Here’s what budget reconciliation is (and why it matters for Biden’s stimulus)
As President Joe Biden pursues a bipartisan Covid-19 relief deal, Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork for passing relief without any…
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Biden and Netanyahu’s decades-long friendship faces new test after Israel’s Prime Minister went all in for Trump
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends, allies and partners in a relationship that has spanned nearly…
Continue ReadingWhite House defends size of $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal ahead of meeting with GOP senators
Hours before President Joe Biden was set to meet with a group of Republican senators proposing a drastically slimmer coronavirus relief package than…
Continue ReadingWhite House reached out to Manchin after Harris’ West Virginia interview
The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a…
Continue ReadingVirginia Republicans’ search for a standard-bearer is a key test of post-Trump GOP in upcoming governor’s race
As Republicans search for a path forward following Donald Trump’s defeat and the party’s loss of power in Washington, many are looking…
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Something went terribly wrong with Trump’s defense
Just over a week before the start of his second impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump’s entire legal team has walked away. What…
Continue ReadingWhite House cautions providers against holding back vaccine doses
The Biden administration expressed concern on Monday that health care providers could essentially be hoarding Covid-19 vaccine doses for second shots…
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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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