Democratic women poised to shake up male-dominated industry with new political media firm
Recent success stories about women in politics are about candidates breaking barriers. There’s a female vice president. More women than ever…
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Pentagon chief urges service members to get vaccinated after it was revealed one-third are opting out
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged military service members to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a video statement released Wednesday…
Continue ReadingDemocrats and GOP at odds over scope of commission to investigate Capitol riot
A brewing political fight over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the Capitol is focused not only on the…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump Jr. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit
Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according…
Continue ReadingKey committee votes postponed in troubling sign for Tanden nomination
Two hearings that were scheduled to vote on Neera Tanden’s nomination to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget were…
Continue Reading Group of Senate Democrats call on Biden to create Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Wellbeing
Seven Senate Democrats are asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to establish a White House office devoted to reproductive…
Continue Reading Would progressives support Covid relief package if minimum wage is taken out? Depends on how
As Congress waits for the parliamentarian to rule on whether the $15 minimum wage can be included in the reconciliation package, the question becomes…
Continue ReadingLawyers make progress in locating parents of children split from families at the border, latest court filing says
Lawyers are still trying to locate the parents of 506 children who had been split from their families at the US-Mexico border by the Trump…
Continue ReadingActing US Capitol Police chief says intelligence failed to predict scope of January 6 attack
Acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said Wednesday that the agency had taken action ahead of the January 6 riot based on intelligence…
Continue ReadingFAA met to discuss more frequent engine inspections days before Denver incident
Only days before a dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight, federal regulators had met about requiring more frequent inspections of the…
Continue Reading AZ lawmakers weigh bill that would allow legislature to review election results ‘if needed’
Arizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills — including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results “if…
Continue ReadingCIA launches task force to probe invisible attacks on US diplomats and spies as one victim finds some relief
More than three years after former senior US intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos suffered a mysterious attack in Moscow that changed his life…
Continue ReadingBiden orders review on cracks in critical supply chains
President Joe Biden wants his administration to identify and fix potential cracks in supply chains that could cause shortages of critical items like…
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon investigation gains steam as Manhattan prosecutors subpoena financial records
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has subpoenaed financial records related to Steve Bannon’s crowd-funding border-wall effort,…
Continue Reading House Democrats reintroduce police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd
House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced policing legislation named in honor of George Floyd, whose death in police custody last year sparked…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Evidence shows police told South Dakota AG involved in fatal crash that victim’s glasses were found in his car
A pair of glasses belonging to a man who was fatally struck by South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was found in the Republican…
Continue Reading Georgia counties seek legal fees for ‘frivolous’ Trump voter-fraud lawsuit
Two counties in Georgia are seeking to recoup attorneys’ fees from former President Donald Trump and Georgia Republican Party Chairman David…
Continue ReadingBiden’s CIA director pick skates through confirmation hearing and receives bipartisan praise
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the CIA, William Burns, largely skated through his confirmation hearing Wednesday, receiving bipartisan…
Continue ReadingMichigan county GOP censures Republican congressman for vote against Marjorie Taylor Greene
Michigan GOP Rep. Fred Upton was censured Tuesday by a local Republican Party in his congressional district for his vote to remove Rep. Marjorie…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries
The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across…
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