Here’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 ReadingNational Politics
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…
Continue ReadingCapitol riot tears GOP apart as it seeks a return to power in 2022
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, the new chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, defended President Donald Trump on Wednesday when…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP torn over convicting Trump: ‘There’s no love lost’
To many Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, there’s no question in their minds: President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingEx-DHS chief attempts to skirt legal mess to keep Trump administration’s immigration policies in place
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch…
Continue ReadingBiden names Jaime Harrison as his pick for DNC chair
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Jaime Harrison, a former South Carolina Democratic Party chair and 2020 Senate candidate, as his pick for…
Continue ReadingSecret Service director reminds employees to be nonpartisan ahead of Biden inauguration
US Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy defends Cheney as Republicans battle amid impeachment fallout
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is standing by Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, as their conference has devolved into a bitter feud…
Continue Reading Fun facts from past inaugurations
Sometimes presidential inaugurations are full of pomp and circumstance. Sometimes they end with the newly sworn-in president jumping out of a White…
Continue ReadingEx-DHS chief Chad Wolf ratifies policies in latest attempt to fix legal mess
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf ratified his own policies and several controversial Trump immigration measures, in a last-ditch…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Republicans reassign GOP lawmakers who supported Trump’s election fraud claims
Georgia Republicans have reassigned three fellow GOP lawmakers who backed baseless allegations of voter fraud related to the November presidential…
Continue Reading Pence commits to ‘an orderly transition and to a safe inauguration’
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he is committed to “an orderly transition and to a safe inauguration,” kicking off the start…
Continue ReadingBiden to propose $1.9 trillion vaccination and economic rescue legislative package
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday evening will outline a $1.9 trillion emergency legislative package to fund a nationwide vaccination effort and…
Continue ReadingBiden puts $2,000 stimulus payments back in play
A $2,000 stimulus check will be at the heart of a $2 trillion Covid relief plan that President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil Thursday evening. An…
Continue Reading John Bolton can gather evidence about classification process for his book, judge rules
Former national security adviser John Bolton can seek evidence about the classification process around his book in case there was bad faith…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man accused of striking Capitol cop with fire extinguisher is charged
A Pennsylvania man whom authorities say threw a fire extinguisher and struck a Capitol Police officer during the deadly riot at the US Capitol last…
Continue Reading