House to vote on bill to counter rise in anti-Asian hate crimes
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation intended to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…
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Despite Joe Manchin’s latest pitch, voting rights bills remain imperiled in Congress. Here are the differences among them
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, issued a letter this week urging Congress to find a…
Continue Reading Giuliani, who urged Trump supporters to have ‘trial by combat,’ says he wasn’t literally calling for insurrection
Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani — who exhorted Trump supporters in Washington on the day of the Capitol riot to “have trial by combat”…
Continue Reading Rift grows within Democratic Party over Israeli-Palestinian conflict as violence intensifies
A number of congressional Democrats are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to more forcefully engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
Continue Reading Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits
Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless…
Continue Reading Biden administration notified Congress of $735 million weapons sale to Israel earlier this month, before violence began
The Biden administration notified Congress of a proposed US weapons sale to Israel worth $735 million earlier this month, according to two sources…
Continue Reading Biden ‘expressed his support for a ceasefire’ in call with Israeli Prime Minister, White House says
President Joe Biden voiced support for a ceasefire Monday as intensifying violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza entered a second week.…
Continue Reading Fighter jet intercepts small aircraft that violated Presidential Airspace over Delaware
A North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter jet intercepted a small aircraft that had violated Presidential airspace over Wilmington,…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP election official defends office against Trump voting conspiracy theory: ‘We are humans, it has to stop.’
The Republican official who heads Maricopa County, Arizona’s election department offered a forceful defense of his office on Monday after…
Continue Reading READ: Biden’s 2020 tax returns
The White House on Monday released the 2020 tax returns for President Joe Biden, restoring a presidential tradition that had been ignored under…
Continue Reading Texas and Indiana to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits during pandemic
Texas and Indiana will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless benefits…
Continue Reading South Carolina governor signs bill adding firing squad as an option for executions
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Friday signed into law a bill allowing death row inmates to elect execution by electric chair or…
Continue Reading Biden developing pardon process with focus on racial justice, expected to issue acts of clemency before middle of term
The White House is currently in the process of reviewing clemency applications and has signaled that President Joe Biden, who views the pardon power…
Continue Reading New York won’t require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday
New York will adopt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to not require masks or social distancing for vaccinated…
Continue Reading Arizona Republicans feud over audit as Trump pushes falsehoods about 2020 election
Arizona Republican officials are pushing back against false claims from former President Donald Trump and his allies about the 2020 election —…
Continue Reading READ: Vice President Harris and second gentleman’s tax returns
The White House on Monday released the 2020 tax returns for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff. Read the returns…
Continue Reading New York Gov. Cuomo to receive over $5 million from book deal
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive more than $5 million from his book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, tax records released on…
Continue Reading White House releases Biden’s tax returns in restoration of presidential tradition
The White House released the 2020 tax returns for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, restoring a presidential…
Continue Reading GOP leaders split on the January 6 probe but No. 2 Republican predicts Senate will pass bill ‘in some form’
Senate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack…
Continue Reading Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows
Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of…
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