Politics Apr 04 Democratic, GOP senators reach $10 billion COVID agreement, removes international aid Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says the deal will give the government "the tools we need" to continue battling the disease.
Politics Apr 01 Jan. 6 panel pressures Attorney General Garland to charge Trump allies The lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
Politics Mar 28 Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Trump advisers Scavino, Navarro in contempt The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has voted unanimously to hold two men who served as advisers to former President Donald Trump in contempt of Congress.
Politics Mar 28 Federal Judge says Trump likely committed crimes during 2020 election A federal judge has asserted it is "more likely than not" that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.
Politics Mar 28 More Trump advisors face contempt votes from Jan. 6 committee The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is pushing ahead with contempt charges against two men who served as advisers to President Donald Trump.
Politics Mar 18 WATCH: House passes CROWN Act, a bill that outlaws discrimination based on hair Black people who wear hairstyles like Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists should not face bias in society, school and the workplace, the U.S. House said Friday in voting to make it explicit that such discrimination is a violation of…
Nation Mar 15 Senate unanimously approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent The bipartisan bill approved Tuesday would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. But the bill still needs to pass the House and win the signature of President Joe Biden to become law.
Politics Mar 02 House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy' The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their…
Politics Mar 01 Boebert outburst on Afghanistan jolts State of the Union Delivering the loudest heckling of the evening, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado blamed Biden for the 13 service members who were killed during the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. Her outburst drew a chorus of boos from Democrats.
Politics Mar 01 In blue and yellow, lawmakers show support for Ukraine at State of the Union Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the heavily secured U.S. Capitol for President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address — some wearing blue and yellow ribbons and lapels in support of Ukraine — as attention turns from challenges at home…