Blinken says US won’t trade Covid shots for political favors
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that the US would not “trade shots in arms for political favors” when outlining the State…
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Army sends additional criminal investigators to Fort Sill following sexual assault allegation
Additional Army criminal investigators have been sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in the wake of a soldier’s allegation about sexual assault that…
Continue ReadingYellen calls for global minimum corporate tax rate in first major address as Treasury secretary
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a global minimum corporate tax rate on Monday, a pitch that comes as the Biden administration begins to…
Continue ReadingHead of Capitol security review calls for background checks on all congressional staff
The leader of a task force that reviewed security failures around the January 6 insurrection reiterated his call on Monday for background checks on…
Continue ReadingMore stimulus money is on the way for people who lost their jobs last year
The Internal Revenue Service started sending what it calls “plus-up” payments last week to people who are owed a bigger stimulus check…
Continue ReadingBorder facilities holding migrant children are ‘stretched beyond thin’ with ‘profound overcrowding,’ court monitors say
Border processing facilities for migrant children are “stretched beyond thin” and experiencing “profound overcrowding” that…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court wipes away ruling that said Trump violated Constitution by blocking Twitter followers
The Supreme Court on Monday wiped away a lower court opinion holding that then-President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked…
Continue ReadingJustice Democrats jump into 2022 primaries with Tennessee House race endorsement
Justice Democrats, the progressive group that launched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historic 2018 campaign, made its first splash of the…
Continue ReadingThe Bidens encourage Americans to get vaccinated in Easter message
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shared well-wishes with Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday and encouraged them to get Covid-19…
Continue ReadingOmar: Boycotts have ‘allowed for justice’ from civil rights to ending apartheid
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Sunday said Major League Baseball’s decision to pull its all-star game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden says he’s ‘absolutely certain’ he’ll be cleared of wrongdoing in DOJ probe into business dealings
Hunter Biden says he is fully cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation into his business dealings in China and predicted that he…
Continue ReadingMississippi GOP governor pushes back on vaccine passports: ‘I don’t think it’s a good thing to do in America’
Mississippi’s Republican governor said Sunday that he doesn’t support the potential use of so-called Covid-19 vaccine passports in his…
Continue ReadingBiden calls his infrastructure plan bold. Bernie Sanders says more work must be done
President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal that is focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis is a “serious…
Continue ReadingCuomo’s uncertain future adds fuel to a generational upheaval in New York
The last time New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s name was on a primary ballot, in September 2018, more than 65% of Democratic voters backed him for a…
Continue ReadingUS government moves AstraZeneca out of vaccine plant that suffered contamination
The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential…
Continue ReadingRep. Joaquin Castro: Security and public access must be balanced at Capitol after deadly attacks
Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US…
Continue ReadingObama congratulates MLB for ‘taking a stand’ against Georgia election law as Trump calls for boycott
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have weighed in on Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in…
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Lawmakers in 47 states have introduced bills that would make it harder to vote. See them all here
Lawmakers in all but three states have introduced bills aimed at restricting ballot access, according to a new tally by the Brennan Center for…
Continue ReadingWhite House hits troubling pandemic crossroads as rising cases threaten progress
Biden administration officials have for weeks urged Americans not to let their guard down, but rising vaccination rates spurred a wave of optimism.…
Continue ReadingAmerican man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American detained in Iran, marked 2,000 days — more than five years — in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison…
Continue ReadingDemocratic-led states expand voting rights amid GOP push to restrict access
Virginia and New Jersey this week joined other Democratic-led states moving ahead with new laws that would expand voting access — a stark…
Continue Reading‘Don’t put your kids’ lives at risk’: US ramps up ad campaign in Latin America fighting against disinformation
The Biden administration has placed around 28,000 radio ads in Latin America as part of a stepped-up campaign to discourage people from journeying to…
Continue ReadingRepublican congresswomen revoke endorsements of Texas GOP candidate after ‘hurtful and untrue’ comments about Chinese immigrants
Two Republican congresswomen are revoking their endorsements of Texas GOP congressional candidate Sery Kim after she said that she didn’t want…
Continue ReadingBig businesses side with Democrats in clash over voting rights
Immediately after Major League Baseball announced it was moving this year’s All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to the state’s new…
Continue ReadingBiden orders White House flags lowered to half-staff after Capitol Police officer killed
President Joe Biden has been receiving ongoing briefings from his homeland security adviser following an attack on the US Capitol that killed Capitol…
