Biden to sign $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package into law Thursday
President Joe Biden will sign his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon, the White House said. He…
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Biden’s pick to lead HHS heads toward confirmation
Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra picked up the support of two crucial votes on Thursday, all but ensuring his eventual…
Continue ReadingIntruder at Joint Base Andrews roamed ‘unencumbered’ for hours before boarding military plane
Multiple security failures, including a distracted gate guard, allowed an unauthorized man to illegally enter Joint Base Andrews in Maryland last…
Continue ReadingChildren in Border Patrol custody surpasses 3,700 amid ongoing surge
The number of unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody continues to climb, reaching more than 3,700 on Wednesday, many of them in…
Continue ReadingHouse passes gun legislation that would expand background checks
The House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant…
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Arizona Republican lawmakers join GOP efforts to target voting, with nearly two dozen restrictive voting measures
Months after former President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress attempted to overturn Arizona’s election results, Republicans in the…
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Merrick Garland arrives at Justice Department and delivers an implicit rebuke to Trump era
Attorney General Merrick Garland arrived at the Justice Department Thursday for his first day at work and spoke about the need to “adhere to…
Continue ReadingAlleged Oath Keeper charged in Capitol attack insults Capitol police over failure to plan for January 6 riot
An alleged member of an extremist group charged in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol insulted the US Capitol Police in a court filing Thursday,…
Continue ReadingVeteran charged in Capitol attack worked in Marine One unit
One of the veterans charged in the Capitol insurrection worked in the Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the president and operating his…
Continue ReadingVoting-rights fight underway in Arizona as Republican lawmakers advance restrictive measures
Months after former President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress attempted to overturn Arizona’s election results, Republicans in the…
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Trump pressured Georgia investigator to find ‘the right answer’ in baseless fraud push
In a phone call to the Georgia secretary of state’s office in December, then-President Donald Trump urged a top investigator to find fraud in…
Continue ReadingFortress DC: Frustration mounts as lawmakers wrestle with unending Capitol security
Lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration over the extended fortification of Capitol Hill as tension between the need to address security…
Continue ReadingLawmakers call Biden’s Yemen policy a ‘historic shift’ in US foreign relations
When President Joe Biden announced the US will end support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna felt the decision…
Continue ReadingHow to watch Biden’s first prime-time presidential address
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night to commemorate the anniversary of the…
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Cuomo downplayed and deflected questions about nursing home data during daily press conferences last spring
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration are facing renewed scrutiny for their handling of nursing homes in the early days of the…
Continue ReadingFormer Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama urge Americans to get vaccinated
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and their respective former first ladies are part of a newly released ad…
Continue ReadingCovid relief wasn’t the only pressing issue facing Congress. Here are 6 others
Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress,…
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Biden seeks to chart a path out of the pandemic in prime-time address
President Joe Biden can report in his first prime-time address Thursday that a vaccination drive now reaching 2 million people daily has brought…
Continue ReadingHouse set to vote on gun legislation that would expand background checks
The House is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional…
Continue ReadingGet ready for a raft of Biden court nominees
The Biden administration has pledged a laser-like focus on the judiciary in the coming months, vowing to not only prioritize nominations but also…
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