New York Rep. Tom Reed takes ‘full responsibility’ following allegation of sexual misconduct
Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York apologized and took “full responsibility” on Sunday for the sexual misconduct allegations made…
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Fencing around Capitol comes down more than 2 months after insurrection
The outer fencing put up to protect the US Capitol following the January 6 insurrection has started to come down, allowing the public to regain…
Continue ReadingDHS chief says border closed, won’t give timeline for facilities capable of handling surge of unaccompanied children
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined Sunday to provide a timeline for when the Biden administration will open new facilities…
Continue ReadingTop Senate Republican says Americans don’t need ‘alternative versions’ of January 6 Capitol attack
Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, argued on Sunday that Americans don’t need “alternative versions” of what occurred the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court set to hear case pitting unions against agricultural business
Mike Fahner, who owns a strawberry nursery in Dorris, California, says his business was stunned back in 2015 when at 5:00 a.m, without any prior…
Continue ReadingJulia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election while 2nd District goes to runoff, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
Continue ReadingArkansas governor says he signed near-total abortion ban so Supreme Court can decide if it’s a ‘direct challenge’ to Roe
Arkansas’ Republican governor said Sunday that he signed a near-total abortion ban into law earlier this month because he wants the Supreme…
Continue ReadingReplacing husband who died from Covid-19, Julia Letlow hopes to bring her own experience to Congress
Julia Letlow, who is projected to make history Saturday as the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, didn’t expect to be…
Continue ReadingDefense secretary visits Afghanistan as US considers troop extension
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court conservatives want to topple abortion rights — but can’t seem to agree on how
Conservative Supreme Court justices have demonstrated a desire to reverse prior decisions on abortion rights. The question, with Chief Justice John…
Continue Reading Warnock slams GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature for bill that would restrict voter access
Georgia US Sen. Raphael Warnock, in his first Sunday show interview since being elected to Congress in January, slammed the Republican-controlled…
Continue ReadingDurbin: ‘I think I’m close’ to getting Senate votes needed to advance DREAM Act
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday that he thinks he is “close” to securing the Republican votes needed to overcome a Senate…
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‘Don’t mess with us’: history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias
Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin travels to Afghanistan on unannounced visit
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…
Continue Reading They were innocent and on death row. Now, the exonerated want to ensure Biden keeps pledge
Sabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge…
Continue Reading Julia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
Continue Reading Julia Letlow wins wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
Continue ReadingMore than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody, documents show
There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500…
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Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection,…
Continue Reading How the border problem caught the Biden team off guard, and how they’ve scrambled to fix it
As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to…
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