The week in 15 headlines
President Biden wrapped up his first trip abroad with a long-awaited meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In Washington, the Supreme…
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This House Democrat is trying to end food insecurity in the United States
On Capitol Hill at the height of the pandemic, Rep. Jim McGovern could always be spotted wearing a black mask with the words “end hunger…
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Pence faces hecklers shouting ‘traitor’ at religious conservative conference
Former vice president Mike Pence on Friday was heckled at a conference for religious conservatives, ahead of a speech that took aim at his successor.…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes more Americans to get vaccinated after passing 300 million dose benchmark
President Joe Biden on Friday marked the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days, urging unvaccinated Americans to roll up…
Continue Reading Donald Trump endorses Kelly Tshibaka for Senate in race against Lisa Murkowski
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska GOP Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka on Friday, pledging to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa…
Continue Reading Pence criticizes Harris over declining to visit US-Mexico border
Former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his successor on Friday at a conference for religious conservatives in Florida, criticizing Vice…
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What’s open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday
Most federal government employees across the country have Friday off after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a US…
Continue ReadingBiden to mark US administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days
President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days and give an update on the…
Continue ReadingNew videos show police getting punched during US Capitol riot
Newly released footage from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Donald Trump taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to invest $3 billion for Covid-19 antiviral medicines
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would invest more than $3 billion from the American Rescue Plan to accelerate the discovery,…
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Juneteenth bill sails through Congress but key legislation targeting racial inequity faces major obstacles
Legislation moved quickly through Congress this week to establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating…
Continue Reading Trump’s new chief spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, has been a serial promoter of election lies
Former President Donald Trump’s new chief spokeswoman has been a serial promoter of lies about the 2020 election. Trump, himself an unrelenting…
Continue Reading ’10 years is enough’: Advocates and bipartisan lawmakers push for sentencing reform for drug-related offenders
William R. Underwood was a 17-year-old father living in New York City when former President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He…
Continue ReadingTo some, she’s a patriot. To others, a domestic terrorist. How the memory of a woman killed in the Capitol riot got so politicized
On a sunny morning in February, as a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace” filled the salt air, Ashli Babbitt’s family and friends…
Continue Reading Roberts, Kavanaugh and Barrett have seized the Supreme Court for now
Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrated their collective power at America’s highest…
Continue ReadingPutin praises Biden, calling him a ‘professional’ following Geneva summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Joe Biden Thursday, describing him as a “professional” who is “completely…
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New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide Friday
States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing…
Continue ReadingHis cybersecurity firm is working on the Arizona ‘audit’. But people who know him have questions
In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers from at least 16 states have flocked to Phoenix for a first-hand look at a controversial, partisan “audit”…
Continue ReadingJustice Department releases harrowing new bodycam footage from January 6 attack
The Justice Department on Thursday released horrifying new police body camera footage from the January 6 assault on the US Capitol, after CNN and…
Continue ReadingUS Military Command reinstates diversity head after investigation into social media posts
The US military’s Special Operations Command reinstated its head of diversity following an investigation that concluded there were no…
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