Mississippi moves one step closer to banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
Mississippi moved one step closer to banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports after the state House approved a bill on…
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West Virginia man charged with stealing C-SPAN employee equipment during Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors have charged Eric Gene Barber of West Virginia in connection to the Capitol riot, alleging he stole C-SPAN employee equipment…
Continue ReadingFederal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters
Federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol, as the…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Rand Paul’s comparisons of genital mutilation and gender confirmation surgery
Last week, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky used part of his allotted time during the Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Rachel Levine,…
Continue Reading Blinken and Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea later this month
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea later this month, marking the first…
Continue Reading Progressives irked by Biden’s early deal-making to hold Dems together
Sitting on an empty stage at the White House Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden stared into a camera and made an appeal to House Democrats who,…
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Ron Johnson at the center of the storm: ‘People are out to destroy me’
Sen. Ron Johnson seems to be relishing his place at the center of the controversies dominating Washington. For two months, the Wisconsin Republican…
Continue Reading READ: Senate Democrats’ Covid relief bill
Senate Democrats on Thursday released their version of the Covid-19 relief bill before a marathon effort of late nights debating and voting over the…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick for top Pentagon policy job apologizes for past tweets at confirmation hearing
President Joe Biden‘s nominee to become the top policy official at the Pentagon, Colin Kahl, apologized to Republican senators for using…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police request two-month extension of National Guard deployment in Washington
US Capitol Police have requested a two-month extension of National Guard troop support at the US Capitol which is now under review at the Department…
Continue ReadingVeterans Affairs chief McDonough outlines agency’s vaccination efforts
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Thursday outlined the administration’s efforts to vaccinate the nation’s veterans and other…
Continue ReadingUndocumented immigrant has burden of proof to challenge deportation order, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court ruled against an undocumented immigrant on Thursday who has been living in the United States for more than 25 years but faces…
Continue ReadingHouse passes sweeping election bill that would counter GOP efforts to restrict voter access
The Democratic-led House on Wednesday approved HR 1, a sweeping government, ethics and election bill that, among other things, would counter…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the Senate stimulus plan
The Senate is negotiating how much to adjust the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package that passed the House last week. While the final…
Continue ReadingFeds on high alert Thursday after warnings about potential threats to US Capitol
Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police chief wouldn’t need approval to request quick reaction force under new guidelines
Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré has briefed senior members of Congress on his independent review of security at the US Capitol and submitted draft…
Continue ReadingSenate bill will narrow income eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
President Joe Biden has agreed to a compromise with moderate Democrats to narrow the income eligibility for the next round of $1,400 stimulus checks…
Continue ReadingDemocrats’ final effort to pass the $1.9 trillion relief hasn’t been easy. Here’s what happens next.
The last three days have been a frantic rush to the finish line as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer faces his first big test to keep his caucus…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s we know about the Senate stimulus plan
The Senate is negotiating how much to adjust the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package that passed the House last week. While the final…
Continue Reading Internal review of Capitol security recommendations being shared with lawmakers
Lt. Gen. Russel Honore has shared his independent review of security at the US Capitol with Congress and submitted recommendations for sweeping…
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