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Trump ally Roger Stone invokes 5th Amendment in appearance before Jan. 6 committee
Ting Shen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Roger Stone, longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared Friday before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, where he said he invoked his Fifth Amendment [Read More…]
Supreme Court deals another blow to Texas abortion providers
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has dealt another blow to Texas abortion providers waging war against SB8 in order to restore a constitutional right for millions across the [Read More…]
FDA lifts restriction on abortion pill, permanently allowing delivery by mail
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently lifted its restriction on the abortion pill mifepristone that required providers to dispense the drug in person, allowing [Read More…]
Expanded child tax credit nears end as Senate stalls and parents’ fears grow
Pixelimage/iStock (WASHINGTON) — When Sarah Hutchinson, mom of a 5-year-old son, saw her $300 child tax credit payment deposited into her bank account Wednesday, she said she felt a sense of both relief and fear. [Read More…]
Alwyn Cashe set to become first Black recipient of Medal of Honor for service in post-9/11 war on terror
U.S. Army (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to award the Medal of Honor — the nation’s highest military award for valor — to three U.S. soldiers for their service during the [Read More…]
Biden surveys ‘beyond belief’ tornado damage in Kentucky, commits to federal aid
Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MAYFIELD, Ky.) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday surveyed damage in Kentucky he described as “beyond belief” and met with families in neighborhoods ravaged by deadly tornadoes last weekend. After [Read More…]
Airline CEOs face lawmakers on cancellations, delays despite $54B bailout
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Major U.S. airline CEOs were in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon, questioned by lawmakers on whether they appropriately spent billions in taxpayer dollars. The airline industry received [Read More…]
Tapering, explained: Federal Reserve to reel back massive bond-buying program
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s been hard for Americans to avoid headlines and statements about “tapering” in recent months, as economists and policymakers debate how to best support the economy while the pandemic ebbs [Read More…]
Full House expected to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday is expected to hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for his testimony from the [Read More…]
Ex-Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg agrees to pay Seminole County nearly $2M in restitution
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, the one-time associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who in May pled guilty to multiple charges including [Read More…]
Senate Democrats raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting financial calamity
uSchools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly averted financial calamity Tuesday by passing legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion dollars. All Democrats voted to raise the debt limit. No Republicans joined them. [Read More…]
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered to relinquish reported $5.1M in book proceeds
The Crown Publishing Group (NEW YORK) — An ethics commission has ordered former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to turn over a reported $5.1 million in proceeds from his pandemic leadership book to the New [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Monday recommended the full chamber hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of staff, in contempt of [Read More…]
President Biden’s job approval sinking on inflation, crime and COVID: POLL
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing significant skepticism from the American public, with his job approval rating lagging across a range of major issues, including new lows [Read More…]
Donald Trump’s 2024 tease creates potential campaign woes for Republican contenders
400tmax/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s public flirtation with the 2024 presidential race is complicating early stage campaigning for other Republicans who are criss-crossing the country to get an edge on their potential competition and pick up voters from [Read More…]
Social spending plan will help ease pain from record-breaking inflation: White House
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of [Read More…]
Biden eulogizes former Sen. Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral funeral
Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Sen. Bob Dole — decorated World War II veteran, longtime lawmaker and former presidential candidate — was honored Friday at Washington National Cathedral before being brought back to his [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows challenge to Texas abortion law to continue but lets SB8 stand
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas’ near-total ban on abortions to stay in effect more than three months after a majority of justices allowed the law, SB8, to be implemented, denying [Read More…]
‘Stop the Steal’ organizer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee probe, sits for 8-hour interview
Jon Cherry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, a prominent conservative activist who organized “Stop the Steal” rallies after the 2020 election, spent eight hours Thursday taking questions from the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
New York City gives noncitizens right to vote in local elections
JasonDoiy/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Julieta Larsen, elections are bittersweet. Hailing from Argentina, Larsen moved to New York City after meeting her husband, a firefighter with the FDNY. Now, seven years and two children later, [Read More…]