Biden says he supports bringing back the Senate’s talking filibuster rule
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports changing the Senate’s filibuster rule by bringing back the talking filibuster, requiring a…
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Cuomo’s strategy for getting through scandal: Focus on his job
In the eyes of those close to Andrew Cuomo, the way through the scandal that threatens to sink the three-term New York governor is to focus on the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor mounts aggressive effort to combat recall campaign
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has embarked on an aggressive new effort to push back against the well-funded effort to recall him, arguing…
Continue ReadingCongress eyes extending PPP deadline for businesses, as billions sit untouched
Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government’s key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from…
Continue ReadingDemocrats pitch significant increase to international affairs budget
A group of Democratic lawmakers is proposing a substantial increase in the international affairs budget for the next fiscal year, with specific…
Continue ReadingBorder crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy
The migrant crisis roiling the United States has made the complicated politics in Congress over immigration even dicier, with Democrats at sharp odds…
Continue ReadingThree-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge
Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others…
Continue ReadingDebt collectors can seize the new stimulus checks. Lawmakers are trying to fix that
The latest round of stimulus payments that started going out over the weekend are open to being seized by private debt collectors — a problem…
Continue ReadingBiden sells government as a solution in Covid-19 relief sales pitch
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to…
Continue ReadingHarris uses UN speech to champion women’s role in democracy
Kamala Harris declared “the status of women is the status of democracy” on Tuesday, in her first speech before the United Nations as the…
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Biden to hold first formal news conference on March 25
President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference since taking office on March 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.…
Continue Reading The ‘benefit year end’: A tough Covid anniversary for the unemployed
Unhappy anniversary, jobless Americans. This week marks a year since the coronavirus pandemic began upending the US economy, costing millions of…
Continue ReadingBiden says he has no immediate plans to visit US-Mexico border amid surge of migrant children
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he currently has no plans to visit the southern border, even as his administration scrambles to respond to a…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence report says Russia attempted to interfere in 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden and helping Trump
The US intelligence community has assessed that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2020 election by conducting influence operations aimed at…
Continue ReadingHouse passes Equality Act aimed at ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The House has passed the Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead Small Business Administration
The Senate confirmed Isabel Guzman to lead the Small Business Administration on Tuesday, giving her a key role in implementing the Biden…
Continue Reading READ: ODNI’s declassified Intelligence Community assessment of foreign threats to the 2020 US federal elections
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday released an assessment of foreign threats to the 2020 US federal elections. The report…
Continue Reading Lawmakers to hold hearing on major failings that lead to deaths at Fort Hood
Three months after the Army punished several senior officers following an independent investigation into the climate and culture at the Fort Hood…
Continue ReadingVirginia Gov. Northam restores voting rights to 69,000 former felons with new policy
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he’s taking executive action to restore voting and other civil rights to former…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Army memo initially considered denying DC’s request for National Guard ahead of January 6
The US Army initially considered denying a request from Washington, DC’s government for a National Guard deployment ahead of the January 6…
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