The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.
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House democrats will not be voting on a series of gun and policing bills this week.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday the nation is “on the right path” despite recession fears fueled by the latest report from the Commerce Department showing the US economy shrank again in the second quarter.
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With just over five weeks to go before federal student loan payments are set to restart after a yearslong pandemic pause, the Biden administration has yet to decide whether to push back the expiration date — again.
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President Joe Biden and White House officials are continuing to downplay recession fears, even as they brace for a highly anticipated report that could show the economy shrinking for a second consecutive quarter.
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Former President Donald Trump was reluctant to give a speech on January 7, 2021, that strongly condemned the violence at the US Capitol the day before and crossed out key lines in a draft, according to a new video released by the House January 6 committee that includes interview footage and the draft document.
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A new NBC poll suggests that most Americans approve of term limits or retirement ages for Supreme Court justices.
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President Joe Biden’s doctor said Sunday that he “continue to improve significantly” after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, wrote in a letter released by the White House that Biden’s primary symptom was a sore throat and that his runny nose, cough and body aches had all “diminished considerably.” Biden completed his
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Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, will hold rival campaign events in Arizona on Friday, turning the governor’s race into a broader referendum on the Republican Party’s future.
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With their once-sweeping budget reconciliation package whittled down to two health care measures, Senate Democrats are moving ahead with pushing the legislation through the chamber.
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In developing news this morning, a bill to protect same-sex marriage nationwide is hitting a speed bump.
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President Joe Biden escalated his warnings about climate change Wednesday, calling it a “clear and present danger” as he previewed a slate of executive actions meant to combat a crisis whose effects are bearing down on a wide swath of the country.
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The Arizona Republican Party has censured state House Speaker Rusty Bowers after his gripping public testimony to the Jan. 6 panel about Donald Trump’s relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday they expect a bill to codify same-sex marriage to eventually win the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, a sign of growing public acceptance and a sea change over an issue that had once badly divided the two parties.
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Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), along with a group of other Senators, introduced the Electoral Count Act to help improve mail-in ballots, while also making stricter penalties against anyone who interferes with elections.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump.
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(CNN) – US officials are on alert for multifaceted election interference threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia — including hacking, disinformation and influence operations — as the midterm elections approach, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday. “We have to be concerned about hybrid threats,” Wray said at a cybersecurity conference at Fordham University
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Mike Pence seems to have decided that the only way past Donald Trump is through Donald Trump.
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In clarifying guidance announced Wednesday, the Biden administration says federal law does not allow pharmacies to turn away people who have a prescription for a drug that may end a pregnancy.
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In her opening remarks at Tuesday’s January 6 committee hearing, Rep. Liz Cheney had a blunt message: Donald Trump doesn’t get to play the unwitting dupe when it comes to his role in the run-up to and riot at the US Capitol.
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