117th Congress sworn in Sunday amid pandemic
The 117th Congress was officially sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The Constitution…
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President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee on Sunday announced there would be a virtual parade after the swearing-in ceremony on…
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Members of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is running…
Continue ReadingElectoral College objection serves as another example of Trump putting Loeffler and Perdue in tight spot
Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have spent the entire Georgia Senate runoffs running as close as they can to Donald Trump, while at…
Continue ReadingHow Georgia got to the center of the US political universe
Georgia may feel teleported to the center of the US political universe, but its emergence as a swing state has been a long time coming. That…
Continue Reading117th Congress being sworn in Sunday amid pandemic
The 117th Congress is officially being sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The…
Continue Reading117th Congress: Breaking down the historic numbers
The 117th Congress, being sworn in Sunday, is historically diverse, with record-setting numbers of women, Black and Latino members and members who…
Continue ReadingPence ‘welcomes’ congressional Republicans’ bid to challenge electoral votes
Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday signaled his support for a bid by Republicans lawmakers to challenge electoral votes when Congress is expected…
Continue ReadingUS surgeon general contradicts Trump on Covid-19 death toll
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
Continue ReadingUS surgeon general: ‘No reason to doubt’ Covid-19 death toll number after Trump claims deaths ‘exaggerated’
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
Continue ReadingMore people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them
Andrew Lu moved to Georgia in 2017. By 2018, he was canvassing for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign. The 35-year-old, who was working in…
Continue ReadingAppeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count
A federal court on Saturday dismissed an appeal from Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert in his lawsuit to force Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the…
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Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home vandalized
he homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have been…
Continue ReadingThe Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the…
Continue ReadingConcern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout
With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained…
Continue ReadingTrump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office
President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking…
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Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home vandalized
An investigation has been launched after spray paint and a severed pig’s head were found at the home of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy…
Continue ReadingDelayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department
The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice…
Continue Reading‘Everything is at stake’: How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs
Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their…
Continue ReadingThese are the volunteers who drove across the country to register voters in the Georgia runoff
It took one text from a friend to convince Graco Hernandez to drive thousands of miles to help in Georgia’s election. The recent political…
Continue ReadingVirginia state senator dies at age 60 after contracting Covid-19
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old. “State…
Continue ReadingExecution date for the only woman on federal death row is reinstated
A group of three judges on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a lower court judge was wrong when he vacated an execution date for Lisa…
Continue ReadingREAD: Ruling dismissing Gohmert’s lawsuit against Pence
Federal Judge Jeremy Kernodle on Friday threw out a lawsuit from Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to…
Continue ReadingUS and Iran ratchet up military activity as concerns increase ahead of Soleimani killing anniversary
The US and Iran charged each other with ratcheting up tensions in the Persian Gulf as concerns about potential conflict build days before Iran marks…
Continue ReadingFormer Pennsylvania Gov. and US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh dead at 88
Richard “Dick” Thornburgh, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania who went on to serve as US attorney general under two presidents,…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats push for $2,000 stimulus checks as clock winds down on 116th Congress
Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont pushed, without success, for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks Friday as the…
Continue ReadingMitt Romney slams vaccine distribution roll out: ‘As incomprehensible as it is inexcusable’
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday warned the process of distributing vaccines is “falling behind” in a statement blasting the plan…
Continue ReadingA new year brings same problems with delayed vaccine distribution
The Trump administration enters 2021 well short of its goal to vaccinate 20 million people by January 1, leaving state health officials across the…
Continue ReadingFamilies of US hostages and detainees look to Biden to keep up efforts to free loved ones
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over from the outgoing Trump administration, the goal for the families of Americans unlawfully detained…
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US defense officials divided over potential for Iranian attack on eve of grim anniversary
The US flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday in the latest show of force meant to deter Iran, as defense officials remain…
Continue ReadingUS flies B-52 bombers to the Middle East in show of force
The US military flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday “to underscore the US military’s commitment to regional…
Continue ReadingDistilleries that made hand sanitizer won’t face hefty fee for helping out during pandemic
Distilleries that helped out in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic by making alcohol-based hand sanitizer won’t have to pay a hefty fee…
Continue ReadingTrump extends immigration restrictions, citing pandemic’s impact on labor market
President Donald Trump extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States…
Continue ReadingDistilleries that made hand sanitizer won’t face hefty fine for helping out during pandemic
Distilleries that helped out in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic by making alcohol-based hand sanitizer won’t have to pay a hefty fee…
Continue ReadingTrump budget director accuses Biden team of ‘false statements’ in latest transition spat
President Donald Trump’s budget director is accusing President-elect Joe Biden’s team of issuing “false statements” regarding…
Continue ReadingJohn Roberts praises ‘unsung heroes’ of pandemic and sidesteps election controversies in annual report
Chief Justice John Roberts sidestepped the roiling controversy over election results on Thursday instead using his annual report to recall the…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Trump campaign ad implying fraud in Georgia
A week before Congress is set to certify former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingDemocratic early vote turnout concerns GOP in Georgia runoff
Republicans directly involved in the Georgia runoff for two US Senate seats are increasingly concerned that the Democrats are outperforming their…
Continue ReadingFact checking Ossoff’s false claim that Loeffler ‘has been campaigning with a klansman’
The Senate runoff races in Georgia that will decide party control of the Senate have been filled with false and misleading claims and attacks between…
Continue ReadingPelosi appoints first woman to serve as House chaplain
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the House of Representatives — the first woman to serve in…
Continue ReadingStimulus payments to Americans are on the way, government says
Americans can expect to start seeing $600 in their bank accounts immediately as the federal government’s second round of stimulus payments is…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Sen. Rubio’s criticism of Dr. Fauci
Just a week after Sen. Marco Rubio was criticized for getting the coronavirus vaccine ahead of some front-line workers, the Florida Republican is…
Continue ReadingCongresswoman-elect MarÃa Elvira Salazar tests positive for Covid-19
Florida Congresswoman-elect MarÃa Elvira Salazar said Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to attend the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s inaugural committee hosting national memorial for Covid-19 victims on January 19
President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee on Thursday announced that it is hosting a national memorial to remember and honor the lives…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican governor of South Carolina. Personal…
Continue ReadingYoung people are getting out the vote in Georgia — from thousands of miles away
From messaging potential voters on dating apps to helping pay for Uber rides to the polls, young people across the country are playing a role in the…
Continue ReadingTrump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan
United States President Donald Trump received unconfirmed information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American…
Continue ReadingSecret Service adding former Biden agents to new presidential detail
The US Secret Service has been planning to bring back to the White House a group of agents that previously worked with President-elect Joe Biden when…
Continue ReadingBiden legal team asks senators for judicial nomination recommendations
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has sent a letter to Democratic senators seeking their recommendations for district court…
Continue ReadingCensus Bureau to miss December 31 deadline
The Census Bureau announced it will miss Thursday’s deadline to produce the population count used to divide seats in Congress between the…
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