobs estimate
Top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration have made a series of television and radio appearances to promote the infrastructure…
Continue ReadingColorado is auctioning off pot-themed license plates until ‘420’
For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green. Colorado is auctioning rights for 14 different…
Continue ReadingArkansas’ Republican governor vetoes anti-trans health care bill
Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would’ve prohibited physicians in the state from…
Continue ReadingJustice Clarence Thomas suggests US should regulate Facebook, Google and Twitter
Justice Clarence Thomas suggested on Monday that Congress should consider whether laws should be updated to better regulate social media platforms…
Continue ReadingVP Harris is the latest White House official to appear with California Gov. Newsom amid recall effort
Top members of the Biden White House have appeared with California’s embattled Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, twice over the last week…
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