Blinken becomes Biden’s top diplomat after a friendship forged over decades
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Biden set to address increasing vaccine supply as Psaki gets pressed on how much is available
President Joe Biden is set to speak Tuesday afternoon on his vision to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected in part to focus on actions his…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security secretary nomination advances as top Democrat rejects GOP request for delay
Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination to be Homeland Security secretary moved forward Tuesday after a Senate panel vote as a top Democrat rejected…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks with Putin for first time as president
President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the White House. Press secretary Jen Psaki…
Continue ReadingActing Capitol Police chief tells Congress the department ‘failed’ during riot
The acting head of the US Capitol Police told congressional members during a closed-door briefing Tuesday that the “department failed to meet…
Continue ReadingPrimaries for North Carolina’s 2022 US Senate seat are already heating up as another Democrat gets in
North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson announced his 2022 bid for Senate on Tuesday, setting up a divisive Democratic primary for the open seat that…
Continue ReadingBiden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump’s immigration policies
The Department of Homeland Security, largely hollowed out over the last four years, is moving with urgency to staff agencies with people who had…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden’s secretary of state
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate, was approved by a vote of…
Continue ReadingBiden to sign executive orders related to ‘equity’
President Joe Biden is slated to sign a series of executive actions revolving around racial equity policy on Tuesday, focusing on nondiscrimination…
Continue ReadingBiden to address increasing vaccine supply Tuesday
President Joe Biden is set to speak Tuesday afternoon on his vision to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected in part to focus on actions his…
Continue ReadingREAD: Acting US Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman’s statement to Congress on the January 6 riot
In prepared remarks obtained by CNN, acting US Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman told congressional members the department was aware of a…
Continue ReadingActing Capitol Police chief tells Congress the department ‘failed’ during Capitol riots
The acting head of the US Capitol Police told congressional members during a closed-door briefing Tuesday that the “department failed to meet…
Continue ReadingBiden to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands Wednesday
President Joe Biden is set to order a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with his…
Continue ReadingBiden plans to reopen Obamacare enrollment
President Joe Biden is expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive…
Continue ReadingSenate to vote on confirmation of Biden secretary of state pick Antony Blinken
The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday. Blinken, a longtime aide to President Joe Biden,…
Continue ReadingAirport police officer identifies man charged in Capitol riot after he was kicked off flight for ‘continuously’ yelling ‘Trump 2020’
Federal prosecutors have charged a man in connection to the riot and insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, after a Washington, DC, airport police…
Continue ReadingFact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden’s (quite factual) economic speech
President Joe Biden recited a flurry of figures in a Friday speech in which he urged Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package he…
Continue ReadingMcConnell allows Senate power-sharing deal to advance after fight with Democrats over filibuster
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he will allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize so Democrats can take control of…
Continue ReadingFact check: Hawley makes misleading denial on post-election efforts
One of the few US senators who led the effort to object to the electoral college results on January 6, Josh Hawley is now claiming that he was never…
Continue ReadingBiden staffing up swiftly at Homeland Security to reverse Trump’s immigration policies
The Department of Homeland Security, largely hollowed out over the last four years, is moving with urgency to staff agencies with people who had…
Continue ReadingSchumer navigates landmines from the left and the right as he assumes top Senate job
It hasn’t even been a week since Chuck Schumer assumed his long-sought goal of becoming Senate majority leader. But he’s already been in…
Continue ReadingJohn Roberts ducks the spotlight by skipping the second Trump impeachment trial
Chief Justice John Roberts has long been a student of history, but this is one part of history — presiding at the second trial of Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingCNN survey shows some of America’s biggest companies still grappling with response to deadly US Capitol riot
Despite the vocal pledges from some companies to take bold action following the deadly January 6 siege on the US Capitol, many of America’s…
Continue ReadingSarah Sanders’ run for Arkansas governor to test value of ties to Trump
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday became the first of what could be a wave of Republicans from former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to…
Continue ReadingBiden reinstates Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump
President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and…
