Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s Trump ban
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump’s banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed.
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House expected to vote Tuesday on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
The Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a nearly $40 billion bill to deliver aid to Ukraine as it continues to face Russia’s brutal assault.
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Biden to expand high-speed internet access for millions of Americans through infrastructure law
President Biden is expanding high speed internet access for millions of American households. It’s part of the Affordable Connectivity Program created through the bipartisan infrastructure law. “High speed internet is not a luxury anymore, it’s a necessity,” President Biden says.
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Harris hires new deputy chief of staff amid latest personnel shakeup
Vice President Kamala Harris has hired White House staffer Erin Wilson to become her new deputy chief of staff, a White House official told CNN on Monday, amid the latest personnel shakeup in the vice president’s office.
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Biden to address global Covid-19 summit on Thursday
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks and participate in a global Covid-19 summit convened by his administration on Thursday, two senior administration officials said.
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Abortion adds to Biden’s all-but-impossible to-do list
President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer.
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Sheriff: Car linked to Alabama escapee has been found
The getaway vehicle used by a man wanted for murder in Alabama and the jail official suspected of helping him escape after a “jailhouse romance” was found in an impound lot in Tennessee, where it sat for nearly a week before authorities realized they had it, officials said Friday.
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Biden taps 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary
President Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary.
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Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics
Strong job gains over the past 16 months have increased total incomes and led to additional tax revenues.
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Senate passes resolution to establish Glioblastoma Awareness Day
Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) legislation to establish National Glioblastoma Awareness Day has been passed by the United States Senate.
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Sinema to question Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas on Title 42 termination during Senate hearing
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema will question U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas on the Administration’s plan to terminate Title 42.
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Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico
In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
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Politico’s Supreme Court scoop boosts security concerns
Politico boosted security and warned its staff members to take extra care online following the news organization’s major scoop in publishing a Supreme Court draft decision that would strike down the Roe v. Wade precedent for abortion rights.
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Biden says ‘a woman’s right to choose is fundamental’ following Supreme Court draft opinion that would strike down Roe
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said a woman’s right to have an abortion is “fundamental” in his first statement following a published draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
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Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least temporarily — in delaying the certification of Joe Biden’s election to the White House.
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President Biden ‘considering dealing with some debt reduction’
Lawmakers within his party continue to put the issue front and center, urging the President to cancel $50,000 for each of the 43 million federal student loan borrowers — something he has shot down repeatedly, including on Thursday.
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Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine as war enters new phase
President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress for a $33 billion supplemental funding bill aimed at supporting Ukraine over the next several months as Russia’s brutal and unrelenting war enters a new phase.
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Trump appeals civil contempt order and $10,000 daily fine
Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s civil contempt order imposing a $10,000 daily fine for failing to comply with a subpoena from the New York attorney general for records tied to an investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances.
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White House: Without funding US will lose COVID treatments
After two years at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, the U.S. could soon have to begin taking a number.
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Biden was ‘positive’ about eliminating student debt but made no commitments, lawmaker says
During a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Monday, President Joe Biden appeared “positive” about the idea of forgiving at least $10,000 in Americans’ student loan debt but did not make a definite commitment on the matter, according to a congresswoman in the room.
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