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Biden signs orders restoring boundaries of Bears Ears, other monuments shrunk by Trump
Thomas Roche/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has restored the original boundaries of three U.S. national monuments that had their size drastically reduced by former President Donald Trump, saying Friday that Americans must protect the [Read More…]
Biden signs law to expand health care for ‘Havana syndrome’ victims
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that provides financial assistance and better health care to victims of “Havana syndrome,” the mysterious health incidents affecting dozens of U.S. personnel [Read More…]
Senate votes to raise debt limit after 11 Republicans join Democrats to break filibuster
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — After weeks of brinkmanship, the Senate voted Thursday night to raise the debt limit by $480 billion until Dec. 3. The procedural move to break the GOP filibuster, which required 60 votes, [Read More…]
Exclusive: Ex-Trump aide Stephanie Grisham says ‘I am terrified’ of Trump running in 2024
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump’s most senior and longest-serving advisers, says she is “terrified” that her former boss may run for office again. “I am terrified of him running [Read More…]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema claps back after chased into bathroom by pro-Biden agenda protesters
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Krysten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, is clapping back after she was videotaped and chased into a school bathroom over the weekend by a group of pro-Biden agenda activists, confronting her [Read More…]
Biden calls out Republicans for refusing to help raise debt ceiling
ABC News/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Two weeks before the “calamity” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicts could strike by Oct. 18, President Joe Biden on Monday blasted Republicans for “playing Russian roulette with the U.S. economy” in refusing [Read More…]
Exclusive: Stephanie Grisham says ‘I regret’ enabling culture of dishonesty in Trump White House
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Stephanie Grisham, one of former President Donald Trump’s most senior and longest-serving advisers, said she regrets enabling a culture of dishonesty [Read More…]
Supreme Court pivots to abortion, guns, and death penalty as public approval slides
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Facing an onslaught of political pressure tactics and plunging public approval, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sails into a new term set to decide some of the most divisive cases in [Read More…]
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden’s infrastructure agenda still unclear
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After two days of Democratic infighting and drama, the fate of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure agenda remained unclear after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had to repeatedly put off a vote [Read More…]
White House promises more rapid COVID-19 tests amid supply shortage
TriggerPhoto/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With at-home rapid COVID-19 tests hard to come by and many stores limiting purchases, the White House on Friday acknowledged the current supply crunch, promising to double the number of rapid tests [Read More…]
DOJ and Texas face off in court over restrictive abortion law
robertcicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers from the Justice Department and the state of Texas squared off in court Friday as the Biden administration seeks an order that would halt enforcement of the state’s restrictive abortion law [Read More…]
Biden heads to Capitol Hill to meet with House Democrats amid infighting
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill Friday afternoon to meet with House Democrats, White House officials said, amid party infighting that has put his legislative agenda in jeopardy. Biden, [Read More…]
California Gov. Newsom signs sweeping police reform bills, will strip badges from officers for misconduct
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a wide-sweeping set of police reform laws Thursday, including one that would prevent an officer from being employed by another police department after being [Read More…]
Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on a deal party leaders reached late Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers and slammed [Read More…]
Negotiations on Biden’s infrastructure bill intensify at Congressional Baseball Game
(File Photo) – WoodysPhotos/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Intense phone calls, ice cream and bipartisanship. The Congressional Baseball Game had it all as lawmakers of all stripes came together Wednesday night to enjoy a little of America’s [Read More…]
Select committee issues subpoenas to 11 associated with planning of Jan. 6 rally
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued 11 subpoenas Wednesday to organizers of the pro-Trump rally outside the White House that turned into a march on the [Read More…]
If there’s a government shutdown, here’s what you need to know
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A possible government shutdown is looming as funding runs out at the end of the day Thursday, and Congress has yet to pass a temporary measure to keep the government going. If [Read More…]
Air Force veteran sentenced to 45 days in jail for joining Jan. 6 riot
kuzma/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An Air Force veteran who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for joining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to 45 days in jail — marking the first [Read More…]
New DHS commission will look at best law enforcement practices: Mayorkas
aijohn784/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the formation of the Law Enforcement Coordination Council — an effort to “institutionalize best practices in law enforcement,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in an [Read More…]
What the debt ceiling is, and why you should care about it
rrodrickbeiler/iStock (WASHINGTON) — While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem “in the weeds,” it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol [Read More…]