DNC to review presidential nomination process
The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced it will review the 2020 presidential nomination process, setting the stage for changes on how…
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John Lewis’ posthumous graphic novel ‘Run: Book One’ to be released this summer
Late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis‘ posthumous graphic novel, “Run: Book One,” is set to be released this summer, as the…
Continue Reading Blinken dismisses Pompeo’s controversial initiative to rank human rights
Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Tuesday formally dismissed the statements of a controversial Trump-era committee that argued that some rights may…
Continue Reading John Durham is looking at FBI’s launch of Trump campaign probe, sources say
After two years of searching for problems with the investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign advisers in 2016 and their ties to Russia,…
Continue ReadingJustice Department launches 30-day review of how to better combat hate crimes
Attorney General Merrick Garland has launched a 30-day “expedited review” to figure out how the Justice Department can “deploy all…
Continue Reading Kentucky legislature passes bipartisan election bill expanding early and absentee voting
Kentucky’s Republican-led General Assembly this week passed bipartisan voting reform legislation setting rules for absentee and early voting…
Continue Reading Low-income Social Security recipients will get their stimulus payments next week
The Internal Revenue Service will start sending stimulus payments to low-income Social Security recipients this weekend, and expects most of the…
Continue Reading Biden administration expanding pause on student loan interest and collections
The Biden administration is expanding the pause on student loan interest and collections to the more than a million borrowers who are in default on…
Continue ReadingNATO scrambles jets 10 times to track Russian military planes across Europe
NATO scrambled fighter jets 10 times Monday to track and intercept an unusually “rare peak” of Russian bombers and fighters flying over…
Continue ReadingBiden won’t throw Washington Nationals opening day pitch, White House says
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary…
Continue ReadingRepublican Kelly Tshibaka launches Senate campaign against Lisa Murkowski
Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa…
Continue Reading Progressive caucus chair says Senate must eliminate the filibuster or override parliamentarian
The chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that she is convinced that in order to ensure that President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingBiden unveils first slate of judicial nominees featuring diverse and history-making selections
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies…
Continue ReadingIn bid to avoid jail, Proud Boys leader claims he was in contact with FBI years before Capitol riot
Joseph Biggs, a Proud Boys leader who is charged with conspiracy related to the January 6 insurrection, claims the FBI had checked in on him several…
Continue ReadingInfrastructure timeline emerges as Biden aims to pass sweeping package this summer
President Joe Biden is aiming to pass his sweeping infrastructure and jobs proposal this summer, a senior White House official told CNN, setting an…
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Civil rights groups file third federal lawsuit challenging new Georgia voting law
Several civil rights groups announced on Tuesday that they have filed a joint federal lawsuit over the Georgia election overhaul bill, the third…
Continue ReadingCBP deploying more agents to US-Mexico border amid influx of migrants
US Customs and Border Protection is deploying more agents to the US-Mexico border as the agency continues to face a growing number of migrants, an…
Continue ReadingGroups file second lawsuit challenging new Georgia voting law
Several civil rights and voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia’s new voting law, which was signed last week by…
Continue ReadingBiden to lay out first piece of sweeping infrastructure and jobs package Wednesday
President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and jobs proposal Wednesday, with the administration launching…
Continue Reading The cost to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure? Nearly $2.6 trillion, engineers say
With the money from his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law starting to flow, President Joe Biden is turning his attention to his next massive…
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