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WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of House moderates is threatening to blow up Democrats’ plans of passing a $3.5 trillion budget resolution when the chamber is set to return the week of Aug. [Read More…]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and criticism mounts over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the country after the 20-year war, President Joe [Read More…]

Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (ALBANY, N.Y.) — The New York State Assembly is suspending its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of his resignation announcement, officials announced Friday. Assembly Speaker [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The war of words between President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP governors escalated Thursday, raising new questions about how much politics and politicians should be involved [Read More…]

Bill Oxford/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As the delta variant spreads nationwide, the Department of Health and Human Services will require vaccination from more than 25,000 of its employees that directly work with patients, HHS Secretary Xavier [Read More…]

adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Among the dozens of election reform laws changing rules regarding how voters cast ballots, several have also diminished secretaries of states’ authority over elections or shifted aspects of election administration to highly [Read More…]

Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the federal investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz continues into the summer, sources tell ABC News that Gaetz’s one-time wingman has been steadily providing information and [Read More…]

Photo by Carlo Allegri-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent shockwaves across New York when he resigned on Tuesday. But the 63-year-old Democratic stalwart still faces potential legal challenges, investigations and a potential [Read More…]

Bet_Noire/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden White House is continuing to push back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News reported earlier this week that the state of Florida [Read More…]