A majority of Americans in a new poll say they back Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) call for a “pause” on President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package, according to a survey from the bipartisan group No Labels. In the poll of 974 voters,...
A Tennessee high school student was heckled at a school board meeting while sharing the loss of his grandmother due to COVID-19.Grady Knox, a junior at a Rutherford County school, attended the county's school board...
Officials in Michigan have filed a request for pro-Trump lawyers to pay roughly $200,000 in reimbursements for legal fees and other costs associated with their challenges of the presidential election in the state. ...
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday is set to begin a markup of key portions of Democrats' $3.5 trillion social spending package.The Ways and Means Committee is one of several House panels that will be c...
The California Senate voted Wednesday to approve first-of-its-kind legislation that would regulate workplace performance metrics in warehouse settings after complaints from Amazon workers about compromised health and safe...
The White House is expected to withdraw its nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the face of bipartisan opposition, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed Thursday, deal...
The White House is expected to withdraw its nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in the face of bipartisan opposition, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed Thursday, dealing a blow to President Biden's efforts...
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday kicks off a multi-day markup of key elements of Democrats' $3.5 trillion social spending package.The committee has already released several portions of the package that it is set to consider, including...
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said late Wednesday that $3.5 trillion may not be needed to achieve President Biden’s priorities, as Democrats continue to debate the price tag of their reconciliation spending plan.“I think that there...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said the international community is monitoring the situation in Afghanistan to see if al Qaeda attempts to make a comeback in the region now that the U.S. has withdrawn its troop presence.Austin,...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Thursday revealed that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer earlier this year and has successfully completed a course of radiation treatment.The senator wrote in a Medium post that after radiation treatments...
Every American deserves the opportunity to achieve a comfortable retirement. But for many Americans today that opportunity remains out of reach because their employer doesn’t offer a retirement savings plan. The gateway to a comfortable retirement...
Former President Trump is trying to maintain his political relevance - and it could be a tough battle.No one disputes that Trump is the central figure in the Republican Party. But his chief enemy...
Democrats are racing ahead with a $3.5 trillion spending package that would boost funding for social programs and raise taxes despite rumblings from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) that he might not support legislation w...
The Biden administration has limited options in its effort to unilaterally counteract the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions.Attorney General Merrick Garland said this week that the Justice Department would protect women seeking abortions...
September is crunch time for Democrats racing to realize President Biden’s legacy-defining economic agenda.Over the next three weeks, House Democrats will be in a non-stop sprint to complete work on a sweeping $3.5 trillion reconciliation package...
An aide to former Vice President Mike Pence is dispelling what she's calling the "myth" that he refers to his wife as "mother." "This is a myth that drives me crazy," Alyssa Farah, a former press secretary for Pence, said on the inaugural...
Multiple victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla. allegedly had their identities stolen by a trio who went on a luxury shopping spree. ...
Hall-of-fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya announced on Twitter Wednesday that he was out of the hospital after being treated for COVID-19.“Hey guys, I am out of the hospital. I was in there for three days. COVID hit me really hard,” De La Hoya said...
The Supreme Court has halted Texas’ planned execution of John Ramirez over a request for a pastor to place hands on him as he dies.In an order on Wednesday, the Court granted a stay for the execution of John Ramirez, the same day it was slated...
Winsome Sears, the GOP candidate in Virginia's lieutenant governor race, laid off her entire campaign staff 55 days out from Election Day in the commonwealth.A former Sears campaign staffer, who was laid off, told...
An Illinois federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit against the city of Chicago over the police department's stop-and-frisk policies. U....
A portrait of Breonna Taylor, whose death helped spark the Black Lives Matter protests last summer, will be on display in a Smithsonian starting this Friday.A painting of Taylor will hang on the fourth floor of the...
An attorney for 17 people accused of being part of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 said Wednesday that he’s been released from the hospital. In a court document, John Pierce said he was hospitalized for 12 days before...