McCarthy tells GOP to stop attacking each other: ‘Cut that crap out’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately made a blunt appeal to his colleagues in the aftermath of the divisive fight to impeach former…
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Biden signed two executive orders and a memorandum Wednesday. Here’s what they do
President Joe Biden on Wednesday continued his executive action blitz with a package of orders aimed at addressing the climate crisis along with a…
Continue Reading GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary
Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his…
Continue Reading Blinken to State Dept. staff: ‘It’s a new day for America; it’s a new day for the world’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his workforce for the first time as top US diplomat Wednesday, telling them that “it’s a new day for…
Continue Reading Biden administration pauses arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth…
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Biden administration pauses arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE, sources say
The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth…
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification
The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the Trump-era…
Continue Reading Biden plans to reopen Obamacare enrollment
President Joe Biden is expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive…
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Several hundred White House officials have been vaccinated for Covid-19
Several hundred White House employees had been vaccinated for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, two Biden administration officials told CNN, with more expected…
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Sen. Patrick Leahy home from brief hospitalization after presiding over opening of Trump’s impeachment trial
Sen. Patrick Leahy returned home Tuesday night from the hospital after seeking treatment out of an abundance of caution, according to a…
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Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial
Senators were sworn in for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid an immediate challenge to the…
Continue Reading Judge temporarily blocks Biden’s plan to halt deportations
A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s pause on deportations Tuesday, delivering a blow to one of the…
Continue Reading Rand Paul test vote sidelined but offers early look at Republican opposition for Trump impeachment trial
The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,…
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These entertainment industry workers are offering to help Biden with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Out-of-work backstage crews in the entertainment industry are volunteering to help in the fight against…
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Arizona man extradited to D.C. to face riot-related charges
A Phoenix man, also known as the “Qanon Shaman” has returned to Washington, D.C. to face federal charges in connection with the January 6th siege on…
Continue Reading ‘Carrying Tommy in my heart’: Amid personal tragedy, Raskin leads House’s impeachment case
Rep. Jamie Raskin fled the House chamber on January 6 alongside his colleagues as a mob was gaining on the Capitol, but his mind was focused on the…
Continue Reading Judge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order
A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the…
Continue Reading Pentagon weighs deploying thousands of troops to help Biden reach vaccination target
The Department of Defense is weighing options to assist President Joe Biden’s plan to vaccinate as many as 1.5 million people per day within…
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know about impeachment
The overall impeachment process laid out in the Constitution is relatively simple: President commits “high Crime or Misdemeanor,” House votes to…
Continue Reading Biden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day
President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly…
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