Continue ReadingPelosi orders US Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen officer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags at the US Capitol to be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of US Capitol Police…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey lawmakers approve bills expanding voting rights as GOP-led states move to restrict access
Lawmakers in New Jersey have sent the state’s Democratic governor two election bills that together would expand voting rights for residents in…
Continue ReadingWhite House tells Democratic investigators it no longer has Trump White House Capitol attack documents
The White House says it no longer has custody of the documents House Democratic investigators sought to shed light on the inner workings of then…
Continue ReadingBiden revokes Trump executive order sanctioning International Criminal Court officials
President Joe Biden revoked a Trump executive order that authorized sanctions on International Criminal Court officials and lifted sanctions on two…
Continue ReadingBiden is about to send $1 billion more in food stamps to the 25 million neediest Americans
An estimated 25 million people will get a boost in their food stamp benefits starting this month, the Biden administration announced Thursday…
Continue ReadingNew York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang discharged from hospital after kidney stone
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he was released from the hospital Friday after being treated for a kidney stone. “Have been…
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Suspect dead and Capitol Police officer stabbed, another injured after car rams into barrier outside building
The suspect in Friday’s attack on US Capitol Police officers outside the iconic Washington building has died, multiple sources told CNN, and…
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US Capitol is on lockdown after Capitol Police officers injured outside the building
The US Capitol is on lockdown as law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting and that an individual rammed a vehicle into two law enforcement…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden dodges questions on laptop seized by FBI
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter dodged several questions in a new interview about a controversial laptop that is tied to him and was seized by…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden details his struggle with addiction — and his dad’s love — in new memoir
In a new memoir, Hunter Biden reveals his staggering slide into crack addiction and how he was buoyed by his father, President Joe Biden.…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol is on lockdown due to an external security threat
The US Capitol is on lockdown due to an external security threat. An announcement made over the PA system told everyone to stay indoors and away from…
Continue ReadingWhite House tells Democrat investigators it no longer has Trump White House Capitol attack documents
The White House says it no longer has custody of the documents House Democratic investigators sought to shed light on the inner workings of then…
Continue ReadingUS and members of Iran nuclear deal will meet next week in Vienna
The members of the Iran nuclear deal and the United States will visit Vienna next week in the first effort to kickstart face-to-face negotiations to…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden and Kemp misleadingly describe parts of Georgia elections law
There are a lot of misleading claims being made about Georgia’s controversial elections law. And some of them are coming from the top. Both…
Continue ReadingNew York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang hospitalized with apparent kidney stone, campaign says
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang was hospitalized after being diagnosed with what appears to be a kidney stone, his campaign said. Yang…
Continue ReadingGeorgia state lawmaker Park Cannon says she was ‘afraid’ during arrest protesting voting bill
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday night recounted her arrest last week protesting Georgia’s controversial election overhaul bill as…
Continue ReadingHunting the hunters: How Russian hackers targeted US cyber first responders in SolarWinds breach
After infiltrating US government computer networks early last year as part of the SolarWinds data breach, Russian hackers then turned their attention…
Continue ReadingFeds’ investigation of Matt Gaetz includes whether campaign funds were used to pay for travel and expenses
Federal investigators looking into Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces end to Trump-era rule that rejected certain immigration applications with blank spaces
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will not automatically reject certain applications for asylum or immigration benefits when a blank…
Continue ReadingGaetz showed nude photos of women he said he’d slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN
Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when…
Continue ReadingRepublican congresswomen call out ‘hurtful’ comments made about Chinese immigrants by Texas GOP candidate they endorsed
A Texas Republican congressional candidate was called out by two GOP congresswomen who have endorsed her Thursday for “unacceptable and…
Continue ReadingWhite House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan’s meeting with top officials from Japan and South Korea on Friday will focus primarily on North Korea…
Continue ReadingJustice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor,…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s new ‘Jobs Cabinet:’ An extensive effort to notch infrastructure win
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would be assigning five Cabinet secretaries to serve as his messengers in working with Congress and…
Continue ReadingFamily of American imprisoned in Russia believes he was targeted over past military service
The parents of Trevor Reed, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for almost two years, revealed for the first time on Thursday that their…
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