Senate confirms Marty Walsh to be Labor secretary
The Senate confirmed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be Labor secretary, elevating the former union boss to oversee the federal department in charge of…
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Bernie Sanders making plans to push prescription drug reforms through reconciliation
Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is set to unveil a trio of bills designed to lower…
Continue ReadingPutting ‘cologne on Jim Crow’: Georgia GOP lawmakers drive toward new voting restrictions
Republican lawmakers in Georgia are racing to pass sweeping bills that would clamp down on ballot access and give state officials more powers over…
Continue Reading House Democrats face backlash on both sides for investigating Iowa House race won by a Republican
House Democrats are facing political backlash from all sides for opening an investigation into a state certified election in Iowa that Republicans…
Continue Reading San Diego Convention Center to be used to house migrant children
The San Diego Convention Center, best known for hosting the annual Comic-Con International convention, will soon be used to house unaccompanied…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats push for DC statehood at key House committee hearing
Democrats expressed urgency as Congress prepares to once again consider giving statehood to Washington DC, vowing that legislation on the issue would…
Continue Reading Supreme Court hears case pitting unions against strawberry grower and agricultural businesses
Several Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic on Monday to the arguments of a California strawberry grower who is challenging a state law that…
Continue Reading Man accused of carrying bear spray used in assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick to stay in jail
A man accused of carrying the bear spray used in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6 insurrection will stay in…
Continue Reading Next batch of stimulus payments ramps up paper checks and debit cards
A fresh batch of Covid stimulus payments will be issued this week, the Biden administration announced Monday, including paper checks and debit cards…
Continue ReadingWhite House hones in on campaign strategy to reflect growing concern over conservatives’ vaccination reluctance
Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar…
Continue ReadingUS and allies sanction Myanmar’s military for violent repression of protesters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military on Monday for the ongoing crackdown on…
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Supreme Court agrees to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a lower court opinion that wiped away the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the brothers…
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Inside a closed-door US Border Patrol facility in Texas
As the number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border continues to rise, hundreds have been kept in US Border Patrol…
Continue ReadingMcConnell describes legislative filibuster as ‘Kentucky’s veto’
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained his support for the legislative filibuster’s 60-vote threshold, making the case in an op-ed in his…
Continue ReadingBiden officials traveling to Mexico amid surge of unaccompanied minors
Senior Biden administration officials are traveling to Mexico on Monday to discuss managing migration with government officials amid a surge of…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Filemon Vela says he will not run for reelection
Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas, who is serving his fifth term in Congress, confirmed to CNN Monday he will not run for reelection for his…
Continue Reading US expected to announce sanctions against China for repression of Uyghurs
The US is expected to announce sanctions Monday against China in coordination with the European Union for Beijing’s ongoing repression of…
Continue ReadingTrump endorses GOP primary rival to Georgia Republican secretary of state
Former President Donald Trump endorsed GOP Rep. Jody Hice for Georgia Secretary of State on Monday, after attacking incumbent Republican Brad…
Continue ReadingSunrise Movement endorses Jennifer Carroll Foy for Virginia governor
Sunrise Movement, the progressive youth-led climate activist group, on Monday announced it is endorsing Jennifer Carroll Foy in the Virginia…
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Border Patrol numbers show another jump in the number of children held for more than 10 days
More than 800 unaccompanied migrant children have been in Border Patrol custody for more than 10 days, according to documents reviewed by CNN,…
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