Neera Tanden to keep reaching out to senators next week as confirmation in jeopardy
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget Neera Tanden will carry on with her outreach to senators next week…
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Cuomo’s national star threatened by increased scrutiny over handling of nursing home deaths
During New York’s darkest pandemic days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as one of the country’s brightest political stars. His data-heavy…
Continue ReadingHow Biden’s massive Covid relief bill was put on a glide path to passage
It’s not supposed to look this easy. A little more than one month since President Joe Biden entered office, his cornerstone legislative…
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A month into office, Biden seeks to reassure on the pandemic at home and abroad
President Joe Biden pronounced to world leaders Friday that “America is back,” promising that he would position the country to take a…
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Ted Cruz’s explanation for his Cancun trip made things worse
Look, it’s bad enough to leave the country for a resort town when a) you’re a United States senator and b) your state is dealing with…
Continue ReadingWhite House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks
The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingDefense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama
The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville,…
Continue ReadingArkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’
An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the…
Continue Reading Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’
States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior…
Continue ReadingManchin says he’ll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the director of the Office of…
Continue ReadingBiden team finds promises hard to make — let alone keep
Speaking on television last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted April would be “open season” for receiving the coronavirus vaccine, welcome…
Continue Reading9 alleged Oath Keepers charged in conspiracy to attack Capitol
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday tying together nine alleged associates of the right-wing Oath Keepers in the largest…
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Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland to face challenges that include links to Biden and Trump
Barring any surprises at his Senate confirmation hearing next week, Judge Merrick Garland appears poised to become President Joe Biden’s first…
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Biden administration admits first group of migrants forced to stay in Mexico under Trump-era policy
Twenty-five migrants who had been forced to stay in Mexico crossed the US border in San Diego on Friday, the first group to arrive in the country as…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The…
Continue ReadingWhile Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis
While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto O’Rourke and…
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Fact check: ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet is a fake, not from Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for state lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes’
US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court…
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