American detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother…
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The single most ridiculous dodge by a Republican senator on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Even as President Joe Biden works to shore up Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan and the country remains in a pitched…
Continue ReadingBiden administration prepares to open overflow facility for migrant children
The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency…
Continue ReadingJamie Raskin: Trump’s impeachment defense amounts to ‘absurd constitutional arguments’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…
Continue ReadingSenate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of committees
A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees,…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court deals setback to Holocaust victims in art disputes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to…
Continue ReadingBiden leans on his Capitol Hill experience while pitching big Covid-19 relief deal
President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…
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Two Ohio GOP lawmakers are proposing an annual state holiday in honor of Trump
Two Ohio Republican state lawmakers want to designate June 14 as an annual state holiday honoring former President Donald Trump. In a memo sent last…
Continue ReadingUS extends nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court delays oral arguments on border wall and asylum rule
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s border wall and a…
Continue ReadingDemocrats jump on Republican divisions in effort to avoid midterm letdown
Democrats tasked with protecting majorities in the House and Senate are seizing on deep divisions within the Republican Party, hoping that stoking…
Continue ReadingBiden: No family members will be involved in any government decisions
President Joe Biden vowed that no one in his extended family will have sway over government decisions in an interview with People magazine published…
Continue Reading FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack
The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Manhattan DA considering prosecuting Steve Bannon after Trump pardon
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising…
Continue ReadingHundreds of congressional staffers sign letter to senators urging them to convict Trump
Hundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…
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Biden channels Reagan in push for Covid relief
In another time, Joe Biden might have been the emissary explaining to a president what is doable — and what is not — on Capitol Hill.…
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House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views
The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…
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Trump’s impeachment defense takes shape
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed a 14-page brief Tuesday that previews two main arguments we can expect to hear when the Senate…
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Fact check: Trump’s official response to impeachment includes obvious lies
Former President Donald Trump continues to defend the ludicrous lie that led him down the road to a second impeachment — even in his legal…
Continue ReadingRead: Hill staffers sign letter urging senators to convict Trump at impeachment trial
More than 370 congressional staffers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter advocating for former President Donald Trump’s…
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