Politics May 25 George Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill The path forward on Capitol Hill for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act remains unclear, but negotiators say they've made progress and expressed optimism this week about its prospects.
Politics May 14 House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success.
Politics May 06 Cheney challenger Stefanik says GOP must work with Trump New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is stating her case for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader. She is implicitly lambasting Cheney’s battles with former President Donald Trump.
Politics May 05 No. 2 House Republican supports Liz Cheney removal over Trump clashes Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, is publicly calling for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party's third-ranking leader in the chamber.
Politics Apr 28 WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response to Biden speech South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has used the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress to vow that “America is not a racist country.”…
Politics Mar 30 GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, says he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denies any criminal wrongdoing.
Economy Mar 10 Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill in win for Biden, Democrats The 628-page measure represents Democrats' effort to bridle the catastrophic pandemic and revive the enfeebled economy. Republicans say the measure is bloated, crammed with liberal policies and heedless of signs the dual crises are easing.
Politics Mar 06 Democrats prevail as Senate OKs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Bleary-eyed lawmakers worked through a mountain of amendments Saturday as the Senate plodded toward passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that President Joe Biden and Democrats say is crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic.
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Senate leaders, Manchin strike deal on COVID-19 relief bill Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Politics Mar 04 WATCH: Senate debates latest COVID-19 relief in American Rescue Plan Act The Senate is beginning debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.