Republican lawmakers in Georgia are racing to pass sweeping bills that would clamp down on ballot access and give state officials more powers over…
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Continue ReadingDemocrats expressed urgency as Congress prepares to once again consider giving statehood to Washington DC, vowing that legislation on the issue would…
Continue ReadingWhite House advisers are expected to present a two-part, $3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal to President Joe Biden as soon as…
Continue ReadingA man accused of carrying the bear spray used in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6 insurrection will stay in…
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A fresh batch of Covid stimulus payments will be issued this week, the Biden administration announced Monday, including paper checks and…
Continue ReadingReluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar…
Continue ReadingUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on…
Continue ReadingThe US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a…
Continue ReadingMinority Leader Mitch McConnell explained his support for the legislative filibuster’s 60-vote threshold, making the case in an op-ed in his…
Continue ReadingSenior Biden administration officials are traveling to Mexico on Monday to discuss managing migration with government officials amid a surge of…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas, who is serving his fifth term in Congress, confirmed to CNN Monday he will not run for reelection for his…
Continue ReadingThe US is expected to announce sanctions Monday against China in coordination with the European Union for Beijing’s ongoing repression of…
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump endorsed GOP Rep. Jody Hice for Georgia Secretary of State on Monday, after attacking incumbent Republican Brad…
Continue ReadingSunrise Movement, the progressive youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced it is endorsing Jennifer Carroll Foy in the Virginia…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening…
Continue ReadingThe former top prosecutor for the US Capitol riot said former President Donald Trump might be “culpable” for the January 6 insurrection…
Continue ReadingRepublican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman…
Continue ReadingThe outer fencing put up to protect the US Capitol following the January 6 insurrection has started to come down, allowing the public to regain…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined Sunday to provide a timeline for when the Biden administration will open new facilities…
Continue ReadingSen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, argued on Sunday that Americans don’t need “alternative versions” of what occurred the…
Continue ReadingMike Fahner, who owns a strawberry nursery in Dorris, California, says his business was stunned back in 2015 when at 5:00 a.m, without any prior…
Continue ReadingJulia Letlow, who is projected to make history Saturday as the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, didn’t expect to be…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…
Continue ReadingGeorgia US Sen. Raphael Warnock, in his first Sunday show interview since being elected to Congress in January, slammed the Republican-controlled…
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday that he thinks he is “close” to securing the Republican votes needed to overcome a Senate…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…
Continue ReadingSabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge…
Continue ReadingRepublican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
Continue ReadingThere are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500…
Continue ReadingAs the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to…
Continue ReadingNewly-confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act, the law that limits the political activities…
Continue ReadingThere are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500 days…
Continue ReadingFour leaders among the Proud Boys have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, for conspiracy and other charges related to the siege…
Continue ReadingThe first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for Saturday, when Louisiana voters go to the polls to fill a pair of vacancies…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Legislature has brought business to halt for the next two weeks amid an outbreak of Covid-19 among lawmakers and staff at the state…
Continue ReadingAfter stiff-arming calls for his resignation from leading state Democratic lawmakers, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is staking his political fate on the…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden didn’t waste a beat when asked this week whether he believed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a…
Continue ReadingThe House on Friday overwhelmingly supported a measure condemning the military coup in Myanmar that ousted the country’s civilian leader, Aung…
Continue ReadingThe first congressional elections of the 2022 midterm cycle are set for Saturday, when Louisiana voters go to the polls to fill a pair of vacancies…
Continue ReadingChinese officials dismissed Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan as “condescending.” An unnamed…
Continue ReadingAs the political fight over vaccinations continues around the country, CNN has learned that several members of Congress still have not been…
Continue ReadingAlyssa McGrath, a current aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined a chorus of other women in accusing the governor of sexual harassment, accusing…
Continue ReadingThe organizers of the effort to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom turned in their final batches of signature petitions to the registrars…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is preparing to expand the phased entry of migrants who were forced to stay in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to two…
Continue ReadingDespite a massive effort by the Pentagon to promote the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, the US military’s opt-out rate for…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Friday condemned rising hate crimes against Asian Americans in the wake of the mass shooting…
Continue ReadingUS and Chinese officials meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, ended talks Friday that national security adviser Jake Sullivan described as “tough and…
Continue ReadingAlabama Rep. Mo Brooks delivered fiery remarks before the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, telling then-President Donald…
Continue ReadingSeveral White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing…
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