Biden will discuss recent cyber attack on meat producer with Putin in Geneva
The White House says President Joe Biden will address the recent ransomware attack on a meat producer and the increased threat of cyber attacks while…
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Supreme Court ruling in Arizona case will be another front in the voting rights wars
The battle lines have been drawn in the voting rights wars as several Republican-led states consider ever restrictive laws and Democrats fight a…
Continue ReadingThese are the New York City mayoral primary candidates
Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans are running in the New York City mayoral primaries on June 22, according to the New York City Board of…
Continue ReadingSome reluctant Democrats consider ditching filibuster for voting bill despite grim prospects over changing rules
Some defenders of the Senate’s filibuster rules are reconsidering their past refusal to gut the potent stall tactic if Republicans carry…
Continue ReadingFEC fines National Enquirer publisher over Trump hush-money payment
The Federal Election Commission on Tuesday said it had fined the publisher of the National Enquirer for its role in a “hush-money”…
Continue ReadingPolice investigating vandalism at home of Republican congresswoman
The Charleston South Carolina Police Department has opened an investigation into a vandalism incident that occurred at the home of Republican Rep.…
Continue ReadingBiden to announce ‘National Month of Action’ — that could include free beer — to get more Americans vaccinated by July 4
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a “National Month of Action” and outline additional steps his administration is taking to…
Continue ReadingNew York City is using ranked choice voting in its primaries. Here’s why that means it could take weeks to get results
Democrats running for New York City mayor will square off in a crucial debate Wednesday night, but they won’t just be trying to convince voters…
Continue ReadingHarris aiming to deepen US relationship with Guatemala and Mexico on first foreign trip
Kamala Harris will try to deepen the United States’ “strategic partnership and bilateral relationship” with Guatemala and Mexico on…
Continue ReadingAnheuser-Busch to give away free alcohol if US hits Biden’s goal of 70% of adults with at least one Covid vaccine shot by July 4
Anheuser-Busch, the national brewer that produces Budweiser, announced Wednesday it will give away free alcohol if the nation reaches President Joe…
Continue ReadingSeattle man arrested at airport was allegedly set to travel overseas to join ISIS
A Washington state man was preparing to board an international flight on Friday when he was arrested for allegedly plotting to join ISIS and…
Continue ReadingExclusive: American imprisoned in Russia calls on Biden to take ‘decisive action’ to stop detention of US citizens
Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, called on President Joe Biden to “aggressively discuss and resolve” the issue of US…
Continue ReadingGorsuch denies Colorado churches’ petition challenging Covid-related restrictions
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday denied a request from two Colorado churches and their pastors challenging Covid-19-related restrictions…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Melanie Stansbury will win New Mexico special election, CNN projects
Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury will win the special election in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, CNN projects.…
Continue ReadingRNC vows to advise candidates against future presidential debates unless commission makes significant changes
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel excoriated the Commission on Presidential Debates in a letter on Tuesday, threatening to advise…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrats call on Congress to act on voting rights but key obstacles loom
Democrats are intensifying their demands for Congress to pass sweeping voting rights legislation, but even with the party in control of the House and…
Continue ReadingUS Black-White inequality in 4 charts
The financial standing of Black and White Americans is anything but equal. When it comes to wealth and income, major disparities persist despite the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration formally ends ‘remain in Mexico’ policy after suspending it earlier this year
The Biden administration formally ended the Trump-era policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico until their court dates in the United States,…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Sidney Powell’s claim Trump could be reinstated
Months into President Joe Biden’s first term, supporters of former President Donald Trump are still touting the “big lie” that…
Continue ReadingBiden memorializes Tulsa victims on 100th anniversary: ‘This was not a riot. This was a massacre’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used stark language as he mourned one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history, marking the 100th…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to lead Biden administration’s efforts on voting rights
President Joe Biden announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead his administration’s efforts on voting rights in a speech Tuesday on the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what Biden can do on his own about racial inequality — and where he’ll need Congress to act
President Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his most comprehensive plan yet for shrinking the nation’s longstanding racial wealth gap, the latest…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to suspend oil and gas drilling leases in Arctic refuge, undoing a Trump-era decision
The Biden administration plans to suspend oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a senior administration official confirmed…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris will lead Biden administration’s efforts on voting rights, President says
President Joe Biden announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead his administration’s efforts on voting rights in a speech Tuesday on the…
Continue ReadingFBI agent charged with the attempted murder of man onboard Washington, DC-area subway system
