Fact check: Biden wrong on three statistics he cited in ABC interview
President Joe Biden sat for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday. Biden was generally factual in the interview, much of…
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Texas and Montana lead coalition of states suing Biden administration over Keystone pipeline
Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for the…
Continue ReadingEducation secretary says school in the fall ‘will look more like what it was before Covid’
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks “more like what it was…
Continue ReadingSchiff dodges when pressed on interest in California attorney general position
Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday repeatedly declined to say whether he’s interested in becoming attorney general of California as speculation…
Continue ReadingMan arrested outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence and had rifle and ammunition in car
Washington, DC, police arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence, the US Naval Observatory, in the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Republicans make unexpected push on another bill to restrict voting
A key committee in the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature on Wednesday made a surprise move and began work on a massive new voting bill that…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to award Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department
The House of Representatives passed legislation in rare bipartisan fashion Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to officers of the US…
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Democrats have put the filibuster in the hot seat. Here’s where it comes from
George Washington is said to have told Thomas Jefferson that they should create the Senate to “cool” House legislation — like a…
Continue ReadingIRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May. Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, landmark legislation championed by President Joe…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists
US intelligence agencies believe that “narratives of fraud in the recent general election” and “the emboldening impact of the…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats plot new effort to gut filibuster but lack votes for major overhaul
Many Senate Democrats are preparing for a key moment they believe will help make their case to gut the filibuster once and for all: when Senate…
Continue ReadingBiden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms sexual harassment allegations
President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Tuesday that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if an investigation confirms the…
Continue ReadingDomestic violent extremism is ‘greatest’ threat,’ Homeland Security secretary says
Domestic violent extremism is the “greatest threat” to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers…
Continue ReadingREAD: Summary of joint assessment of domestic violent extremism threat
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security…
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Ireland’s prime minister
President Joe Biden hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and…
Continue ReadingWidow of fallen Capital Police officer wants his death classified as ‘in the line of duty’
Dr. Serena Liebengood, the widow of US Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood, who died by suicide after serving on the front lines during the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s stimulus provides larger single-year tax breaks than Trump’s or Reagan’s cuts
The multitude of tax breaks in the $1.9 trillion relief package signed this month by President Joe Biden will provide one of the biggest one-year tax…
Continue ReadingHouse passes joint resolution to remove ERA deadline
The House on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would remove a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, after a recent federal…
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Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ claims about the border situation
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a statement on Tuesday outlining the Biden administration’s plans to try to deal with the…
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