The week in 13 headlines
This week, Vice President Kamala Harris returned from her first foreign trip as President Biden departed for his first as commander-in-chief.…
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Attorney General Garland vows to fight GOP efforts to curb voting access
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Justice Department will aggressively fight efforts to restrict voting rights nationwide following a…
Continue Reading Ransomware legislation under consideration as key senators request input from Biden team
The top two senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee called on the Biden administration on Friday to provide input on…
Continue ReadingPete Buttigieg delivers infrastructure message from a bridge with a cracked steel beam
Truck driver Clifton Hughey heard talk all his life about a potential third highway bridge to cross the Mississippi River near Memphis. But with one…
Continue Reading Face masks no longer mandated on House floor for those fully vaccinated
Facial coverings will no longer be necessary on the US House floor for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19. House members, staff and visitors can…
Continue Reading Biden administration will return $2 billion to military projects that had been set aside for border wall construction
The Biden administration is returning more than $2 billion to military projects that had previously been set aside for the construction of former…
Continue Reading Stimulus payment adjustments are still going out to people whose 2020 taxes show they lost income
The Internal Revenue Service reports it has distributed additional stimulus cash to millions of people who lost income during 2020 and qualified for…
Continue ReadingBiden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19
The leaders of the world’s advanced economies gathered Friday on the Cornish coast for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic…
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Justice Department watchdog asked to investigate data seizure as House Democrats discuss impacts of leak probe
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of a…
Continue ReadingWhat is the G7, and what power does it hold?
President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the…
Continue Reading Trump struggles to find a challenger to Kemp in Georgia
Donald Trump‘s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia. In early May at Mar-a-Lago,…
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Swalwell says Trump ‘weaponized’ Justice Department against enemies
California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose data was seized by the Trump administration as part of a leak probe, on Friday said former President…
Continue ReadingFDA preparing to clear roughly 10 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to clear two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines that were produced at the troubled…
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‘Jill from Philly’ meets the Queen
Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is already clear: you can…
Continue ReadingThe G7 summit: Here’s what you need to know
President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the…
Continue Reading Oregon House of Representatives expels lawmaker after video shows him appearing to tell protesters how to breach the state Capitol
The Oregon state representative who faced backlash after a video surfaced of him appearing to tell protesters how to get access to the closed state…
Continue ReadingJill Biden meets and tours school with the Duchess of Cambridge
First lady Jill Biden met Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge on Friday, touring a school in Cornwall, England, near the G7 summit where President…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the bipartisan infrastructure deal
A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced Thursday they have reached a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, the most significant…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit White House on July 15
President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House next month, the White House says. It will be her first visit to…
Continue ReadingJill Biden will meet with the Duchess of Cambridge in England this week
First lady Jill Biden will meet with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge this week while she is in England, Kensington Palace told CNN on Thursday,…
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