An FBI agent who shot a fellow passenger onboard a Washington, DC, Metro train line in December was arrested on Tuesday for attempted murder,…
Continue ReadingPentagon reviewing policy that could open door to Pride flags being displayed at bases
The Pentagon is reviewing a policy instituted last year that limits which flags can be displayed at military bases. The review comes as Pride Month…
Continue ReadingThese people want to get back to work but can’t — and fear losing $300-a-week benefits will spell financial disaster
Once she became fully vaccinated in April, Lindsey Bates wanted to get back to work. A restaurant server with more than 20 years of experience, she…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats introduce legislation to protect military dependents who are transgender
Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California and 40 other House Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday that would prevent military service members with…
Continue ReadingNikki Fried, only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, enters race for governor
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Tuesday announced a run for governor, setting up a primary between the only statewide-elected…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court won’t review $2 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in talc powder case
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it won’t review a lower court opinion that awarded a $2 billion verdict in a case brought by a group of women…
Continue ReadingBiden to announce new steps to close racial wealth gap while marking 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and announce new actions his…
Continue ReadingObamacare, LGBTQ rights, voting laws in play during Supreme Court’s final month
The Supreme Court is staring at its self-imposed end of June deadline, but the justices have not yet released some of the most significant opinions…
Continue ReadingAnti-gun-violence activist Kina Collins announces primary challenge to Illinois Democrat Danny Davis
Gun violence prevention activist Kina Collins announced Tuesday that she is launching a new Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Danny Davis in…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats are still pursuing Trump’s tax returns but Biden administration may not play ball
After notching recent wins in their long hunt for material to help bring legal accountability to former President Donald Trump, congressional…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico congressional race tests effectiveness of GOP’s attacks on police reform proposals
A special congressional election in New Mexico on Tuesday poses an early test of whether Republicans’ strategy of latching Democratic…
Continue ReadingEchoing QAnon forums, Michael Flynn appears to suggest a Myanmar-style coup should happen in the United States
Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, appeared to endorse a Myanmar-style coup in the United States…
Continue ReadingPresident and first lady thank National Guard after troops leave US Capitol
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday thanked the National Guard troops who were deployed at the US Capitol for the past several…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrats leave House floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill for now
Texas Republicans’ push to enact a slew of new voting restrictions was stymied — at least for now — by Democrats who walked off the…
Continue ReadingBiden proclaims day of remembrance on 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
President Joe Biden on Monday issued a proclamation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when hundreds of Black Americans…
Continue Reading‘Democracy itself is in peril:’ Biden delivers warning while honoring fallen service members on Memorial Day
President Joe Biden commemorated those who died serving in the military in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery and urged Americans to…
Continue ReadingRead: President Biden’s proclamation to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre
President Joe Biden released a proclamation for a day of remembrance for the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, calling on the American…
Continue ReadingOn Memorial Day, Austin reflects on strength of US military and dismisses adversaries’ criticism
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN he won’t lose any sleep over criticism of US military forces from China and Russia and dismissed…
Continue ReadingMen’s group and ACLU urge Supreme Court to hear challenge to male-only military draft
The Supreme Court will decide as early as this week whether to hear a constitutional challenge to the male-only registration requirement for the…
Continue ReadingNew defendants charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case
The Justice Department has added four new defendants to the federal criminal conspiracy case against Oath Keepers who allegedly prepared for and took…
Continue ReadingGillibrand calls on Schumer to bring vote on bill to change how military sexual assault cases are prosecuted
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring to the floor a vote on a bipartisan bill that…
Continue ReadingBiden says he will bring up human rights abuses with Putin during meeting next month
President Joe Biden said Sunday that he will discuss human rights abuses with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Switzerland next…
Continue ReadingButtigieg: There needs to be ‘a clear direction’ on infrastructure talks by June 7
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that there needs to be “a clear direction” on infrastructure talks by the time…
Continue ReadingTexas Legislature close to adding new restrictions to voting process
Texas Republican lawmakers moved closer Sunday to imposing a slew of new restrictions on voting, as state Senate members voted along party lines to…
Continue ReadingFor Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’
Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to…
Continue ReadingEducation Department rescinds Trump-era policy restricting state oversight of student loan servicing companies and debt collectors
The Department of Education under the Biden administration is rescinding a Trump-era policy that restricted states’ access to records and…
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