Virginia lawmakers OK marijuana possession starting July 1
The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill legalizing simple possession of marijuana, becoming the latest state to modify its laws…
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Biden’s planned pick for ATF director a fierce advocate for gun control
David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s planned nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has a long…
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White House defends hiking taxes on corporations to pay for infrastructure, but signals it’s open to compromise
Faced with major blowback over its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the Biden administration is rolling out a campaign to justify why it needs to…
Continue Reading US eyes eventual Iraq exit as ISIS threat wanes
The Biden administration is eying an eventual withdrawal of US troops from Iraq as the country’s security forces grow more capable and the…
Continue ReadingBoehner lays blame for ‘that bloody insurrection’ at Trump’s feet
Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump “incited that bloody insurrection” at the US Capitol and blamed his…
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Matt Gaetz sure isn’t acting like an innocent man
According to Matt Gaetz, he is entirely innocent of allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor that the…
Continue Reading More than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in US custody
There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden…
Continue ReadingBiden to nominate ATF director and announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he…
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McConnell stands by criticism of companies and accuses Democrats of misrepresenting restrictive voting laws
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the complaints he had leveled a day earlier at corporations for publicly protesting a new…
Continue ReadingCapitol riot defendant flips to help prosecutors against Proud Boys
At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice…
Continue ReadingPence signs a seven-figure book deal, but Trump and other administration alums face a tough market in publishing
Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President…
Continue ReadingMore than 500,000 people have signed up for Obamacare coverage during Biden’s special enrollment period
More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment…
Continue ReadingBiden to announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he…
Continue ReadingState lawmaker arrested for protesting Georgia’s elections law won’t be charged, lawyer says
Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last month while protesting the state’s controversial election law, will not be charged, her…
Continue ReadingAmericans are saving, rather than spending, their stimulus checks
Americans are saving much of their stimulus checks or using them to pay down debt rather than spending the money, according to a new survey from the…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene raises $3.2 million in first 3 months in office
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Wednesday that her reelection campaign raised an astonishing $3.2 million in the Georgia Republican’s…
Continue ReadingSenior aide to Feinstein suggests she supports gutting filibuster
A senior aide to Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggested earlier this week that the California Democrat is open to gutting the filibuster so that legislation…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats call on Biden administration to demand Saudi Arabia lift blockade on Yemen
A group of more than 70 congressional Democrats has sent President Joe Biden a letter pushing the White House to encourage Saudi Arabia to end a…
Continue Reading Kentucky Gov. Beshear signs into law bipartisan elections bill expanding voting access into law
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on Wednesday that expanded voting access by codifying election…
Continue ReadingBiden administration is reviewing 5,600 additional files for evidence of family separations under Trump
The Biden administration is reviewing 5,600 files to determine whether more children were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border…
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