Progressives grapple with path forward as hopes of passing minimum wage fade
The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage…
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Biden administration tells facilities for migrant children to reopen to pre-pandemic levels
The Biden administration has notified facilities caring for migrant children that they can open back up to pre-Covid-19 levels, acknowledging…
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Attorney for Cuomo accuser asks NY AG to protect all documents and notes of conversations from ‘potential spoilation’ by governor’s administration
The attorney for Charlotte Bennett, who is accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, sent a letter Friday to New York Attorney…
Continue ReadingBill to repeal Cuomo’s emergency executive powers reaches governor’s desk
The New York State Senate and State Assembly passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday, sending it…
Continue Reading Biden administration considers opening additional tent facilities in Arizona amid influx of migrants
The Biden administration is considering opening additional temporary border facilities in Arizona to manage the influx of migrants arriving at the…
Continue ReadingNew York Times and Wall Street Journal: Top Cuomo aides rewrote nursing home report from state health officials to hide higher death toll
Some top aides for New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo allegedly rewrote a June nursing home report from state health officials to hide the higher…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill has picked Shalanda Young to lead OMB — but Biden hasn’t yet
Congressional Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to nominate Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Neera Tanden…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Detroit mayor’s misleading statements on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
As the demand for coronavirus vaccines continues to outpace the supply, the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine came as encouraging and much…
Continue ReadingWhite House and Detroit officials seek to limit fallout after mayor initially declines Johnson & Johnson vaccine
White House and Detroit officials tried to limit fallout after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan initially declined to accept an allocation of Johnson &…
Continue ReadingNew York State Senate passes bill to repeal Cuomo’s emergency executive powers
The New York State Senate passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers Friday. The vote split straight down…
Continue Reading All nine Supreme Court justices have been vaccinated
All nine Supreme Court justices have now received the Covid-19 vaccine. “The Justices have all been fully vaccinated,” public information…
Continue ReadingSenate facing series of politically tough votes amid Covid relief push
The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into Saturday, the last…
Continue Reading Beto O’Rourke is criss-crossing Texas, igniting Democratic hopes he’ll run for governor
Beto O’Rourke is on the road again, criss-crossing Texas and broadcasting his stops in small towns live. His efforts have been focused on the…
Continue Reading Senate trims weekly unemployment benefits boost but adds a month of payments in stimulus bill
Jobless Americans will get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but will receive those payments for an additional month under a…
Continue ReadingCNN analysis: Georgia’s proposed weekend voting restrictions would strike at Black voters
Black Georgians disproportionately cast their ballots on the weekend days that Republican lawmakers want to eliminate as options in future elections,…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers facing backlash after misleading House about skipping votes to attend CPAC
As he darted down to Florida last week and skipped crucial House votes, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona neglected to tell GOP Rep. Ann Wagner…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the House Democrats’ stimulus relief plan
The House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer…
Continue ReadingSenate preparing for series of politically tough votes amid Covid relief push
The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into the early hours of…
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from…
Continue ReadingCharlotte Bennett says she thought Gov. Cuomo was trying to sleep with her
Charlotte Bennett, the second woman to go public with sexual harassment allegations against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she thought…
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