Biden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
Two months after his effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour ran into the Senate parliamentarian buzz saw, President Joe Biden is set…
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Arizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest…
Continue Reading ‘It’s an impossible situation’: Democrats link arms with Biden on Afghanistan — and brace for the worst
Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor…
Continue Reading Key House Democrat unveils economic plan to support families
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child…
Continue ReadingTwo die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing…
Continue ReadingLawyers arguing for Capitol rioter’s release say he called Pelosi a ‘biatch,’ which is ‘less offensive’
Lawyers for a man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol are arguing…
Continue Reading Obama ‘appalled by heartbreaking violence’ in Myanmar
Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday condemning the military coup in Myanmar. “The world’s attention must remain…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris announces US will send $310 million in humanitarian aid to Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday evening that the US will send an additional $310 million to Central America “for humanitarian…
Continue Reading There are 331 million people in the US. Here’s where they live
The US Census Bureau fulfilled a decennial duty on Monday when it released new population totals, making public statistics that will be used to…
Continue ReadingNew York to lose House seat — and an Electoral College vote — after falling 89 residents short in census count
New York state came just 89 residents short of maintaining all of its congressional districts, Census Bureau officials said Monday, and will now lose…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia giving people under 35 $100 savings bonds for getting vaccinated
West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.…
Continue ReadingDHS launches internal review to address domestic violent extremism within its own ranks
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday launched an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the department,…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a near-total abortion ban and two other abortion restrictions into law on Monday, sending a sweeping…
Continue ReadingThe political revival of Ralph Northam: How an ostracized governor became a progressive champion
When Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam looks back at his tenure, the inflection point between being a run-of-the-mill executive and the progressive leader…
Continue ReadingHow the US went from having one of the worst Covid responses to being a global leader in vaccinations under Biden
For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into…
Continue ReadingWhite House hammering out details of increasingly likely Biden and Putin summit
The White House is hammering out the details of an increasingly likely European summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s make-or-break first 100 days battling the Covid pandemic
For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Tim Ryan launches campaign of US Senate seat in Ohio
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan launched his Senate campaign on Monday, betting that the state that turned red in the Trump era can return to the Democratic party…
Continue ReadingBiden and top officials set for nationwide travel blitz after prime-time address
President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress may stand as the prime-time marker of his first 100 days in office, but it will also serve as…
Continue Reading Biden establishes pro-union task force chaired by Harris
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday establishing a task force aimed at empowering workers to organize and bargain with their…
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