Biden won’t create presidential commission on January 6 attack
President Joe Biden has no plans to create a presidential commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, White House press secretary…
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How a Capitol rioter cut his plea deal and what it means for others
When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone…
Continue Reading DOJ investigating political fundraising by controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s political fundraising, a person briefed on the probe tells CNN.…
Continue Reading Boehner: GOP push to enact voting restrictions will undermine people’s confidence in the electoral process
Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday criticized his party for recently enacting strict voting rules in states around the country,…
Continue Reading Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg scheduled to be sentenced in August
A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August…
Continue Reading Former Treasury official sentenced to prison for leaking documents related to Russia and Manafort
A federal judge sentenced a former senior Treasury Department official to six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy…
Continue Reading Are unemployment benefits causing working shortages? Here’s what we know.
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin is at the center of an extremely divided Washington. Here’s how he got here.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a key vote crucial to President Joe Biden’s agenda with Capitol Hill bitterly divided along…
Continue Reading Biden lowers price tag and proposes no immediate changes to GOP tax law in effort to strike bipartisan deal
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces plan to share first 25 million Covid-19 doses abroad
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a plan to share the first 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world and an overall…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats face tough test of unity with voting rights bill
Senate Democrats will have to decide in upcoming weeks whether or not they will make changes to the For the People Act, a sweeping voting, ethics and…
Continue Reading DOJ investigating Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
The Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s private sector employees, his spokesman…
Continue Reading Fact check: Here are 20 things Texas Republicans’ elections bill would do
Democratic state legislators in Texas staged a dramatic walk-out Sunday night to prevent the immediate passage of a Republican elections bill that…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sides with police officer who improperly searched license plate database
The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal cybercrime law, holding that a policeman who improperly accessed a license plate…
Continue Reading Are unemployment benefits causing a worker shortage? No one knows for sure.
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue Reading Are you losing your pandemic unemployment benefits early? Share your story.
At least 25 states are terminating federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, citing workforce shortages. Roughly 4.5 million Americans will be…
Continue Reading Biden to meet with UK Prime Minister, Turkish President and other world leaders during first foreign trip
President Joe Biden will meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other world leaders during…
Continue Reading Thousands of emails from and to Fauci during the pandemic’s early days were published. Here’s what they show about him
Dr. Anthony Fauci was a regular on American televisions as the pandemic unfolded across the country and millions looked to the leading expert for…
Continue Reading Biden floats bringing down infrastructure price tag but wants GOP concessions
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue Reading US troops accidentally storm olive oil factory in Bulgaria
The US military has issued an apology after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory in Bulgaria that produces processing machinery for olive oil…
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