Biden says he wants Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at virtual climate change summit next month
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “know they’re invited” to join a US-hosted virtual summit on…
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It’s now illegal in Georgia to give food and water to voters in line
Georgia’s new sweeping elections law has a number of controversial provisions that will restrict access to voting. But one in particular has…
Continue Reading Mike Pompeo visits Iowa as Republicans start to position themselves for 2024
Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo took an unofficial but unsubtle step into the 2024 Republican presidential race this week, touting former…
Continue ReadingPelosi appoints first Black House sergeant-at-arms, William J. Walker
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Friday that she is appointing DC National Guard Major Gen. William J. Walker to be the House…
Continue Reading US Navy plans to send assessment team to Suez Canal to assist with stuck container ship
The US Navy in the Middle East plans to send an assessment team of dredging experts to the Suez Canal as soon as Saturday to advise local authorities…
Continue ReadingRomney receives JFK ‘Profile in Courage’ award for impeachment vote
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for being the lone GOP senator to stand up…
Continue Reading Members of Congress may use campaign funds to hire bodyguards, FEC rules
Members of Congress can use campaign funds to hire bodyguards, federal election regulators ruled Thursday — nearly three months after the…
Continue Reading Gayle Manchin nominated to be federal co-chair of Appalachian Regional Commission
Gayle Manchin, an educator and wife of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has been nominated to serve as the federal co-chair of the…
Continue ReadingTrump lies about Capitol riot by claiming his supporters were ‘hugging and kissing’ cops
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot by pushing the false suggestion that his…
Continue ReadingSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff’s first Passover at the White House brings host of changes to traditional celebration
There are very few firsts at a Passover Seder, the traditional holiday meal Jewish people have celebrated for centuries. But for second gentleman…
Continue Reading 474 charged with crimes related to theft of Covid relief funds
Federal investigators identified more than half a billion dollars in fraud and charged 474 people with crimes related to theft of money from US Covid…
Continue ReadingGeorgia state lawmaker arrested protesting voting restriction bill outside governor’s office
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested and removed from the Georgia Capitol on Thursday after passage of the state’s sweeping elections…
Continue ReadingTrump tries to whitewash history by claiming his supporters were ‘hugging and kissing’ cops during Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot by pushing the false suggestion that his…
Continue ReadingWho will be the next Antonin Scalia? Conservatives fight over his legacy
Five years after the death of conservative hero Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justices continue to joust over who among them is truly preserving…
Continue Reading Schiff aide moves to White House as Biden rounds out press team
The White House is rounding out its press operation, adding a veteran Capitol Hill aide as President Joe Biden prepares to launch his next major…
Continue Reading Some Social Security recipients are still waiting for their stimulus checks
The Internal Revenue Service has sent roughly 127 million stimulus payments out in the past two weeks, but some of the lowest-income Social Security…
Continue ReadingBiden says US faces battle to ‘prove democracy works’
President Joe Biden cast challenges to the US from China, Russia and global shifts in stark terms Thursday, describing “a battle between the…
Continue Reading Senate panel deadlocks on Gupta nomination, but she’s still on track for confirmation with Democratic support
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday deadlocked in a party-line vote on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney general, but…
Continue ReadingDEA agent says he was wrongly fired and is now under investigation for being at Capitol during insurrection
A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent suspended for being at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday that he has since…
Continue ReadingUS poverty is still high, but stimulus is stopping it from getting worse
Poverty has soared during the coronavirus pandemic, but it would have been even worse without successive federal relief packages last year. The $600…
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