Ron Klain emerges as a force behind the scenes — and on Twitter
Unusually visible, involved in practically everything, and free in sharing his opinions on what has become the new administration’s must-follow…
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2024 Republican prospects seek their own breakout moments at Trump-dominated CPAC
A slew of ambitious Republicans eyeing bids for the party’s 2024 nomination used the two days ahead of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingWeighing bid for California governor, Grenell to meet with Trump Saturday
Richard Grenell, who is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump Saturday, may consider a run for California governor if efforts to recall…
Continue ReadingFact checking CPAC: speakers make false claims about the election, the Capitol attack, immigration, Covid, and The Muppets
The Conservative Political Action Conference began Friday and continued Saturday with a series of false claims about the 2020 election and many other…
Continue Reading Biden sends letter to congressional leadership explaining justification for Syria strike
President Joe Biden sent a letter to congressional leadership Saturday explaining the reasoning behind Thursday’s airstrike in Syria, which has…
Continue ReadingSasse blasts party for ‘weird worship of one dude’ after Nebraska GOP rebukes him for impeachment vote
The Nebraska Republican Party rebuked Sen. Ben Sasse on Saturday for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, the latest Republican in…
Continue Reading Grenell may run for California governor if recall effort advances
Richard Grenell may consider a run for California governor if efforts to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom succeed in garnering enough signatures…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden’s pick for HHS secretary says he never sued nuns as California attorney general
President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra, faced a good…
Continue ReadingTrump makes fundraising moves ahead of CPAC speech
Former President Donald Trump is weighing the creation of a super PAC as he seeks to assert his authority over the Republican Party and expand his…
Continue ReadingTrump supporters who breached the Capitol: ‘It was not Antifa’
Nearly a dozen Trump supporters charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection have said that Antifa and other left-wing groups weren’t…
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Biden is walking a tightrope on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation that led to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal assassination in…
Continue ReadingHouse and Senate progressives split over next steps on minimum wage
House progressives are furious with the Senate parliamentarian’s decision to remove the $15 minimum wage provision from the Senate’s…
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Biden says ‘no time to waste’ for Senate to pass his Covid relief package
President Joe Biden called on the US Senate to take “quick action” in passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, speaking just hours…
Continue ReadingBiden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border
The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in south Texas to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen Republicans tell House they can’t attend votes due to ‘public health emergency.’ They’re slated to be at CPAC.
More than a dozen of former President Donald Trump’s closest Republican allies in the House skipped Friday’s votes and enlisted their…
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Biden to laud House passing Covid relief bill as an important first step to defeating Covid-19
President Joe Biden will praise the House of Representatives for passing his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill as an important first step when he…
Continue ReadingHouse passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step…
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Here’s what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the House of Representatives contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling…
Continue ReadingHouse to vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
The House of Representatives is on track to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the…
Continue ReadingFBI identifies suspect in death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, sources say
The FBI has identified a suspect it’s focusing on in the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, according to law enforcement…
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