NC civil rights leaders request DOJ investigation into Andrew Brown Jr.’s death
Members of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP met with Justice Department officials Thursday to request that they investigate the April shooting…
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Realtor groups ask Supreme Court to block CDC’s eviction moratorium
A coalition of Realtor groups asked the Supreme Court on Thursday night to block the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order that…
Continue ReadingTed Cruz wins challenge to campaign reimbursement rules
A three-judge panel has struck down the federal cap on candidates using political contributions to repay personal loans they make to their campaigns,…
Continue ReadingManchin signals he’s not ready to buck Republicans on key issues
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a pivotal swing vote for the party, is making very clear he’s not ready to abandon Republicans for…
Continue ReadingTrump is more obsessed than ever with 2020 election and is brushing off allies who are telling him to move on
Donald Trump is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and pushing his lie that there was widespread fraud that led to his defeat, according…
Continue ReadingDOJ signals plans to coordinate anti-ransomware efforts with the same protocols as it does for terrorism
The Justice Department signaled Thursday it plans to coordinate its anti-ransomware efforts with the same protocols as it does for terrorism,…
Continue ReadingUS tracking Iranian ships that may be headed into the Atlantic and for Venezuela
The Pentagon and US intelligence agencies are closely tracking two Iranian ships that Tehran claims are bound for Venezuela. At the Pentagon and…
Continue ReadingREAD: More than 30 House progressives write Biden over global vaccine distribution
A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives are sending a letter to be sent to the White House encouraging the Biden…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Progressives push Biden to do more to distribute vaccines across the world
A group of more than 30 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have signed onto a letter to the White House encouraging the Biden…
Continue ReadingHere’s how far apart the White House and GOP are on infrastructure
The White House and a group of Senate Republicans continued negotiating on an infrastructure package this week, more than two months after President…
Continue ReadingHow a Capitol rioter cut his plea deal and what it means for others
When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone…
Continue ReadingGaetz associate Joel Greenberg scheduled to be sentenced in August
A federal judge in Orlando has scheduled Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, to be sentenced August…
Continue ReadingFormer Treasury official sentenced to prison for leaking documents related to Russia and Manafort
A federal judge sentenced a former senior Treasury Department official to six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy…
Continue ReadingAre unemployment benefits causing working shortages? Here’s what we know.
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin is at the center of an extremely divided Washington. Here’s how he got here.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a key vote crucial to President Joe Biden’s agenda with Capitol Hill bitterly divided along…
Continue ReadingBiden lowers price tag and proposes no immediate changes to GOP tax law in effort to strike bipartisan deal
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats face tough test of unity with voting rights bill
Senate Democrats will have to decide in upcoming weeks whether or not they will make changes to the For the People Act, a sweeping voting, ethics and…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces plan to share first 25 million Covid-19 doses abroad
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a plan to share the first 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world and an overall…
Continue ReadingDOJ investigating Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
The Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s private sector employees, his spokesman…
Continue ReadingFact check: Here are 20 things Texas Republicans’ elections bill would do
Democratic state legislators in Texas staged a dramatic walk-out Sunday night to prevent the immediate passage of a Republican elections bill that…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sides with police officer who improperly searched license plate database
The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal cybercrime law, holding that a policeman who improperly accessed a license plate…
Continue ReadingAre unemployment benefits causing a worker shortage? No one knows for sure.
Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the jobless who say they…
Continue ReadingAre you losing your pandemic unemployment benefits early? Share your story.
At least 25 states are terminating federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, citing workforce shortages. Roughly 4.5 million Americans will be…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with UK Prime Minister, Turkish President and other world leaders during first foreign trip
President Joe Biden will meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other world leaders during…
Continue ReadingThousands of emails from and to Fauci during the pandemic’s early days were published. Here’s what they show about him
Dr. Anthony Fauci was a regular on American televisions as the pandemic unfolded across the country and millions looked to the leading expert for…
Continue ReadingBiden floats bringing down infrastructure price tag but wants GOP concessions
President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new…
Continue ReadingUS troops accidentally storm olive oil factory in Bulgaria
The US military has issued an apology after soldiers accidentally stormed a factory in Bulgaria that produces processing machinery for olive oil…
Continue ReadingBidens celebrate first lady’s birthday at her favorite place
In a rare move for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, the first couple on Wednesday left Washington for a mid-week trip to their beach…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: White House pushes for companies to take ransomware more seriously after high-profile cyberattacks
The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware attacks with greater urgency, following…
Continue ReadingThe US has a problem with guns. Here’s what to know.
