Pelosi expected to send article of impeachment to Senate next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to send the House’s impeachment article to the Senate next week, according to a source familiar with her…
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GOP Sen. Lankford appeals to Black constituents after sowing doubt about election
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, under pressure from his Black constituents over his decision to initially support objections to Congress’…
Continue ReadingPelosi announces retired lieutenant general to lead review of ‘security infrastructure’ after Capitol attack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that retired Lt. General Russel Honoré will lead a review of the “security…
Continue Reading New security bulletin says domestic extremists most likely threat to inauguration
Domestic extremists pose the most likely threat to the presidential inauguration, particularly those who believe the incoming administration is…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to retire ‘Operation Warp Speed’ moniker
The incoming Biden administration plans to retire the name for the coronavirus vaccine effort under President Donald Trump — Operation Warp…
Continue Reading Biden to outline plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans Friday
President-elect Joe Biden will outline his plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware,…
Continue Reading Biden builds out communications staff with chief photographer and deputy press secretary
The incoming Biden administration appointed a dozen communications staffers on Friday, including deputy press secretary and chief photographer. The…
Continue ReadingBiden picks former FDA commissioner to lead US vaccine effort
President-elect Joe Biden has picked Dr. David Kessler, a former head of the US Food and Drug Administration, to lead federal Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading‘Kill him with his own gun’: Police describe facing the mob at the Capitol
As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the US Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew a group of rioters were…
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress fear for their lives and security after deadly riot, sources say
There is growing concern about security on Capitol Hill, as well as worries from lawmakers facing threats to their personal safety, law enforcement…
Continue ReadingRehearsal for Biden inauguration ceremony pushed back a day amid security concerns
The rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony will be delayed a day amid heightened security concerns, acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken…
Continue ReadingEx-Obama official who helped fix botched healthcare.gov rollout to join Biden’s Covid-19 team
Andy Slavitt, the former acting chief of Medicare and Medicaid under the Obama administration, is expected to join President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingBiden taps David Cohen to be CIA deputy director
David Cohen, a deputy director of the CIA in the last years of the Obama administration, will return to the role, President-elect Joe Biden announced…
Continue ReadingLawmakers take new security steps and voice growing frustration over safety concerns following deadly riot
There is growing concern about security on Capitol Hill, as well as worries from lawmakers facing threats to their personal safety, law enforcement…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue package
Bigger stimulus checks. More aid for the unemployed, the hungry and those facing eviction. Additional support for small businesses, states and local…
Continue Reading Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. ET…
Continue ReadingBiden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a…
Continue ReadingFeds send a message as they make more arrests for Capitol riot: ‘FBI agents are coming to find you’
About 10 new charges announced by the Justice Department on Thursday rammed home the message from law enforcement that it will find the participants…
Continue ReadingBiden proposes $1.9 trillion vaccination and economic rescue legislative package
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and…
Continue ReadingSecret Service pays high rent for apartment near Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s home for toilets and office space for agents
The US Secret Service is renting a small studio apartment in Washington, DC, near the home of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, a source with knowledge…
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