Pentagon approves HHS request to house migrant children at 2 military bases
The Pentagon on Wednesday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at…
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‘A national government that did nothing to protect’ a generation: Colorado senator calls for gun reform in powerful speech
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act in the wake of a mass shooting at a supermarket in his state, asserting in an…
Continue ReadingBiden reaches out to some Republicans on Capitol Hill — but not party leaders
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s spoken with President Joe Biden just once since he took office. “We just talked about Burma…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court says states can restrict open carry of firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carrying of guns in public, a major ruling that is certain to be…
Continue Reading READ: 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Second Amendment rights
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents…
Continue Reading Three-ring binders and 14-point font: How Biden preps for a news conference
One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press…
Continue Reading Homeland Security funds revamped terrorism prevention grants after past criticism
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing…
Continue ReadingWhite House allows press into HHS immigration facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions
A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the…
Continue Reading Democrats demand answers on why Biden hasn’t officially allowed more refugees into the US
Democrats are pushing the administration to explain why President Joe Biden has not signed paperwork raising the cap on the number of refugees…
Continue Reading ‘Shame, shame, shame’: Schumer and McConnell spar over federal voting rights legislation
As the Senate held its first hearing on a sweeping election and voting rights package, the chamber’s leaders on Wednesday used the opportunity…
Continue Reading Senate confirms first out transgender federal official, Rachel Levine, as assistant health secretary
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, the first out…
Continue ReadingBlinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers ask Biden to issue waiver to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for members of military
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he issue a “waiver of informed consent” to make…
Continue ReadingBlinken’s show of unity with NATO and Europe shadowed by disagreement over gas pipeline between Russia and Germany
Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated his warning Wednesday that the US will consider sanctions if work on a gas pipeline between Russian and…
Continue ReadingFormer Border Patrol chiefs to congressional leaders: ‘The patchwork system in place continues to fail us all’
Nearly a dozen retired Border Patrol chiefs implored congressional leadership Wednesday to provide additional resources and take steps to reform the…
Continue ReadingBernie Sanders doesn’t ‘feel comfortable’ about Twitter’s permanent ban against Trump despite him being a ‘pathological liar’
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced former President Donald Trump in strong terms in an interview released Tuesday but said Twitter’s…
Continue ReadingSidney Powell’s defense in defamation suit could put her in legal jeopardy
Sidney Powell, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, filed an eye-popping brief this week that could potentially doom her chances of…
Continue Reading Virginia governor signs historic bill abolishing death penalty into law
After centuries of carrying out executions, Virginia on Wednesday became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Ralph Northam signed…
Continue ReadingBiden announces $81 billion for schools as part of Covid-19 relief law
President Joe Biden announced the release of $81 billion in funding from the Covid-19 relief law for school reopening Wednesday, part of the…
Continue ReadingRegular Joes: Biden and Manchin, whose old relationship faces new test
When President Barack Obama was in office and the White House needed to reach Sen. Joe Manchin, one person was always tasked with making the call:…
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