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Inside Biden’s ‘summit for democracy’ amid pressure to make virtual meetings meaningful
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — By gathering leaders Thursday from 112 of the world’s democracies — some healthy, some challenged — President Joe Biden has done the easy part of a [Read More…]
Meadows files lawsuit against Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee after panel moves to hold him in contempt
iStock/Douglas Rissing (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after the panel moved [Read More…]
Tax dollars for religious school tuition? Supreme Court conservatives warm to the idea
iStock/plherrera (NEW YORK) — Two families from Maine asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand taxpayer support for religious schools by requiring a state tuition assistance program to include sectarian as well as nonsectarian institutions. The [Read More…]
Mark Meadows no longer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee, say sources
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has informed the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that he is no longer cooperating with their probe, [Read More…]
Why Congress keeps letting deadlines pile up and pushing them back
Stephen Emlund/iStock (WASHINGTON) — When asked Monday about whether his sweeping social spending and climate agenda — the Build Back Better Act — can pass the Senate before Christmas as he and congressional leaders want, [Read More…]
34N22? NNH? Super PACs with cryptic names raise transparency concerns
tostphoto/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With the critical 2022 midterm election looming, elections experts say the already opaque world of campaign fundraising is becoming even more murky, as a number of political groups have started registering under [Read More…]
Pence’s former chief of staff, Marc Short, subpoenaed by Jan 6. committee
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff has been subpoenaed by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a source with knowledge of the [Read More…]
Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies
Stephanie Kuykendal/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died in his sleep [Read More…]
Kevin McCarthy defends Rep. Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim remark, downplays House infighting
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., attempted to downplay the tumultuous week in the Republican conference on Friday, acknowledging only that some of his hard-right members distract from the GOP [Read More…]
Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown through February
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Feb. 18, 2022, narrowly averting a shutdown that loomed for Friday, the White House said. [Read More…]
Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Christmas season has begun in Washington, with bright lights, festive trees and a touch of bipartisanship in the spirt of the holiday. President Joe Biden, joined by [Read More…]
Competitive congressional races on decline due to new redistricting maps
SDI Productions/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Competitive races across the country are expected to disappear as states begin to submit their re-drawn maps for this decade’s round of redistricting. While only 18 states have finished their gerrymandering [Read More…]
President Biden to make at-home rapid tests free in new COVID plan
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — As cases rise in the colder months and amid concerns of a new COVID-19 variant arriving in the U.S., President Joe Biden announced a new plan [Read More…]
Dozens of states may restrict abortion almost immediately should Supreme Court uphold Mississippi ban
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, [Read More…]
Biden declines comment on report Trump tested positive for COVID days before debate
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday declined to comment on the claim former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows makes in an upcoming book, according to the Guardian, that Trump [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee will move to hold former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark in contempt
Elisank79/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Wednesday will recommend the full House hold former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in contempt for refusing to cooperate with their [Read More…]
Roe v. Wade on the line as Supreme Court takes up Mississippi abortion rights case
Jackson Women’s Health Organization is Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic. – ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider a case that could fundamentally transform abortion rights in America by overturning [Read More…]
Rep. Lauren Boebert refuses to publicly apologize to Rep. Ilhan Omar for anti-Muslim remark
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, said she had an “unproductive” call with Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Monday over her anti-Muslim remarks and claimed the Colorado Republican refused to publicly apologize [Read More…]
Biden to address nation on omicron variant
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With the COVID-19 omicron variant sending shockwaves around the world, President Joe Biden is set to address the nation surrounding the new variant following a morning [Read More…]
Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sues Defense Department over book redactions
Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served under former President Donald Trump until his firing in the wake of the 2020 election, has sued the Department of Defense over [Read More…]