Blinken calls on UN Security Council to increase humanitarian access to Syria
Secretary of State Tony Blinken addressed the United Nations Security Council Monday in an at-times passionate plea to increase desperately needed…
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White House announces offshore wind energy initiative creating jobs and addressing climate crisis
The Biden administration announced Monday a massive, coordinated effort to bolster offshore wind energy projects in the United States to jumpstart a…
Continue Reading New York Times: White House to probe Trump-era ‘political influence’ in government science
The Biden administration is planning to probe “Trump-era political interference” in government science in an effort to prevent abuses in…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court to hear whether Republican attorney general can defend Kentucky abortion law
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide next term whether Kentucky’s Republican attorney general can defend a controversial…
Continue Reading Schumer eyes using budget tool twice to pass Biden’s 2-part infrastructure plan
Senate Democrats are looking at potentially using an arcane budget process twice more this year in an effort to ensure they can pass President Joe…
Continue Reading US suspends all trade with Myanmar after weekend of violence against pro-democracy protesters
The Biden administration announced the suspension of all trade engagement with Myanmar on Monday following a weekend of violence against…
Continue Reading North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announces he has prostate cancer but expects full recovery
Sen. Thom Tillis announced on Monday that he has prostate cancer and will be getting surgery next week. Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who just…
Continue ReadingColorado’s state lawmakers in ‘early stages’ of discussing gun reforms in wake of Boulder shooting
Colorado lawmakers are facing pressure to act from constituents and are in the “early stages” of discussing gun reform proposals after a…
Continue Reading Pentagon could open itself to costly litigation from contractors if US pulls out of Afghanistan this year
Despite the signing of the Doha agreement last February that called for a full drawdown of US troops and personnel from Afghanistan by May 1, the…
Continue Reading Pentagon could open itself to costly litigation from contractors if US pulls out Afghanistan this year
Despite the signing of the Doha agreement last February that called for a full drawdown of US troops and personnel from Afghanistan by May 1, the…
Continue Reading Biden administration working to develop a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated
The Biden administration is currently working to develop a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus,…
Continue Reading‘Look at my family. Use my story’: Rep.-elect Julia Letlow urges Republicans to get Covid vaccine after husband’s death
Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her…
Continue ReadingDan Sullivan says he’ll support fellow Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski if she runs for reelection
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska committed on Sunday to supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the state’s other GOP senator, should she decide…
Continue ReadingBirx recalls ‘very difficult’ phone call from Trump following her Covid-19 warnings
Dr. Deborah Birx revealed in a CNN documentary clip released Sunday that she received a “very uncomfortable” and “very…
Continue ReadingNikema Williams blazes her own trail in the footsteps of history
It’s not often that a freshman member of Congress — in office barely two months — gets a shout out from the House Speaker during a…
Continue ReadingAdvocates call on Biden administration to prioritize youth mental health as experts warn of consequences
Talia Kaganovsky has struggled with her mental health for years. But when Covid-19 hit, “it was almost like a giant slap in the face,”…
Continue ReadingWarnock on push for voting rights and infrastructure plan: ‘We can walk and chew gum at the same time’
President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael…
Continue Reading Maine GOP rejects censure of Sen. Susan Collins after her vote to convict Trump
The Maine Republican Party’s state committee on Saturday rejected a censure measure against Sen. Susan Collins, following her vote earlier this…
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court laid the path for Georgia’s new election law
Georgia’s voter restrictions were dashed into law Thursday by Republicans shaken over recent election losses and lies about fraud from former…
Continue Reading Biden administration projects at least 34,100 more beds needed to shelter migrant children
The Biden administration could need at least 34,100 additional beds to keep up with the projected number of unaccompanied kids arriving at the…
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