Biden administration winds down Trump’s pandemic food box program
As the country slowly climbs out of the pandemic, the Biden administration is ending a program that delivered nearly 167 million boxes of fresh food…
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NATO exercises sweep Europe amid Russian escalation, rising tensions between Moscow and US
Lit only by an orange floodlight, a single file of camouflaged men crept along the wall of a small, dark Romanian port on the Black Sea. Suddenly,…
Continue ReadingBorder encounters reach 2-decade high in April, though number of unaccompanied children dips
More than 178,000 migrants were encountered at the US-Mexico border in April, a slight increase over March, for the highest one-month total in two…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses NRA’s bankruptcy petition, allowing New York AG lawsuit to move forward
A federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s petition for bankruptcy, saying it was filed in “bad faith” in order…
Continue ReadingHouse and Biden administration reach deal on subpoena for former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn’s testimony
The House of Representatives and the Biden administration say they have reached an agreement “in principle” on the long-running standoff…
Continue ReadingHouse Homeland Security Committee chair tapped to strike deal on January 6 commission
Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, has been asked to negotiate directly with his Republican…
Continue ReadingBiden administration officials privately frustrated with Colonial Pipeline’s weak security ahead of crippling cyberattack
Biden administration officials have privately voiced frustration with what they see as Colonial Pipeline’s weak security protocols and a lack…
Continue ReadingRepublicans take aim at Senate voting rights bill
A sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican state-level efforts to restrict voting access faced a…
Continue ReadingVoters in Elise Stefanik’s district have mixed reactions to her embrace of Trump and rise in the GOP
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s rise within the Republican Party and embrace of former President Donald Trump have met with a mixed reaction in the…
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3 Fort Campbell soldiers accused of purchasing and transporting illegal guns to Chicago
Three Fort Campbell soldiers were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly purchasing and transporting nearly 100 firearms, including five that were linked…
Continue ReadingBiden administration approves first major offshore wind project in US waters
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving forward with the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project, a significant…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that blocked undocumented students from pandemic aid
The Biden administration is expanding eligibility for pandemic relief aid to include undocumented and international college students, reversing a…
Continue ReadingJustice Department intervenes to help resolve key sticking point in talks over policing bill to ease path for Hill deal
A bipartisan group of negotiators is stymied over a key issue in talks on overhauling policing practices nationwide: The standard for charging police…
Continue Reading The left is split and searching for a path in topsy-turvy New York mayoral race
The race to consolidate the progressive vote in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor has turned into a three-for-all, with a trio of…
Continue ReadingFour key takeaways on the US government response to the pipeline ransomware attack
Senior cybersecurity officials testified before a key Senate committee on Tuesday after one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators was hit…
Continue ReadingArizona governor signs bill that would stop some voters from automatically receiving mail-in ballots
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early…
Continue Reading Former acting defense secretary to say he worried about appearance of ‘military coup’ at US Capitol on January 6
Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller is expected to tell Congress Wednesday that he was concerned sending US troops to Capitol on…
Continue Reading READ: Testimony from former acting attorney general and defense secretary on the US Capitol riot
Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will testify Wednesday about their actions during…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with key moderate Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on infrastructure on Tuesday
President Joe Biden will meet with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his infrastructure…
Continue Reading2 men accused of using chemical on officer Brian Sicknick at the Capitol riot to stay in jail, judge rules
Two men accused of spraying police with chemical spray, including on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during the Capitol riot will stay in jail…
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