Biden dismisses McConnell’s pledge to focus ‘on stopping this new administration’
President Joe Biden responded on Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s comment that “100%” of his focus is…
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US supports vaccine patent waiver proposal at World Trade Organization
The Biden administration, in a major decision Wednesday, said it would support easing patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines after intense internal debate…
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Cuomo signs bill that automatically restores felons’ right to vote after release
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill expanding felon voting rights on Tuesday, according to the state legislature, allowing for people on parole…
Continue ReadingSecret Service director to testify on Capitol Hill in open hearing for first time since insurrection
The director of the US Secret Service is set to testify in front of House lawmakers Thursday, the first time the agency is appearing in an open…
Continue ReadingFacing an ouster from House leadership, Cheney says GOP at ‘turning point’ in new op-ed
In a new op-ed for The Washington Post, Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican Party is at a “turning point” and must decide whether to…
Continue ReadingBiden says the GOP going through a ‘mini revolution’ as party moves to oust Liz Cheney
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he thinks the Republican Party is going through a “sort of mini-revolution” amid the push by…
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Insurrection fallout: The hunt for a new US Capitol Police Chief
Four months after the attack on the US Capitol exposed massive failures of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Capitol Hill security officials…
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Biden defends proposed tax hikes as helping ‘the standard of living of people I grew up with’
President Joe Biden grew animated on Wednesday while discussing his pitch to increase certain taxes to fund his sweeping spending proposals, saying…
Continue Reading Elise Stefanik’s rapid rise as Trump supporter highlights the Trump takeover of the GOP
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik now appears poised to become the next House Republican conference chairwoman as the party unites against Rep. Liz Cheney for…
Continue Reading The politics of takeout: Biden brings back the presidential lunch run
The morning phone call from a government number. The swarm of Secret Service agents descending with their dogs. The rumbling black SUV pulling up at…
Continue ReadingTennessee lawmaker falsely suggests infamous 3/5ths compromise was to help end slavery
A Tennessee Republican lawmaker wrongly suggested on Tuesday that the infamous three-fifths compromise was an effort by Northern states to curtail…
Continue Reading Biden promotes newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund: ‘Restaurants are the gateway to opportunity’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday promoted the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and…
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Donald Trump weighs in on Liz Cheney’s expected ouster by endorsing Stefanik and talking to McCarthy
Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fight to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in the House Republican Party’s leadership, blasting…
Continue Reading ICE facility conditions may have contributed to spread of Covid-19, watchdog says
A lack of facial coverings and social distancing may have contributed to repeated Covid-19 transmissions at an ICE facility in Illinois, according to…
Continue Reading Judge says CDC doesn’t have authority to issue eviction moratorium
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on eviction — a…
Continue Reading Biden team divided on vaccine patent waivers
Divisions within the Biden administration persist over whether to ease some patent restrictions on vaccines, according to people familiar with the…
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How a vote on Liz Cheney’s leadership post could happen
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s repeated rebuttals of former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him has put…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver remarks on newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling…
Continue Reading National Guard soldier charged for storming the US Capitol
The Justice Department charged a soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard for storming the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski…
Continue Reading Biden on GOP move to oust Cheney: ‘I don’t understand the Republicans’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered his first public reaction to the House GOP’s efforts to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership,…
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