Another spate of mass shootings this week continued to shake the US, adding to what feels like an increasingly violent time as the country emerges…
Continue ReadingWhite House pushes for companies to take ransomware more seriously after high-profile cyberattacks
The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware attacks with greater urgency, following…
Continue ReadingThese locally elected officials posted or openly supported QAnon conspiracy theories. Here’s what happened after they took office
A normally orderly school board meeting in this small city began with an unusual warning that there should be no clapping or shouting. But things…
Continue ReadingNew York Times reports Trump administration secretly obtained its reporters’ phone records
The Trump administration’s Justice Department secretly seized months of phone records from four New York Times reporters as part of a leak…
Continue ReadingWhite House prepared to announce next steps in global vaccination effort after months of debate
President Joe Biden has finalized his plan to distribute millions of coronavirus vaccines worldwide after months of deliberation, according to…
Continue ReadingArizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs launches gubernatorial campaign
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday announced a campaign for governor, releasing a video in which she touts her role as a leading…
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Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding an insurrection lawsuit. Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a private investigator to find him.
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding a lawsuit from his Democratic colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell that seeks to hold him accountable for the January 6…
Continue ReadingBiden’s willingness to break conventional presidential wisdom on full display as he heads to the beach
Political wisdom might ordinarily dictate that a president in need of certain senators’ votes not publicly scold those lawmakers in public. It…
Continue ReadingTalk of overturning the 2020 election on new social media platforms used by QAnon followers sparks fears of further violence
Online conversation among Trump supporters and QAnon followers on new and emerging social media platforms is creating concern on Capitol Hill that…
Continue ReadingRobert Mueller to help teach law school class on Trump-Russia investigation
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will help teach a University of Virginia Law School class on his investigation into Russian interference in the…
Continue ReadingBlinken says Russia has an ‘obligation’ to stop ransomware attacks
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN Español Wednesday that Russia has an obligation to stop cyberattacks like those on the JBS meatpacking…
Continue ReadingPresident meets with GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito for ‘constructive and frank’ infrastructure talks
President Joe Biden met with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia at the White House on Wednesday as part of ongoing discussions…
Continue ReadingJustice Department makes first request to drop a Capitol riot case
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked to drop the Capitol riot case against defendant Christopher Kelly of New York, in one of the first moves to…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers push for federal investigation into Ma’Khia Bryant’s foster care journey: ‘Ma’Khia should be alive today’
Three Democratic lawmakers are requesting a federal investigation into the foster care journey of Ma’Khia Bryant and the events leading up to…
Continue ReadingHouse Administration Committee to hold hearing after Inspector General report on 1/6 insurrection
The House Administration Committee announced Wednesday it will hold a hearing to address a new report from the Inspector General of the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingMaryland to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefits in July
Maryland will stop paying jobless residents the $300-a-week federal boost and end two other pandemic unemployment benefits programs on July 3,…
Continue Reading$6 trillion stimulus: Here’s who got relief money so far
The federal government has pumped about $4 trillion into the US economy since the pandemic began in March 2020, sending cash directly to households,…
Continue ReadingSenate chamber trespasser pleads guilty and faces more than a year in prison
A man who wore goggles and carried a Trump flag into the Senate chamber on January 6 as the US Capitol was overrun with rioters became the second…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court spokeswoman to step down after more than 20 years
Supreme Court public information officer Kathy Arberg will step down on July 3 after some 22 years at the high court, the court announced Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingUS Army will not investigate Flynn’s comments about a coup after he appeared to endorse one
The US Army said Wednesday that it will not investigate former Gen. Michael Flynn for statements he recently made in which he appeared to endorse a…
Continue ReadingBiden announces ‘National Month of Action’ — that could include free beer — to get more Americans vaccinated by July 4
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a “National Month of Action” and outlined additional steps his administration is taking to get…
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