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- Mothers turn grief into action in the fight against childhood cancer
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 07:01 AMChanging the world is an ambitious goal that can feel impossible, but two mothers are doing it one piece of legislation at a time.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Not even Arizona's sham audit can dispel reality of Trump's election loss
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 09:00 AMDonald Trump's campaign to destroy confidence in America's elections is racking up new wins after Texas caved to his demands to review its own voting and as Arizona Republicans on Friday present findings of their own sham "audit."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House GOP's impeachment backers vow to stay in the midterm fight against Trump and his allies
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 06:40 AMNearly all of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump are signaling they're committed to defending their seats and going head-to-head with the Trump wing of the party, teeing up a massive intraparty showdown and putting GOP leaders in the crosshairs of the vindictive former President.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Draft report from partisan Arizona review confirms Biden defeated Trump in Maricopa County last November
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 12:33 AMThe partisan review of Maricopa County's 2.1 million ballots cast in the 2020 election found a vote count nearly identical to what the county had previously reported, a draft report detailing its findings shows.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Senate is expected to vote Monday on continuing government funding and raising debt ceiling
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 05:39 PMThe Senate is expected to vote Monday on a key procedural motion to advance a temporary government funding bill that includes a suspension of the debt ceiling, according to senators and aides in each party.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- January 6 committee issues first subpoenas for witness testimony to four Trump loyalists
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 09:57 PMThe select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol issued its first round of subpoenas Thursday, targeting close aides and allies of former President Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New York health commissioner who gained prominence under Cuomo resigns
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 10:00 PMDr.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kerry James Marshall to create 'racial-justice themed' windows for Washington National Cathedral
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:49 PMThe Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has commissioned renowned Black artist Kerry James Marshall to create "racial-justice themed windows" that will replace two stained-glass windows the church removed in 2017 that memorialized Confederate Gens.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Commerce Secretary hits back at US Chamber: 'Get in here' and compromise on tax hikes
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:59 PMThe White House's top emissary to the business community hit back at the US Chamber of Commerce Thursday after the powerful lobby launched an ad blitz aimed at sinking President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion infrastructure and spending plan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US says it is working on contingency plans in case Iran continues nuclear advances and refuses to return to talks
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:58 PMThe US is working on contingency plans if Iran continues to make nuclear advances and fails to return to international talks, a senior State Department official said Thursday, adding that as the US and allies wait for Tehran to return to nuclear talks, their patience won't last forever.
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- Crisis of Haitian migrants exposes rifts for Biden on immigration
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 08:01 AMWhen members of the Congressional Black Caucus arrived to Vice President Kamala Harris' residence this week for an event marking the group's 50th anniversary, talk quickly turned to the devolving humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 90% of households won't see a bigger tax bill under Democrats' $3.5 trillion plan
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 08:00 AMDemocrats are inching closer to achieving their long-term goal of reforming the federal tax system so that the wealthy pay a higher rate than they do now -- or what President Joe Biden refers to as their "fair share."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 08:30 AMAfter a rough month for President Joe Biden, Republicans think they have more than historical precedent on their side to retake the Senate in 2022.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump-era CBP targeted US citizens, including journalists and lawyers, amid caravan concerns, watchdog finds
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 06:38 PMCustoms and Border Protection targeted US citizens, including journalists and attorneys, during the Trump administration as it monitored migrant caravans traveling through Mexico, according to a new Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White House moving to release information on Trump to congressional investigators
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 08:16 PMThe White House is taking steps to release information to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol about what former President Donald Trump and his aides were doing as violence erupted that day, a decision that is likely to set up a legal fight with the former President and raise questions of executive privilege for anyone who serves in the Oval Office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Blinken defends US leadership at UN as Biden administration wrestles with foreign policy crises
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 09:31 PMSecretary of State Antony Blinken defended US leadership at the United Nations on Thursday even as he acknowledged that it will take time to repair relations with France, one of America's oldest allies, after missteps by the Biden administration.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House approves $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome defense system
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:24 PMThe House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill to provide funding for Israel's Iron Dome after it was removed from a separate bill to prevent a government shutdown and suspend the nation's borrowing limit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DHS temporarily suspends use of horse patrol in Del Rio
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:11 PMThe Department of Homeland Security has temporarily suspended the use of horse patrol in the Del Rio, Texas, sector, a Homeland Security official told reporters Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democratic leaders tout 'framework' to pay for Biden plan, but lack of details makes clear more work is needed
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:43 PMTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday an agreement on revenues to pay for the Democrats' $3.5 trillion agenda, though they did not offer details and its unclear if key moderate Democrats are on board.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As partisan Arizona election review ends, Republicans try copycat tactics in other states
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 12:56 PMThis week, a Texas lawmaker introduced a bill that would mandate third-party reviews of the 2020 election in the state's largest counties.
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- Biden officials stress Quad is an 'unofficial gathering,' 'not a military alliance,' ahead of first in-person meeting
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 06:02 AMPresident Joe Biden will host the leaders of India, Australia and Japan at the White House on Friday for the first in-person meeting of "The Quad," an informal group of countries that many see as an effort to push back against China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region -- and one that Beijing has criticized as representing a Cold War mentality.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A play for critical momentum on Biden's agenda at a moment when there is none
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 08:20 AMThe White House and Democratic congressional leaders have announced a deal on a framework of a "menu of options" to finance an agreement that doesn't currently exist on a package that doesn't currently have a topline spending number that would require those financing options.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Longtime Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is running for reelection
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 08:37 AMIowa Republican Sen.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US formally returns ancient artifact purchased by Hobby Lobby to Iraq
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 05:06 PMIt's a new day for a 3,500-year-old artifact.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Justice Department unseals Capitol riot charges against FreedomWorks organizer
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 07:31 PMThe Justice Department unsealed charges on Thursday against an organizer from the conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks for his alleged role in the January 6 insurrection.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House votes to approve 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 09:07 PMThe House has voted to approve the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 with wide bipartisan support.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden administration will outline $10 billion commitment to end hunger in US and abroad
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 12:32 PMThe Biden administration on Thursday will outline how the United States will allocate a $10 billion commitment to the effort to "end hunger and invest in food systems at home and abroad," saying $5 billion will go toward strengthening food systems in America and $5 billion for overseas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sean Spicer, Russ Vought sue Biden administration over threatened Naval Board removal
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 04:43 PMSean Spicer and Russ Vought have sued the Biden administration over their threatened removal from the Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House GOP leadership urges opposition to infrastructure bill ahead of key vote
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 03:49 PMHouse GOP leaders are rallying Republican lawmakers in opposition to an infrastructure bill that is expected to come to a vote next week, the latest sign of partisan divisions on Capitol Hill and a warning for Democrats that they cannot afford large defections within their own party if they want the legislation to pass.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rep. Lauren Boebert used campaign funds for rent and utilities, new filing shows
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 04:32 PMColorado Rep.
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