Explainer: What is the Ku Klux Klan Act cited in lawsuit against Trump
The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that cites a little-known…
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These voters pressed Biden on key issues. Here’s what they said about his answers.
President Joe Biden was pressed on a range of issues Tuesday evening as he fielded questions from voters during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. The…
Continue ReadingBiden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’
President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…
Continue ReadingFormer Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
Several members of President Joe Biden’s former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate…
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Right-wing justices think religion is under siege. Will the full Supreme Court follow?
The Supreme Court has increasingly exempted religious believers from government regulations, and it is clear by their statements that individual…
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Lowering Covid-19 cases is ‘best thing’ US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says
Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…
Continue Reading‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won’t back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won’t join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions…
Continue Reading Biden says he feels ‘a sense of history’ living at White House
President Joe Biden on Tuesday described the “sense of history” he feels residing at the White House and all the ways living in the…
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Biden shows he is the voice of presidential sanity
On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper for a town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conversation spanned everything…
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Biden again rejects $50,000 student loan debt forgiveness plan pushed by other top Democrats
President Joe Biden made it clear during Tuesday night’s CNN town hall that he disagrees with other members of his party who want to cancel…
Continue Reading Biden continues to push $15 federal minimum wage
President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for raising the federal minimum wage — gradually — to $15 an hour at CNN’s town hall on…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s spoken with all of his predecessors ‘with one exception’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday reflected on the “sense of history” he feels as a new resident of the White House and suggested he has…
Continue ReadingDemocrats and Biden prepare to unveil bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
The Biden administration, in concert with Hill Democrats, is preparing to unveil legislation this week that seeks to provide a pathway to citizenship…
Continue Reading Confirmation hearing scheduled for Biden’s interior secretary nominee
The confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland is scheduled for next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET, a spokesperson for the Senate…
Continue ReadingLeading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration approves arms sale to Egypt despite human rights concerns
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it had approved a possible $197 million sale of missiles to Egypt, just days after the Egyptian…
Continue ReadingWhite House to communicate with Saudi King instead of crown prince as US reassesses relationship
President Joe Biden is working to “recalibrate” the American relationship with Saudi Arabia, White House press secretary Jenn Psaki said…
Continue Reading US expresses outrage over Erbil rocket attack as investigation gets underway
The White House said it was “outraged” by a rocket attack on coalition forces in Iraq that has been claimed by an Iranian-backed militia,…
Continue ReadingGiuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is “not currently representing President Trump in any legal…
Continue ReadingTrump rips McConnell in lengthy statement after being acquitted in impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump went after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, calling him “a dour, sullen, and unsmiling…
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