1 big thing we still don’t know about the GameStop rally
An army of amateur traders looking to run up the price of struggling stocks has jolted Wall Street and forced the world to pay attention. But as…
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The utter weirdness of Donald Trump’s new impeachment trial legal team announcement
Less than 24 hours after CNN broke the news that Donald Trump’s legal team quit just a week before his second impeachment trial is set to…
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Here’s what’s in the Biden and GOP stimulus proposals
President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month…
Continue ReadingBiden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan
President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue…
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IEA head: The world isn’t moving fast enough on clean energy
The global race to net-zero emissions has begun. But the world has much further to run. The European Union, Japan, the UK and many other major world…
Continue ReadingCongress eyes a last-minute effort at bipartisanship over coronavirus relief
It’s a last-minute, last-ditch effort at bipartisanship coming just days before House and Senate Democrats were expected to move on the first…
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Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial
Donald Trump’s new political committee took in more $30 million in the final weeks of 2020 as he made relentless and baseless claims of voter…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas
The delay in confirming President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a…
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Elizabeth Warren on GameStop: SEC should get off their duffs and do their jobs
Senator Elizabeth Warren doesn’t know who’s right and who’s wrong in the GameStop saga, and that’s driving her nuts.…
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What to know for this week in Washington: Stimulus and impeachment
President Joe Biden’s core pledge to promote national unity is headed for its first real challenge this week as his nascent administration…
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Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed
Former President Donald Trump’s office announced that David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor, Jr. will now head the legal team for his second…
Continue ReadingHomeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…
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Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards
Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…
Continue ReadingWhite House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill
President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official told CNN, but the $600…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…
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Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult
As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…
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Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial
Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…
Continue ReadingGOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle
Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…
Continue Reading John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature
John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…
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