Pence eyes his political future as he tries to make peace with Trump
Six months after their relationship deteriorated in the midst of an insurrection at the US Capitol, Donald Trump and Mike Pence appear to be on the…
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US hopes to agree that ambassadors can return to Moscow and Washington at Biden-Putin summit
President Joe Biden plans to address the strained US-Russia diplomatic relationship when he meets President Vladimir Putin next week with the hope…
Continue ReadingBoris and Biden: A diplomatic odd couple faces pressure to define the US-UK relationship
In style and in substance, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are two very different men leading two countries whose…
Continue ReadingHouse committee approves $547 billion surface transportation package
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a $547 billion surface transportation package aimed at pouring money into the…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Democratic states are pushing people to go back to work
They may not be terminating pandemic unemployment benefits like their GOP peers, but Democratic governors are also prodding Americans to go back to…
Continue ReadingFBI faces its own racial reckoning while leading probes into police shooting deaths
The Federal Bureau of Investigation just unveiled a newly created position to tackle its decades-old diversity problem: chief diversity officer.…
Continue ReadingWatchdog report finds Park Police did not clear racial injustice protesters from Lafayette Park for Trump’s visit to St. John’s Church last June
The US Park Police did not clear racial injustice protesters from Lafayette Park to allow for then-President Donald Trump‘s march to St.…
Continue ReadingNYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams insists he lives in city amid residency controversy
Does one of the front-runners to be the next mayor of New York City live in New York City — and if so, where exactly? Those were the questions…
Continue ReadingBiden warns he’ll tell Putin ‘what I want him to know’ as he defines goals of foreign tour
President Joe Biden told a hangar of US troops on Wednesday he was in Europe to defend the very concept of democracy, setting high stakes for his…
Continue ReadingFact check: Gohmert’s attempts to connect moon orbits and solar flares to climate change
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas made an argument about climate change at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday that appeared to elicit…
Continue ReadingDemocratic senator says his party should move forward on infrastructure without GOP: ‘We cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs’
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that it’s time for his party to move forward on infrastructure legislation without Republican…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats release former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn’s testimony
Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn confirmed before a congressional panel last week that former President Donald Trump urged him to oust…
Continue ReadingUS Ambassador to Belarus says new sanctions are coming ‘soon’
The United States, in coordination with allies, will impose new sanctions on Belarus “soon,” US Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher said…
Continue ReadingBiden DOJ updates court filing after LGBTQ advocates blast its stance in religious schools case
The Biden Justice Department on Wednesday afternoon updated its court filing in a case where it is defending the right of religious schools to…
Continue ReadingCox Media Group hit by cyberattack last week, sources familiar tell CNN
Cox Media Group’s television and radio stations across the US were hit by a cyberattack last week, with some stations still untangling from the…
Continue ReadingBiden and Johnson expected to commit to lifting US-UK Covid-19 travel restrictions
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected to commit on Thursday to working to open up travel between the US and the UK and…
Continue ReadingBiden nixes Trump proposal that would have kicked 3 million off food stamps
In one of its latest steps to erase Trump administration policies, the Biden administration has withdrawn a controversial proposal that could have…
Continue ReadingEx-officer, Trump impeachment manager and now Senate candidate: Who is Rep. Val Demings
Rep. Val Demings’ Senate run provides Democrats with a prominent, nationally recognized candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Marco…
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Biden wants to close the digital divide in the US. Here’s what that could look like
The former auto parts warehouse Bill O’Boyle is refurbishing in Wilson, North Carolina, looks like a relic now, but within the next year, he hopes,…
Continue ReadingBiden’s attorney general defends controversial Justice Department arguments related to Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a series of controversial arguments made by the Justice Department in recent weeks that…
Continue ReadingREAD: Don McGahn’s closed testimony to the House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee has released the transcript of its June 4 interview with Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn, the culmination of a…
Continue ReadingBiden and Johnson to agree to new Atlantic Charter during bilateral meeting
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected on Thursday to agree to a new Atlantic Charter modeled on the historic…
Continue ReadingTalks for a bipartisan deal on gun background checks are over, key GOP senator says
After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingBiden stuck relying on transatlantic phone calls to salvage infrastructure priorities
President Joe Biden came to Europe this week in part because he’s grown tired of virtual meetings and telephone calls with world leaders, which…
Continue ReadingUS Marine Corps takes additional action against senior leader over amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine
One of the US Marine Corps’ senior leaders won’t return to his previous role as Inspector General of the Marines after additional…
