Biden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’
President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…
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Former Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
Several members of President Joe Biden’s former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate…
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Right-wing justices think religion is under siege. Will the full Supreme Court follow?
The Supreme Court has increasingly exempted religious believers from government regulations, and it is clear by their statements that individual…
Continue Reading‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won’t back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won’t join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions…
Continue Reading Biden says he feels ‘a sense of history’ living at White House
President Joe Biden on Tuesday described the “sense of history” he feels residing at the White House and all the ways living in the…
Continue Reading Biden continues to push $15 federal minimum wage
President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for raising the federal minimum wage — gradually — to $15 an hour at CNN’s town hall on…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s spoken with all of his predecessors ‘with one exception’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday reflected on the “sense of history” he feels as a new resident of the White House and suggested he has…
Continue ReadingDemocrats and Biden prepare to unveil bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
The Biden administration, in concert with Hill Democrats, is preparing to unveil legislation this week that seeks to provide a pathway to citizenship…
Continue Reading Confirmation hearing scheduled for Biden’s interior secretary nominee
The confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland is scheduled for next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET, a spokesperson for the Senate…
Continue ReadingLeading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration approves arms sale to Egypt despite human rights concerns
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it had approved a possible $197 million sale of missiles to Egypt, just days after the Egyptian…
Continue ReadingWhite House to communicate with Saudi King instead of crown prince as US reassesses relationship
President Joe Biden is working to “recalibrate” the American relationship with Saudi Arabia, White House press secretary Jenn Psaki said…
Continue Reading US expresses outrage over Erbil rocket attack as investigation gets underway
The White House said it was “outraged” by a rocket attack on coalition forces in Iraq that has been claimed by an Iranian-backed militia,…
Continue ReadingGiuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal…
Continue ReadingTrump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling…
Continue ReadingDavid Perdue files paperwork to run in 2022 Georgia US Senate race
Former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Monday evening to be a 2022 US Senate candidate, the…
Continue Reading White House relaunches Snapchat account with a Covid-focused message from Biden and Fauci
The White House is relaunching its official Snapchat account on Tuesday, featuring a message from President Joe Biden focused on Covid-19. In his…
Continue ReadingHow to watch CNN’s Biden town hall
President Joe Biden will answer questions at a CNN town hall in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, less than a month after taking office. The “CNN…
Continue ReadingGiuliani no longer representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks last-minute Trump rule limiting asylum claims
A federal judge in California blocked a Trump-era rule that went into effect just a day before Joe Biden took office and sought to dramatically limit…
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