GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama won’t run for reelection
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, after serving 42 years in Congress.…
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Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez announce funds for families who lost a loved one during Covid but couldn’t afford funeral
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teamed up in New York Monday to introduce $2 billion in special FEMA funds for…
Continue ReadingBiden administration will reengage with UN Human Rights Council
The Biden administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday — its…
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Judge agrees to release prominent Proud Boys leader facing Capitol riot charges
A federal judge in Seattle on Monday decided that a Proud Boys leader on the West Coast, Ethan Nordean, should…
Continue ReadingArkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin exits governor’s race in a sign of Trump-backed Huckabee Sanders’ strength
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin departed the 2022 governor’s race Monday, opting instead to run for attorney general, in a move that signals…
Continue ReadingBiden says he won’t lift sanctions on Iran to bring country back to negotiating table
President Joe Biden said the US will not lift sanctions to get Iran back to the negotiating table, suggesting the measure would only happen if Tehran…
Continue ReadingBiden says closed schools and loss of women in workforce is a ‘national emergency’
President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Sunday it was a “national emergency” that many students have been kept out of classrooms…
Continue ReadingRead: Former President Donald Trump’s defense team’s legal brief
In a pretrial brief ahead of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats ask Biden White House for documents related to alleged Trump administration political interference in Covid response
House Democrats on Monday asked the Biden administration to hand over long-sought documents from the Trump administration regarding its response to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration will review deportation of veterans and their families
The Biden administration will review the deportations of veterans and their family members, according to a White House official. The move is in line…
Continue ReadingImpeachment trial kicks off this week as Democrats seek to tie Trump to Capitol riots
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as the House impeachment managers prepare to make their case to the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats to work on Covid relief throughout a critical week in Washington
It’s a critical week of negotiations for Democrats about how to move ahead with President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. It will play…
Continue ReadingDemocrats to unveil $3,000 child benefit as part of Biden relief package
House Democratic leaders will unveil legislation Monday that would give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advancing a key provision in…
Continue ReadingLt. Gov. John Fetterman enters Pennsylvania’s 2022 Senate race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Monday officially kicked off his campaign for the US Senate seat that’s coming open with Republican…
Continue ReadingBiden team says it sees first signs of improvement in fight against pandemic but it’s a ‘daunting challenge’
Fully ensconced in the depths of the coronavirus crisis, the Biden administration says it is seeing the first signs of improvement — though…
Continue ReadingBiden laments lack of Black NFL coaches during Super Bowl halftime interview
President Joe Biden lamented the lack of Black coaches in the NFL during a Super Bowl halftime interview Sunday evening, urging teams to emphasize…
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State George Shultz dead at age 100
Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State George Shultz dead at the age of 100
Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…
Continue ReadingChuck Schumer’s rise in Washington hasn’t loosened his grip on New York
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s voice rose over the din as a group of leading New York leftists, gathered in a small room in Brooklyn on…
Continue ReadingFormer Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dead at age 61
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh died Friday at the age of 61 from complications due to glioblastoma, her family announced on Saturday. As the…
Continue ReadingCheney says she will not resign and GOP shouldn’t embrace Trump
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground Sunday, rejecting her state party’s calls for her ouster and denouncing former President Donald…
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Schumer’s office says it will accommodate Trump attorney request to delay impeachment trial during Sabbath
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said Saturday the Senate will accommodate a request from one of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingYellen: US could reach full employment next year if Congress passes Biden’s stimulus plan
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the US could see full employment next year if Congress passes President Joe Biden’s proposed…
Continue ReadingBiden stays silent on Iran as his team works to break nuclear impasse
President Joe Biden presented a sweeping vision of the global challenges facing the US in a Thursday speech that touched on Russia’s attacks on…
Continue ReadingCheney says she will not resign from her position after Wyoming Republican Party censure
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday she will not resign despite being censured by her state Republican Party over her vote to impeach former…
Continue ReadingYellen: Biden’s stimulus plan could bring US back to full employment next year
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the US could see full employment next year if Congress passes President Joe Biden’s proposed…
Continue ReadingBiden administration moves to terminate Trump-era migration agreements
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday that the Biden administration has suspended and begun the process to terminate Trump-era…
Continue ReadingTwo House Republicans fined $5,000 each for not completing security screening to enter House floor
Two Republican lawmakers are the first members of Congress to be fined for violating the new security measures off of the House floor since the fines…
Continue ReadingBiden administration works to clean house of Trump appointees
Battle lines are forming across Washington as the Biden administration grapples with how to handle dozens of Trump loyalists the former President…
Continue ReadingDoctor says Biden’s foot fractures ‘are completely healed’
President Joe Biden‘s foot fractures that he sustained while playing with his dog in November “are completely healed,” his…
Continue ReadingDoctor says Biden’s symptoms from foot injury have improved
President Joe Biden‘s symptoms from his foot injury have improved, his doctor said in a statement Saturday, as the President was set to receive…
Continue ReadingHarris flexes power as Senate tiebreaker
Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president — cast a tie-breaking…
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Biden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings
President Joe Biden doesn’t believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past…
Continue ReadingNewsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
As efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom gather momentum, the California Democrat once heralded even by former President Donald Trump as a hardworking…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to propose significant increase in refugees admitted to US
The Biden administration is proposing to revise the number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in fiscal year 2021 to 62,500, a…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court gives partial win to California churches fighting Covid restrictions
A divided Supreme Court blocked California’s Covid-related ban on indoor worship services in a late-night order Friday but allowed other…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says
A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled…
Continue ReadingJudge orders New York district to be certified for Republican in last unresolved congressional race of 2020
A New York judge ordered the State Board of Elections to certify Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner in New York’s 22nd Congressional…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to remove Houthis from terrorist list, reversing Trump’s decision
The State Department has informed Congress of its intent to reverse the Trump administration’s eleventh-hour decision to designate…
Continue ReadingWhite House to reinstate regular presidential addresses to the nation in the style of FDR’s fireside chats
The White House plans to bring back presidential addresses directly to the American people this weekend, continuing in the tradition of President…
Continue ReadingTransgender Navy SEAL: Biden order ‘going to give a lot of other individuals that chance to finally be themselves’
When Navy SEAL Ashley Nefzger heard rumblings that President Joe Biden could sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender…
Continue ReadingBiden says he doesn’t think $15 minimum wage will survive in his Covid-19 relief proposal
President Joe Biden conceded that he does not believe he will be able to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour through his $1.9 trillion Covid-19…
Continue ReadingVirginia set to become 23rd state to abolish death penalty after state House passes bill
Virginia is set to become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, after the state House of Delegates passed legislation Friday that would end…
Continue ReadingFormer US Capitol police chief details delays in aid and intelligence failures during assault on Capitol
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including…
Continue ReadingBiden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation and GOP opposition
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with…
Continue ReadingNFL tells White House it’s ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to deploy approximately 1,000 troops to assist with Covid vaccination effort
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will deploy approximately 1,000 troops across the United States to assist…
Continue ReadingRead: NFL’s letter to Biden offering stadiums as vaccination sites
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that every NFL team’s stadium was available for “mass…
Continue ReadingREAD: Former Capitol Police chief’s letter to Congress on delays and failures leading up to Capitol riot
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6…
Continue ReadingCongress passes key step to allow Democrats to pass Covid-19 relief without threat of GOP filibuster
Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to pass President Joe…
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