Biden bolsters extreme weather preparation funding during FEMA visit
President Joe Biden on Monday announced his administration would invest $1 billion in extreme weather preparation ahead of hurricane season.…
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US will make ‘significant contributions’ to rebuilding Gaza, Blinken says in first stop of Mideast tour
The United States will make “significant contributions” to rebuilding Gaza following the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, US…
Continue ReadingBiden and Putin summit expected to take place next month in Switzerland
The first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take place next month in Switzerland,…
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Democratic operatives launch initiative focused on progressive campaigns ahead of 2022
A team of Democratic operatives is launching an initiative to bolster progressive campaigns ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Blue State…
Continue Reading FBI assisting with investigation of white powder sent to Rand Paul’s home
The FBI and other law enforcement are investigating a package with white powder sent Monday to Republican Sen. Rand Paul‘s home in Kentucky,…
Continue ReadingEx-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors next week
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next week after House Democrats and the…
Continue ReadingBiden condemns arrest of detained Belarusian dissident journalist
President Joe Biden on Monday lambasted Belarus’ sudden grounding of a commercial flight and subsequent arrest of onboard dissident journalist…
Continue ReadingNegotiators optimistic for policing overhaul on eve of George Floyd anniversary
The two lead Senate negotiators behind legislation to overhaul the nation’s policing laws expressed new optimism Monday, on the eve of a…
Continue ReadingTop Republicans dig in over January 6 commission bill and plan to filibuster as soon as this week
Texas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the January 6 attack, a rare…
Continue ReadingEx-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, likely next week
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice…
Continue ReadingTexas emergency shelter is mostly ‘warehousing’ thousands of migrant children, according to eyewitnesses
The shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk cots stacked on top of…
Continue ReadingStephanie Murphy passes on Florida Senate run in 2022
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a rising Democratic star who was seriously considering challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year for his seat,…
Continue ReadingArizona and Georgia audits move forward as Republicans continue to push election fraud lies
A Republican-ordered audit of the 2.1 million votes cast last year in Arizona’s Maricopa County resumed Monday amid the escalating intra-party…
Continue ReadingUS Navy introduces incentives for sailors to get vaccinated
The Navy became the first branch in the US military to issue service-wide incentives for sailors to get vaccinated against Covid-19, including…
Continue Reading Alabama governor signs bill banning Covid-19 vaccine passports
Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill into law banning the use of so-called vaccine passports in the state. The law, which went…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies hearing to Missouri death row inmate requesting a firing squad
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday against a Missouri death row inmate suffering from a brain tumor who sought to have his execution carried out by…
Continue Reading Key impeachment witness sues Pompeo over $1.8 million in unpaid legal fees
President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the US…
Continue ReadingBiden to bolster extreme weather preparation funding during FEMA visit
President Joe Biden is expected to scale up his administration’s investment in extreme weather preparation when he makes a visit to the Federal…
Continue ReadingAnother ballot audit set to move ahead in Fulton County, Georgia, as judge rules absentee ballots can be unsealed
Yet another ballot audit is set to move ahead in Georgia’s most populous county after a judge ruled Friday that absentee ballots could be…
Continue Reading Biden administration allocates $200 million to support survivors of domestic violence
The Biden administration announced on Monday it is allocating $200 million from the American Rescue Plan to support services for survivors of…
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