Remains of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lie in honor at Capitol
The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to lie in honor in the…
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Remains of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick arrive at US Capitol to lie in honor
The remains of the late US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick arrived Tuesday night to lie in honor in the US Capitol Rotunda, less than four…
Continue ReadingHouse approves new fines for members who don’t complete security screening before entering floor
The House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering…
Continue ReadingRepublican senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene as she meets with McCarthy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in an hours-long meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incendiary freshman lawmaker, who has come…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of…
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A radical idea to solve the GOP civil war
The dominant storyline in American politics at the moment is the ongoing battle between the establishment wing and the Trump wing of the Republican…
Continue ReadingInvestigators recommend no charges for US Capitol Police officer accused of killing pro-Trump rioter during insurrection, sources say
Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a US Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a pro-Trump rioter…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state investigating whether pro-Trump attorney voted illegally
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched an investigation into whether attorney Lin Wood voted as a legal resident in the November…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary dismisses hundreds of members of Pentagon advisory boards including late Trump picks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the…
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Republican senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene
Senate Republicans are losing patience with Georgia’s new Republican congresswoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. From comments questioning…
Continue ReadingBiden signs immigration executive orders and establishes task force to reunite separated families
President Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies and try to rectify…
Continue ReadingThe Democrats won the Senate. Here’s why they aren’t in charge yet
Democrats won the Senate, but they’re not in charge until the chamber’s party leaders strike a power-sharing agreement. A stalemate has…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures
State lawmakers across the US have filed more than 100 bills since the November election aimed at reforming election procedure and limiting voter…
Continue ReadingThese are the lawmakers calling for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s expulsion, censure or other punishment
A number of Democratic House members are calling for Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be removed from Congress, censured or face other…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas to lead Homeland Security and Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary, the first Latino and immigrant to serve at the helm of the…
Continue ReadingHouse charges Trump is ‘singularly responsible’ for inciting insurrection as ex-president’s team claims he’s protected by 1st Amendment
The House impeachment managers charged Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is “singularly responsible” for inciting the…
Continue ReadingTrump’s legal team argues Senate can’t convict him, his speech protected by 1st Amendment
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team argued Tuesday that he cannot be convicted by the Senate because he is no longer in office,…
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10 GOPers are throwing Biden a lifeline. He should take it
On Monday, President Joe Biden met with 10 Republican US senators at the White House to discuss a roughly $618 billion recovery package they…
Continue Reading Fact check: Progressive Super PAC falsely claims Marco Rubio refuses to condemn Capitol attack
A progressive Super PAC, MeidasTouch, is running an online video that claims Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has refused to condemn the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia state GOP lawmakers introduce voting restriction legislation
GOP state senators in Georgia introduced a slate of bills on Monday that seek to roll back voter access in the state, such as “no excuse”…
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