DC Police department hit by ransomware attack
The Washington Metropolitan Police Department has been the subject of a ransomware attack, according to a source familiar with the incident. The…
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Biden judicial pick secures endorsements ahead of hearing with Supreme Court overtones
Dozens of former Supreme Court clerks, Justice Department officials and law professors are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s…
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Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling
The Biden administration announced Tuesday an operation focused on disrupting transnational criminal organizations, including human smugglers who…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy on Cheney’s fitness for leadership: ‘That’s a question for the conference’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pointedly declined an opportunity on Tuesday to say whether he believes Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3-ranking House…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats holding a lottery for tickets to Biden’s address to Congress
Senate Democrats are using a lottery system to distribute the limited number of tickets available for members of the caucus who are interested in…
Continue ReadingCovid and security precautions will make this year’s joint address to Congress different
When President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, it will look different than presidential addresses in years past with…
Continue Reading‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to visit Philadelphia train station Friday
“Amtrak Joe” is returning to his roots. President Joe Biden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak’s founding when he…
Continue ReadingTrump’s effort to overturn loss becomes 2022 GOP litmus test in key Senate races
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory acknowledged reality in 2020: former President Donald Trump lost. He then explained why — and objected…
Continue ReadingArizona GOP representative struggles to justify state bill that would purge early voting list
An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Friday defended a GOP-sponsored bill that would change the mail-in voting process by arguing that state lawmakers…
Continue ReadingFirst Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice announces Senate bid
Cheri Beasley, the first Black woman to be North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, launched her 2022 Senate campaign on Tuesday, seeking to break…
Continue ReadingUS says Iran’s Navy harassed Coast Guard in Persian Gulf earlier this month
Four ships from the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Continue ReadingNew York state court employee charged after allegedly threatening to kill several Democratic Congress members
A New York state court employee was charged with threatening to murder a US official after he made online posts threatening to kill several…
Continue ReadingMan on trial for allegedly threatening Democrats Pelosi, Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez
The son of a retired New York City family court judge is on trial for allegedly threatening the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate…
Continue ReadingFox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption
A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require…
Continue ReadingMontana bans abortions at 20 weeks
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…
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Migrant children stuck in limbo as Biden administration opens emergency shelters nationwide
On one side of the Dallas Convention Center earlier this month, hundreds of teens gathered for a high school volleyball tournament, complete with…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: White House considering setting refugee cap at original proposal of 62,500
The White House is reconsidering raising the number of refugees allowed into the US to about 62,500, its original goal, The Washington Post reported…
Continue ReadingBiden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
Two months after his effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour ran into the Senate parliamentarian buzz saw, President Joe Biden is set…
Continue ReadingArizona secretary of state on GOP election audit: ‘This seems like such a farce’
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Monday criticized the ongoing Republican election audit of the 2020 ballots from Arizona’s largest…
Continue Reading‘It’s an impossible situation’: Democrats link arms with Biden on Afghanistan — and brace for the worst
Most congressional Democrats are backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan this year, though many harbor…
Continue ReadingKey House Democrat unveils economic plan to support families
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal has introduced a massive social programs infrastructure package aimed at making enhancements to the child…
Continue ReadingTwo die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing…
Continue ReadingLawyers arguing for Capitol rioter’s release say he called Pelosi a ‘biatch,’ which is ‘less offensive’
Lawyers for a man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol are arguing…
Continue ReadingObama ‘appalled by heartbreaking violence’ in Myanmar
Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday condemning the military coup in Myanmar. “The world’s attention must remain…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris announces US will send $310 million in humanitarian aid to Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday evening that the US will send an additional $310 million to Central America “for humanitarian…
Continue ReadingThere are 331 million people in the US. Here’s where they live
The US Census Bureau fulfilled a decennial duty on Monday when it released new population totals, making public statistics that will be used to…
Continue ReadingNew York to lose House seat — and an Electoral College vote — after falling 89 residents short in census count
New York state came just 89 residents short of maintaining all of its congressional districts, Census Bureau officials said Monday, and will now lose…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia giving people under 35 $100 savings bonds for getting vaccinated
West Virginia will give $100 savings bonds to residents ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated against Covid, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday.…
Continue ReadingBiden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks…
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DHS launches internal review to address domestic violent extremism within its own ranks
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday launched an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within the department,…
Continue ReadingCensus Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats
The US Census Bureau announced Monday that the total population of the United States has topped 331 million people, marking the country’s…
Continue ReadingOklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a near-total abortion ban and two other abortion restrictions into law on Monday, sending a sweeping…
Continue ReadingThe political revival of Ralph Northam: How an ostracized governor became a progressive champion
When Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam looks back at his tenure, the inflection point between being a run-of-the-mill executive and the progressive leader…
Continue ReadingHow the US went from having one of the worst Covid responses to being a global leader in vaccinations under Biden
For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into…
Continue ReadingWhite House hammering out details of increasingly likely Biden and Putin summit
The White House is hammering out the details of an increasingly likely European summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s make-or-break first 100 days battling the Covid pandemic
For the last 100 days, President Joe Biden and his top advisers have mounted an urgent, wartime effort to get millions of coronavirus vaccines into…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands pandemic aid to feed 30 million low-income children this summer
Calling it the nation’s largest summer child nutrition effort, the Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand a key coronavirus…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Tim Ryan launches campaign of US Senate seat in Ohio
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan launched his Senate campaign on Monday, betting that the state that turned red in the Trump era can return to the Democratic party…
Continue ReadingBiden and top officials set for nationwide travel blitz after prime-time address
President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress may stand as the prime-time marker of his first 100 days in office, but it will also serve as…
Continue ReadingBiden’s stimulus delivered a bigger tax cut to lower-income Americans than the 2017 GOP reform, report shows
While President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are readying their plan to hike incomes taxes on the wealthy, a new government report shows…
Continue ReadingBiden establishes pro-union task force chaired by Harris
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday establishing a task force aimed at empowering workers to organize and bargain with their…
Continue ReadingJustices skeptical of California nonprofit disclosure law
Several US Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Monday of a California law that requires charitable organizations that solicit donations to…
Continue ReadingUS to begin sharing AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses soon
The United States plans to share millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine with other countries in the coming months, the White…
Continue ReadingPop is calling: Kids and grandkids on the line with President Joe Biden
Joe Biden says he has a strict rule about his phone: No matter what’s happening, he always answers a call from one of his grandchildren. Biden…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court’s conservatives may have the votes to expand Second Amendment rights
As Americans have been shaken by recent mass shootings and national leaders have renewed calls for firearms reform, the Supreme Court on Monday…
Continue ReadingGarland announces Justice Department investigation into the Louisville Police Department
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police…
Continue ReadingMike Pence Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus,…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats want to see permanent child tax credit in Biden’s second recovery
A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently expand the child tax credit and want to see it as part of President Joe…
Continue ReadingJustice Department to investigate the Louisville Police Department, law enforcement source says
Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department, a…
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US to begin sharing AstraZeneca doses soon
The US will begin sharing millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine with other countries soon, an official told CNN on…
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