Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces plan to build border wall and arrest migrants
Texas will begin building its own border wall and next week will start arresting migrants who trespass on private property, Republican Gov. Greg…
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FBI Director Chris Wray says he’s ‘not aware of any investigation’ against Trump related to the insurrection
FBI Director Chris Wray said Thursday that he is “not aware of any investigation” against former President Donald Trump in connection…
Continue ReadingSinema faces Arizona blowback over becoming the Senate’s new unmovable roadblock
Alejandra Gomez worked tirelessly to get Democrats, including Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, elected in 2018. But now she feels betrayed. The 39-year-old…
Continue ReadingNew infrastructure deal faces Democratic resistance as liberals call for an end to bipartisan talks
Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that the effort to win GOP…
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Arizona attorney general, slammed by Trump, announces Senate bid
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich officially announced a Senate campaign on Thursday, eying a general election matchup with incumbent Democratic…
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‘Time to pull the plug’: Democratic criticism grows of bipartisan infrastructure talks
Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that any pared-back measure to…
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Jewish House Democrats condemn Omar for comparing US and Israel with Hamas and Taliban
A group of a dozen Jewish House Democratic members is calling on fellow Rep. Ilhan Omar to “clarify her words,” after accusing her of…
Continue Reading US lifts sanctions on 3 former Iranian officials and two companies
The Biden administration lifted a handful of Iran-related sanctions Thursday in what the State Department described as a “normal…
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Biden moves closer to filling critical cyber roles as administration is tested by attacks
Two of the senior officials expected to round out President Joe Biden’s cyber team faced lawmakers on Thursday for their confirmation hearing…
Continue ReadingBiden says US to buy and donate half-billion doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine: ‘We know the tragedy. We also know the path to recovery’
President Joe Biden announced Thursday evening that the United States plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally as part of…
Continue Reading READ: The new Atlantic Charter signed by Joe Biden and Boris Johnson
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday signed a new Atlantic Charter meant to reflect the shifting threats facing…
Continue ReadingCalifornia appeals judge’s ruling that overturned state’s ban on assault-style weapons
California is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on assault-style weapons, California…
Continue Reading Virginia governor signs probation overhaul bill with support of rapper and activist Meek Mill
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a probation overhaul bill into law on Thursday, approving the state’s latest progressive criminal justice…
Continue Reading Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run echoing Trump
Missouri Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler launched her Senate campaign in a video Thursday, echoing former president Donald Trump’s slogan to…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi as first Muslim American federal judge in US history
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Zahid Quraishi to be a US District Judge for the District of New Jersey, making him the first Muslim American…
Continue ReadingPresident aims to use vaccine donation to rally the world’s democracies
President Joe Biden’s announced Thursday evening that the United States plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally as…
Continue Reading Pence eyes his political future as he tries to make peace with Trump
Six months after their relationship deteriorated in the midst of an insurrection at the US Capitol, Donald Trump and Mike Pence appear to be on the…
Continue Reading US hopes to agree that ambassadors can return to Moscow and Washington at Biden-Putin summit
President Joe Biden plans to address the strained US-Russia diplomatic relationship when he meets President Vladimir Putin next week with the hope…
Continue ReadingBoris and Biden: A diplomatic odd couple faces pressure to define the US-UK relationship
In style and in substance, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are two very different men leading two countries whose…
Continue ReadingHouse committee approves $547 billion surface transportation package
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a $547 billion surface transportation package aimed at pouring money into the…
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