Politics Mar 08 Senate votes to block new D.C. crime laws, Biden plans to sign resolution The Senate voted Wednesday to block new D.C. crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide.
Politics Mar 08 Biden upends precedent in backing GOP resolution to block D.C. crime law President Joe Biden's support of a resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation's capital and other cities.
Politics Mar 07 Fox News star Tucker Carlson ramps up Jan. 6 lies with footage provided by House Republicans House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to unleash a trove of Jan. 6 Capitol attack footage to Fox News' Tucker Carlson has launched a wholesale Republican effort to rewrite the history of the deadly siege.
Politics Mar 02 Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that overhaul criminal justice system President Joe Biden says he will sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that overhaul how the nation's capital prosecutes and punishes crime.
Health Feb 28 3 years into COVID-19 pandemic, disease origins remain a mystery Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Governments and health agencies around the world have been trying to answer that question since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Politics Feb 22 Speaker McCarthy grants Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 surveillance footage A hard-right political commentator, Carlson says his team is spending the week at the Capitol poring through the video and preparing to reveal their findings. But granting such high-profile access to sensitive security details to such a deeply partisan figure…
Politics Feb 17 Colleagues praise Fetterman for seeking depression treatment The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he has checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression. His public struggle is extraordinary in a building where few talk about their own mental health, but his colleagues have been supportive.
Politics Feb 09 20 years after the conflict, Senate to vote on repeal of Iraq war authorizations The Iraq vote is being sought by a bipartisan group of senators who want to reclaim congressional powers over U.S. military strikes and deployments.
Politics Feb 08 In new role as labor committee chair, Bernie Sanders says corporations ‘should be nervous’ As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says some corporations "should be nervous."…
Politics Jan 11 House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures Neither is expected to pass the Democratic-led Senate, but Republicans said they were making good on promises to address the issue along with other legislative priorities in the first days in power.