House Democrats want to see permanent child tax credit in Biden’s second recovery
A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently expand the child tax credit and want to see it as part of President Joe…
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Census Bureau to announce population numbers that will be used to reapportion congressional seats
The United States Census Bureau will announce updated state population totals on Monday, numbers that will be used to reapportion seats in the House…
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Liz Cheney on charging Trump: ‘That’s a decision that the Justice Department is going to have to make’
Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said Monday that it should be up to the Justice…
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Biden’s family plan to lay out economic ambition — and underscore the long road ahead
President Joe Biden, on the verge of the 100-day mark, will soon lay out the final piece of a sweeping, $4 trillion spending proposal — one that…
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ICE ends Trump-era policy of fining undocumented immigrants
ICE has had the authority to assess financial penalties to individuals for failing to depart for more than 20 years, but the agency did not initiate…
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Natural Resources Committee gears up for full week of hearings
The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed hearings next week to discuss public lands accessibility, wildlife trafficking and…
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner announces run for California governor in likely recall election
Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian and reality TV star, announced Friday she plans to run to replace California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in an…
Continue ReadingArizona GOP representative struggles to justify state bill that would purge early voting list
An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Friday defended a GOP-sponsored bill that would change the mail-in voting process by arguing that state lawmakers…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorses GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski for reelection
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday, bucking his own Democratic party and underscoring Murkowski’s…
Continue ReadingBiden set to make first foreign trip in June to UK and Belgium
President Joe Biden will embark upon his first foreign trip in June, the White House said on Friday, with plans to attend the Group of 7 summit in…
Continue ReadingBiden makes the economic case for fighting climate change on second day of virtual summit
President Joe Biden on Friday highlighted the economic opportunities of climate action a day after announcing an ambitious new goal to reduce…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations
Now that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his…
Continue ReadingBiden will seek to raise taxes on richest Americans to fund sweeping education and child care proposals
President Joe Biden is preparing to outline the next step of his economic agenda during a joint session to Congress next week and his proposal to pay…
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New bill addresses crisis at the border
Senator Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) are teaming up to take aim at the crisis along the Southwestern border.…
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Washington Post: Trump administration blocked investigation into delayed relief to Puerto Rico for 2017 hurricane
The Trump administration put up barriers that delayed $20 billion in hurricane relief aid to Puerto Rico and blocked an investigation into the…
Continue ReadingBiden announces US will aim to cut carbon emissions by as much as 52% by 2030 at virtual climate summit
President Joe Biden on Thursday kicked off a virtual climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders by announcing an ambitious cut in greenhouse…
Continue ReadingInfrastructure negotiations: Republicans to unveil $600 billion framework as Democrats try to iron out issues
The real work of finalizing an infrastructure package that can have widespread Democratic support on Capitol Hill is just beginning as the party must…
Continue ReadingBiden aims to cement US credibility on climate and galvanize world leaders at virtual summit
President Joe Biden’s ability to galvanize global momentum faces its first major test this week when he convenes 40 of his foreign counterparts…
Continue Reading Pelosi makes concession on subpoenas for 9/11 style commission to investigate insurrection
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing the 9/11-style commission that will investigate the January 6 insurrection to use subpoenas in two different…
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Ducey calls on Biden administration to send help to border communities
Strong words for President Joe Biden from Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, (R), Wednesday morning following a tour of the U.S./Mexico border in Yuma…
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