Senate 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,…
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Fact-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…
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Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future
C.J. Diegel scrolled down the Arizona Secretary of State’s website until he saw the box for “no party affiliation.” He clicked it,…
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 to sign executive orders related to ‘equity’
President Joe Biden is slated to sign a series of executive actions revolving around “equity” policy on Tuesday, focusing on policing…
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 ReadingBiden tells CNN Trump’s impeachment trial ‘has to happen’
President Joe Biden on Monday offered his most extensive comments since taking office on former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,…
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…
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John 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…
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5 things to know for January 26: Covid, White House, impeachment, India, Puerto Rico
It’s been a year since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash, and teammates and loved ones are…
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…
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Could Trump derail his impeachment trial?
Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate…
Continue ReadingTrump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team
Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told…
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…
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Election technology company Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud
An election technology company that has been the focus of consistent conspiracy theories by Donald Trump and his allies has sued the former…
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Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar…
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…
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Why the Supreme Court didn’t want to hear the Trump emoluments cases and what it means going forward
Early in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from…
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