Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, described current coronavirus levels of 60,000 to 70,000 new cases per day as “unacceptable.."Fauci said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that he is concerned that cases have begun to...
Michael Osterholm, a former Biden adviser on COVID-19, warned on Sunday that although progress was being made in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the threat from new virus variants still loomed....
Michael Osterholm, a former Biden adviser on COVID-19, warned on Sunday that although progress was being made in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the threat from new virus variants still loomed.While appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Osterholm...
A year after the frightening beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the world stands on the brink of a fourth wave of infection as nations race to vaccinate their populations and stave off a new surge in hospitalizations...
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said in a new interview that allowing the filibuster to be used to deny voting rights would be "catastrophic" as a sweeping elections bill awaits consideration in the Senate....
Mississippi's Republican governor, Tate Reeves, on Sunday defended his decision to roll back restrictions on businesses and end Mississippi's mask mandate, saying the levels of COVID-19 in his state did not warrant such measures remaining in...
For over half a century, we have returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor the extraordinary sacrifices made by ordinary Americans as they sought to hold our nation accountable to its highest ideals of justice and equality for all. This year we...
A top White House official confirmed Sunday that President Biden remains opposed to ending the filibuster and pointed to the administration's success in passing the COVID-19 relief package as evidence that it can get its priorities through...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on Sunday defended his state’s continued mask mandate amid fellow Republican governors recently lifting pandemic-related restrictions in their own states.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mississippi Tate Reeves both...
Former Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore on Sunday praised what he called a “blowout jobs report” released last week that showed 379,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in February. “That was a blowout jobs report,” Moore said during an...
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), one of several governors from both parties to announce a reversal of coronavirus restrictions, defended his decision Sunday, saying he viewed the rollback in his state as an “off-ramp” that could be...
Wishful thinking and bravado come to grief when faced with uncompromising math.
Police in Boulder, Colo. are reportedly investigating after multiple officers were injured after responding to a massive party near the University of Colorado campus on Saturday night.Hundreds of people gathered in...
Moderate West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) predicted that the Senate would be able to reach a compromise to raise the minimum wage nationally during an interview Sunday.Speaking with CNN's "State of the Union," Manchin told host Jake Tapper that he...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on Sunday shot down suggestions that Senate Democrats are now forced to cater to him as he has become one of the most prominent moderate lawmakers in a 50-50 Senate.While appearing on ABC’s “This Week” host Martha Raddatz...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) said Sunday that he was “not going to change my mind” on opposing the elimination of the filibuster but expressed openness to using the reconciliation process for a major election reform measure if bipartisan support...
The Chinese government is urging President Biden to remove what it says are unfair restrictions on diplomatic talks between the two nations. “It is hoped that the United States and China will meet each other halfway and lift the...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the U.S. will deliver a “thoughtful” and “appropriate” response to the latest rocket attack on a base housing U.S. troops in Iraq.“We're still developing the intelligence. We're encouraging the Iraqis...
President Biden, in remarks prepared for the Martin & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast on Sunday, is calling on Congress to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013.“In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court...
President Biden is facing a growing dilemma at the southern border that shows few signs of abating: the number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States steadily increasing in recent weeks.Thousands of migrants have crossed the border...
President Biden on Sunday will sign an executive order leveraging federal resources to protect and strengthen access to the ballot as Republican legislatures around the country seek to restrict voting rights in the wake of the 2020 election.Biden...
The Albany Times Union's editorial board has joined in on calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign amid a series of controversies surrounding the elected official, writing that Cuomo "has squa...
A third former aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, including inappropriate remarks and unsolicited touching while she worked in his office.
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) office is pushing back against criticism of her Friday vote to reject a $15 minimum wage bill, with a spokesperson for the senator calling commentary on the way in which she cast her vote sexist.Sinema was...
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (Ariz.) office is pushing back against criticism of her Friday vote to reject a $15 minimum wage bill, with a spokesperson for the senator calling commentary on the way in which she ...