Amy Klobuchar Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Amy Klobuchar, US senator from Minnesota and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 25, 1960…
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Limits of a Democratic majority highlighted as key votes hang in the balance
The realities of a narrow Senate majority are coming into focus as Democrats approach the holiday weekend and a turn in the season still grappling…
Continue Reading White House finalizing plans for Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth
The White House is finalizing plans for President Joe Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth during his first trip abroad next month, a US official said…
Continue ReadingYears before coming under fire over Holocaust comparisons, Marjorie Taylor Greene said a Democrat should be “shamed” for invoking Nazi history
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who is under fire for likening vaccine requirements to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, once…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene said Democrat should be ‘shamed by everyone’ in 2019 for comparing migrant camps to the Holocaust
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who is under fire for likening vaccine requirements to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, once…
Continue Reading White House teams up with Snapchat to encourage Covid vaccinations for young Americans
The White House this week is teaming up with Snapchat to encourage young Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Starting Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingTrump responds to insurrection lawsuit by claiming immunity while he was President
Donald Trump’s attorney defended the ex-President’s incendiary speech on January 6, saying he is protected under the First Amendment and…
Continue ReadingACLU sues Arkansas to block enforcement of ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth
The American Civil Liberties Union sued Arkansas on Tuesday in an effort to block enforcement of a recently passed law that prohibits physicians in…
Continue ReadingBiden indicated he could support $1 trillion infrastructure plan, Republicans say, as GOP group prepares new offer
GOP senators say that President Joe Biden has informed them he’d be willing to accept an infrastructure package of around $1 trillion,…
Continue ReadingBiden to travel to Oklahoma to commemorate 100th anniversary of Tulsa race massacre
President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, the White House announced on…
Continue ReadingBiden defends decision not to sanction company building controversial Russian gas pipeline
President Joe Biden on Tuesday stood by his decision not to sanction the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline,…
Continue ReadingHouse Republican leaders condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust comparison after 5 days and a wave of outrage
House Republican leaders have condemned incendiary remarks from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene five days after she first publicly compared Capitol…
Continue Reading New Hampshire auditors see no sign of fraud — as Trump claims otherwise
Outside a nondescript building, guarded 24/7 by state troopers, the leaders of Windham’s election audit field questions on the type of tape…
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Washington Post: Manhattan DA convenes grand jury to consider potential charges in Trump Organization probe
Manhattan’s top prosecutor has convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former President Donald Trump should…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Kristen Clarke as first Black woman to lead DOJ civil rights division
Democrats confirmed Kristen Clarke on Tuesday as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a historic step…
Continue ReadingBiden indicates he could support $1 trillion infrastructure plan, Republicans say, but sticking points remain
GOP senators say that President Joe Biden has informed them he’d be willing to accept an infrastructure package of around $1 trillion,…
Continue ReadingBiden indicates he could support $1 trillion infrastructure plan, but sticking points remain
GOP senators say that President Joe Biden has informed them he’d be willing to accept an infrastructure package of around $1 trillion,…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s family meets with Biden and Harris at White House
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a…
Continue ReadingTrump’s hold on GOP remains as he teases Texas AG endorsement
As Donald Trump seeks to remain a kingmaker in Republican politics, the former President teased an upcoming endorsement in an important statewide…
Continue ReadingGOP plan to filibuster January 6 commission doesn’t sway Manchin on changing Senate rules
Sen. Joe Manchin implored GOP senators to get behind a bill to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack, but he…
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