Continue ReadingWhite House press charter plane delayed by cicadas
It’s a flight delay 17 years in the making. The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe…
Continue ReadingTrump administration pursued CNN reporter’s records in months-long secret court battle
The Trump administration battled with CNN for half a year to obtain the email records of a reporter and insisted it all take place under an…
Continue ReadingCNN lawyer describes gag order and secretive process where Justice Department sought reporter’s email records
Since July 17, 2020, I have been bound by a gag order or a sealing order that prohibited me from discussing, or even acknowledging, that the…
Continue ReadingFlorida Democratic Rep. Val Demings announces run for Senate
Democratic Rep. Val Demings on Wednesday officially announced she’s running for US Senate in 2022 as the party looks to unseat incumbent GOP…
Continue ReadingDemings emphasizes personal hardship and law enforcement background in Senate bid
Rep. Val Demings’ Senate run provides Democrats with a prominent, nationally recognized candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Marco…
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US has bought and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine worldwide
The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other nations…
Continue ReadingBiden DOJ signals it will defend law that allows discrimination in schools
The Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday that it will continue to defend a federal law that allows religious schools to discriminate…
Continue ReadingBiden takes the lead role he’s always craved in his high-stakes first trip abroad as president
When President Joe Biden told officials this spring that he wanted to meet soon with his Russian counterpart for a summit, his team quickly set out…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden revokes Trump executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat
President Joe Biden on Thursday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other…
Continue ReadingRepublican governors of Florida and Texas battle with cruise lines over vaccine requirements
The Republican governors of Florida and Texas are headed toward showdowns with some of the world’s largest cruise lines, including Norwegian…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden revokes Trump executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat and issues fresh order
President Joe Biden on Thursday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other…
Continue ReadingInfrastructure talks shift to Capitol Hill, and this process will get messy
The first round of bipartisan talks have collapsed between the White House and key Republicans, kicking into gear a multi-faceted process on Capitol…
Continue ReadingThe legal battle over ‘assault weapons’ continues. What are they?
A federal judge has ruled that California’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban is unconstitutional — and that the state cannot limit…
Continue Reading‘You’re already changing the world’: Biden tapes remarks for Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduation
President Joe Biden delivered a taped graduation message at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where students who were…
Continue ReadingPrivate investigator describes how he followed Rep. Mo Brooks’ wife into her garage to serve a lawsuit tied to the Capitol riot
The private investigator hired by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to serve a civil lawsuit against Republican Rep. Mo Brooks related to the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingSen. Josh Hawley holds up Biden personnel nominee over critical race theory
Senate Republicans are holding up President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management over concerns about her stance on…
Continue Reading‘Bernie Sanders has real influence’: Vermont’s longtime outsider has become a trusted voice in the Biden White House
At first glance, they seem like an odd couple — Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive and quintessential outsider, and President Joe Biden,…
Continue ReadingWhite House negotiations with Capito-led group of Republicans end without a deal
Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and a Senate GOP group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito broke down on Tuesday, and now the…
Continue ReadingTim Scott on policing overhaul negotiations: It will be ‘very hard’ to meet June deadline
The top Republican negotiator of a broad policing reform bill said that the two sides remain far apart on a number of issues that go beyond the key…
Continue ReadingDemocrats fear Biden’s agenda may be squandered as they pressure key moderates to abandon Senate GOP
Senate Democrats, growing impatient as they watch their ambitious agenda imperiled in the evenly divided chamber, are prepared to go it alone on…
Continue ReadingJack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary for New Jersey governor, CNN projects
Jack Ciattarelli will win the Republican nomination for New Jersey governor, CNN projected Tuesday, setting him up to take on Gov. Phil Murphy in the…
Continue ReadingTerry McAuliffe wins Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia, CNN projects
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will be the commonwealth’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, CNN projected on Tuesday, besting four other…
Continue ReadingSenate fails to advance Paycheck Fairness Act amid GOP opposition
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation aimed at addressing the gender wage gap that is a top agenda item for…
Continue ReadingThree Colorado gun measures in response to Boulder shooting are close to becoming law
A series of gun measures in Colorado that were prompted by the mass shooting in Boulder in March are close to becoming law. Democratic state…
Continue ReadingWhite House negotiations with Capito-led group of Republicans officially done
Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and a Senate GOP group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito broke down on Tuesday, and now the…
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