Feds briefed Biden’s interim DOJ leaders on Capitol attack probe
Federal investigators leading the probe into the January 6 Capitol riot briefed interim Biden administration leaders at the Justice Department on…
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Champ and Major Biden have not yet moved into the White House
The new administration is working doggedly in its first days in office, but President Joe Biden’s four-legged companions aren’t joining…
Continue ReadingVideo calls and at-home business casual: West Wing jobs in the time of Covid
Landing a West Wing job is a dream-come-true for most any political staffer, even with the long hours, cramped working conditions and…
Continue ReadingBiden orders investigation into Russian misdeeds as admin seeks nuclear arms treaty extension
The White House has ordered an intelligence review of Russian misdeeds ranging from the SolarWinds hack to alleged bounties on US troops, but will…
Continue ReadingMcConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial until February so Trump team can prepare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that the Senate give former President Donald Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for…
Continue Reading Jaime Harrison officially elected Democratic National Committee chair
Former South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison has officially been elected the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, winning…
Continue Reading The White House’s dog days haven’t returned just yet
The new administration is working doggedly in its first days in office, but President Joe Biden’s four-legged companions aren’t joining…
Continue ReadingBidens quickly fire White House chief usher installed by Trump
The Bidens moved quickly on Wednesday to fire White House chief usher Timothy Harleth, who was installed by the Trumps, two sources with knowledge…
Continue Reading Republicans position themselves for 2024 with Trump’s future looming large
Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President Donald Trump now that he has departed…
Continue ReadingCongress approves waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
Both chambers of Congress on Thursday approved a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden…
Continue ReadingBiden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start ‘from scratch,’ sources say
Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump…
Continue ReadingStart of Trump’s impeachment trial remains unsettled as Pelosi won’t say when she’ll send over article
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday rejected Republican demands to back away from an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, even as…
Continue ReadingDefense Department slams brakes on border wall as it reviews Biden order
The Defense Department will pause construction of the wall along the US-Mexico border as it reviews President Joe Biden’s executive order…
Continue ReadingHouse approves waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
The House on Thursday approved a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden administration. Austin, who…
Continue ReadingBiden to seek five-year extension of key nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The Biden administration will seek a full five-year extension of a key nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, according to a US…
Continue Reading Fact check: Is it constitutional for Trump to be tried in the Senate after leaving office?
Questions have arisen over the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impending trial in the Senate. Trump is the first president…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner move out of DC and lease luxury condo in Miami
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have moved out of their Washington, DC, home, and have signed a one-year lease on a luxury condo in Miami at the Arte,…
Continue Reading Fact check: 11 false claims Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has tweeted in the last month
A rookie Republican congresswoman from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, was suspended from Twitter on Sunday for 12 hours after she repeatedly…
Continue ReadingBiden unveils Covid-19 plan ‘based on science not politics,’ signs new initiatives
President Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday focused on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national…
Continue ReadingHouse to vote on waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden administration.…
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