Pop is calling: Kids and grandkids on the line with President Joe Biden
Joe Biden says he has a strict rule about his phone: No matter what’s happening, he always answers a call from one of his grandchildren. Biden…
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The Supreme Court’s conservatives may have the votes to expand Second Amendment rights
As Americans have been shaken by recent mass shootings and national leaders have renewed calls for firearms reform, the Supreme Court on Monday…
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Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus,…
Continue ReadingJustices skeptical of California nonprofit disclosure law
Several US Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Monday of a California law that requires charitable organizations that solicit donations to…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats want to see permanent child tax credit in Biden’s second recovery
A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently expand the child tax credit and want to see it as part of President Joe…
Continue Reading Justice Department to investigate the Louisville Police Department, law enforcement source says
Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department, a…
Continue ReadingUS to begin sharing AstraZeneca doses soon
The US will begin sharing millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine with other countries soon, an official told CNN on Monday. The US has tens…
Continue ReadingRepublican-led legislatures push forward with efforts to restrict voting access
Republican-controlled legislatures are charging forward with a raft of new state laws imposing limits on voting. GOP lawmakers in Montana recently…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Doug Collins will not run for Georgia Senate or governor in 2022
Former Rep. Doug Collins, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, announced Monday he will not run for office in 2022, taking out a potential…
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‘The tightest tightrope’: Kevin McCarthy continues to embrace Trump as he charts course to lead Republicans
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to thread a precarious needle as he tries to balance all the factions of the Republican Party by…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Doug Collins will not run for Senate or governor in 2022
Former Rep. Doug Collins, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, announced Monday he will not run for office in 2022, taking out a potential…
Continue Reading US sending around 650 troops to Afghanistan to protect forces as they withdraw
The Pentagon is assembling a force of around 650 troops to send to Afghanistan in the coming days to protect US forces as they withdraw from the…
Continue Reading Census Bureau to announce population numbers that will be used to reapportion congressional seats
The United States Census Bureau will announce updated state population totals on Monday, numbers that will be used to reapportion seats in the House…
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Supreme Court agrees to take up major Second Amendment case
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the scope of the Second Amendment next term in a case concerning a New York law that restricts an…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes up state secrets dispute involving Guantanamo detainee
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case concerning Abu Zubaydah, an associate of Osama bin Laden, who is currently housed in Guantanamo…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney on charging Trump: ‘That’s a decision that the Justice Department is going to have to make’
Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said Monday that it should be up to the Justice…
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Biden’s family plan to lay out economic ambition — and underscore the long road ahead
President Joe Biden, on the verge of the 100-day mark, will soon lay out the final piece of a sweeping, $4 trillion spending proposal — one…
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Supreme Court won’t let Texas immediately defend Trump-era ‘public charge’ immigration rule
The Supreme Court on Monday denied, for now, a bid by Texas and 13 other states to defend a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult…
Continue Reading Rick Santorum Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania congressman. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1958 Birth place: Winchester,…
Continue ReadingAnti-Trump conservative group to grade GOP lawmakers on whether they uphold (or undermine) democracy
An anti-Trump conservative group is launching an effort to track and evaluate whether Republicans in Congress, in the group’s view, have acted…
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