Biden visiting Bob Dole following cancer diagnosis
President Joe Biden is visiting former Sen. Bob Dole Saturday afternoon after Dole announced earlier this week that he has been diagnosed with stage…
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‘You did the unthinkable’: Ohio’s Anthony Gonzalez faces fury over impeachment vote
To Shannon Burns, the betrayal that local Republicans felt when Ohio State wide receiver-turned-Republican-congressman Anthony Gonzalez voted to…
Continue ReadingSanders says $15 minimum wage not ‘incidental’ to federal budget as its place in Covid relief bill questioned
Sen. Bernie Sanders argued Saturday that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour isn’t “incidental” to the federal budget, despite…
Continue ReadingJill Biden is hitting the ground running — in all directions
As far as Jill Biden is concerned, there isn’t necessarily going to be one “first lady platform,” or even two or three. A month…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden to keep reaching out to senators next week as confirmation in jeopardy
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget Neera Tanden will carry on with her outreach to senators next week…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s national star threatened by increased scrutiny over handling of nursing home deaths
During New York’s darkest pandemic days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as one of the country’s brightest political stars. His data-heavy…
Continue ReadingHow Biden’s massive Covid relief bill was put on a glide path to passage
It’s not supposed to look this easy. A little more than one month since President Joe Biden entered office, his cornerstone legislative…
Continue ReadingWhite House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks
The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingDefense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama
The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville,…
Continue ReadingArkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’
An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the…
Continue Reading Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’
States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior…
Continue ReadingManchin says he’ll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the director of the Office of…
Continue ReadingBiden team finds promises hard to make — let alone keep
Speaking on television last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted April would be “open season” for receiving the coronavirus vaccine, welcome…
Continue Reading9 alleged Oath Keepers charged in conspiracy to attack Capitol
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday tying together nine alleged associates of the right-wing Oath Keepers in the largest…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The…
Continue ReadingWhile Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis
While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto O’Rourke and…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for state lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue ReadingFact-checking the Texas energy-failure blame game
This week, all eyes have been on Texas. An unprecedented winter storm left 4 million people without power across the state, and put nearly half of…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats unveil full $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill with minimum wage increase
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
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