Continue ReadingSenior Senate Republicans voice new optimism that a power-sharing deal could be within reach
Senior Senate Republicans expressed new optimism that the two parties could be within reach of a power-sharing agreement to allow the 50-50 Senate to…
Continue Reading‘Carrying Tommy in my heart’: Amid personal tragedy, Raskin leads House’s impeachment case
Rep. Jamie Raskin fled the House chamber on January 6 alongside his colleagues as a mob was gaining on the Capitol, but his mind was focused on the…
Continue ReadingBiden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day
President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly…
Continue ReadingNewsom shrugs off recall pressures as he lifts California’s Covid restrictions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom praised his state’s efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic Monday as he lifted California’s regional…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump officials and other GOP lawyers urge senators to ‘consider the evidence’ in impeachment trial
With the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump set to begin in February, nine prominent Republican lawyers, including two former officials in the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what you need to know about impeachment
The overall impeachment process laid out in the Constitution is relatively simple: President commits “high Crime or Misdemeanor,” House…
Continue ReadingPentagon weighs deploying thousands of troops to help Biden reach vaccination target
The Department of Defense is weighing options to assist President Joe Biden’s plan to vaccinate as many as 1.5 million people per day within…
Continue ReadingJudge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order
A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the…
Continue ReadingArmy confirms thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington into March
More than 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington through mid-March to provide security amid concerns over potential unrest in the…
Continue ReadingBiden signs executive order aimed at strengthening American manufacturing
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at boosting American manufacturing, setting in motion a process to fulfill his campaign…
Continue ReadingWhite House recommits to getting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill after Trump delay
The Biden administration says it is “exploring ways to speed up” release of $20 bills featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman after the…
Continue ReadingBiden replaces controversial White House physician
President Joe Biden has replaced the controversial White House physician who offered misleading information about President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingStimulus checks, unemployment and more: Here’s the aid that’s coming from Washington — and what might be coming soon
There’s lots of talk of all the federal assistance going to Americans and small businesses in need. But while some is already approved, not all…
Continue ReadingOhio lawmaker who asked racist question about Black hygiene tapped to lead state health panel
A GOP Ohio lawmaker who asked a racist question last year about whether “the colored population” was contracting Covid-19 at higher rates…
Continue ReadingBiden avoids contentious issues in call with Mexico’s president
When President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday, the most controversial issues complicating the…
Continue ReadingDemocratic congressman to introduce sweeping child abuse prevention bill Monday
Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia will introduce a child abuse prevention bill in the House on Monday, his office told CNN, setting up…
Continue ReadingLeahy, not Roberts, expected to preside over impeachment trial as House to send article to Senate on Monday
The contours of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial are starting to take shape, with the Senate’s longest-serving…
Continue ReadingBiden set to reinstate coronavirus-related travel restrictions that Trump lifted
President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a presidential proclamation reinstating the travel restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, White…
Continue ReadingREAD: Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia plans to introduce Monday, represents a…
Continue ReadingBiden is poised to lift transgender military ban when he meets with first Black defense secretary
President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday when…
Continue ReadingBiden set to meet with first Black defense secretary as administration is poised to lift transgender military ban
President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday morning with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as the President is poised to repeal a Trump-era ban on most…
Continue ReadingFirst dogs Champ and Major moved into the White House Sunday
The first dogs have entered the White House — the Bidens’ two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in…
Continue ReadingWhite House staff welcomes new first family: ‘The residence has life again’
The new President and first lady settled in at the White House this weekend, and did so with extended Biden family members. “The residence has…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court denies NY Democrat Sheldon Silver’s appeal of bribery conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his bribery conviction. It is the latest…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 relief faces time crunch with impeachment around the corner
Less than a week into his new administration, President Joe Biden’s promise of restoring bipartisanship is going to face even more hurdles as…
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