West Virginia governor signs anti-trans sports bill into law
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed into law a measure that prohibits transgender girls and women in the state from competing on…
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How to watch President Biden’s first address to Congress
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue ReadingHarris and Pelosi make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress…
Continue ReadingBiden to push ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue ReadingJustice Department releases video of attack on Capitol Police officer
Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during…
Continue Reading6 things to watch during President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress
President Joe Biden is slated to deliver his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, where he will lay out his next big legislative priority to…
Continue ReadingSamantha Power confirmed to lead US Agency for International Development
Samantha Power on Wednesday was confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in a 68-26 vote. Power…
Continue ReadingSenate votes to restore Obama-era rule limiting methane leaks
The Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden…
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GOP Sen. Tim Scott to deliver Republican response to Biden’s first address to Congress
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on…
Continue ReadingInternal Biden administration debate over vaccine sharing grows more intense
The internal debate in the Biden administration over sharing excess US vaccines doses with other countries has grown more intense in recent weeks as…
Continue ReadingHarris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…
Continue Reading Senate to vote to restore Obama-era rule limiting methane leaks
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden…
Continue Reading Harris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead House and Senate during presidential address to Congress
The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court grapples with First Amendment rights of schoolchildren in cheerleader case
The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with the First Amendment claims of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished…
Continue ReadingBiden’s pick to serve on powerful DC-based appellate says her experience as a Black jurist ‘might be valuable’ if confirmed
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based appellate court, said at a Senate hearing…
Continue ReadingRepublicans won’t provide official Spanish response to President’s address
Republicans will not provide an official Spanish response to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday night, breaking a modern…
Continue ReadingNew York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’
The New York Post temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished, a debunked article that falsely claimed that copies of Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading DOJ repeals Trump ban on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’
The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during the Trump administration that restricted so-called sanctuary cities from receiving…
Continue ReadingBudd launches North Carolina Senate bid by aligning himself with Trump in growing primary field
Rep. Ted Budd launched his North Carolina Senate campaign on Wednesday, aligning himself with former President Donald Trump in a 2022 bid for the…
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