National Politics Archives

Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s top banking regulator

April 15, 2022 6:42 AM CNN

President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate former Obama Treasury official Michael Barr as the vice chair for supervision of…

Senator Sinema speaks out on Title 42: ‘ensure migrants are treated fairly’

April 14, 2022 1:29 PM Marcos Icahuate

Senator Sinema (D-AZ) made a statement regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to extend Title 42, however, the Arizona Senator also wishes for…

Biden focuses on countering China’s influence during stop in North Carolina

April 14, 2022 1:26 PM CNN

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at countering China’s growing economic influence by investing in US…

Texas governor buses migrants to Washington D.C.

April 14, 2022 7:02 AM April Hettinger

The first round of migrants bused from Texas to Washington D.C. arrived at union station…

Migrants bused to DC as part of Texas Gov. Abbott’s protest against Biden

April 13, 2022 1:47 PM CNN

A group of migrants bused from Texas arrived in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning, after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would send…

Biden unveils $800 million security package for Ukraine in call with Zelensky

April 13, 2022 11:57 AM The Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the US was sending his nation an additional $800 million worth of…

Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices

April 12, 2022 2:10 PM The Associated Press

President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa to announce he’ll suspend a federal rule and allow the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this…

President Biden announces new gun regulation and names ATF nominee

April 11, 2022 12:31 PM CNN

President Joe Biden announced a new firearm regulation Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons as he comes under pressure to take…

Biden to announce new gun regulation and name ATF nominee

April 11, 2022 6:55 AM CNN

President Joe Biden will announce a new firearm regulation Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons, senior administration officials…

The White House experiences another COVID-19 case

April 10, 2022 6:11 PM Louis Aranda, Arlette Yousif, CNN

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has tested positive for COVID-19 and has joined the growing number of cases in Capitol…

White House celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson as COVID cases rise

April 9, 2022 9:46 PM Louis Aranda, Arlette Yousif, CNN

The White House held a celebration for the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.…

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online

April 9, 2022 4:29 PM The Associated Press

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military officers and were working to upload videos of…

Zelenskyy seeks peace despite atrocities

April 9, 2022 2:49 PM The Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he is committed to pressing for peace despite Russian attacks on civilians that have…

‘We control them all’: Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows ideas for overturning 2020 election before it was called

April 8, 2022 8:27 PM CNN

Donald Trump’s eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that “we have operational…

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year

April 8, 2022 7:23 PM CNN

The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded, according to a new report…