Read: Task force report on security failures during Capitol riot
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré was tasked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January to lead a review of Capitol security, which would end in…
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Supreme Court — over John Roberts’ sole dissent — rules in favor of student in First Amendment case
The Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by a former student seeking to hold his state university accountable for violating his First…
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New York state senate majority leader joins growing Democratic calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
The walls are closing in on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Powerful state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called for her fellow…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next with the Covid relief bill
The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Senate version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, a timeline that could…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Senate considers repealing no excuse absentee voting in sweeping election bill
Georgia Republican lawmakers are pushing to clamp down on voting rights Monday, potentially passing a sweeping election bill that among other things…
Continue ReadingBiden to sign executive orders establishing Gender Policy Council and addressing sexual violence in education
President Joe Biden is set to sign two executive orders on Monday which will establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea reach agreement on cost sharing for American troops
Washington and Seoul have agreed to a cost-sharing agreement for US forces based in South Korea, a US State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN…
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New York state senate majority leader calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — a sign of escalating…
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White House coronavirus task force coordinator won’t say how soon Americans should expect to be vaccinated
The White House coronavirus task force coordinator on Sunday wouldn’t set a timeline on when Americans can expect to be vaccinated following…
Continue ReadingNYC judge slams prosecutor’s office behind the wrongful homicide convictions of three men
Three men were released from prison on Friday after the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) in the Queens, New York, District Attorney’s Office…
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Russian disinformation campaign is working to undermine confidence Covid-19 vaccines used in the US
Russia’s intelligence agencies have been working to undermine confidence in the development, safety and efficacy of two of the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingGovernors defend easing statewide Covid restrictions as health officials warn Americans to stay vigilant
A number of governors on Sunday defended easing Covid-19 restrictions in their states against top health officials’ warnings that Americans…
Continue ReadingWhat happens next with the Covid relief bill (and when you could see another stimulus check)
Senate passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill on Saturday brought the massive legislation one step closer to law. But…
Continue ReadingBiden signs executive order expanding voting access
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step” in its…
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With Covid relief and stimulus checks in sight, Biden asks for faith in US democracy
Democrats muscled past unified Republican opposition, resolved their own last-minute identity crisis and are on the cusp of delivering a massive…
Continue ReadingBiden opposes gutting filibuster despite tough path for some legislative priorities in Senate
President Joe Biden opposes ending the legislative filibuster despite a slim Democratic majority in the Senate, White House communications director…
Continue ReadingManchin defends effort to stall Democrats’ stimulus plan
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his role in stalling the Senate’s passage of President Joe Biden’s massive stimulus plan…
Continue ReadingHow Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back
It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided…
Continue ReadingInfamous tent camp on US-Mexico border drawn down after Biden ends Trump policy
A tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants stayed in deplorable conditions after being subject to a Trump-era policy requiring they…
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Why Biden’s next legislative push might be much harder than Covid relief
President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats are racing to prove a counterintuitive lesson: with congressional majorities, sometimes less can be more.…
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