The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which has rendered Roe v. Wade a dead letter in the country’s second largest state, in advance of next week’s oral arguments.
Senate Dems working on Medicaid compromise
The creation of a federal Medicaid expansion program is likely not going to be in the Democrats’ sweeping social safety net package. Instead, lawmakers are discussing a plan to subsidize private insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges for those …
DOJ pushes back against claims of mistreatment at DC jail where dozens of Capitol rioters are being held
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday pushed back against claims of mistreatment at a Washington, DC, jail where dozens of US Capitol rioters are being held — allegations that led a federal judge to refer the jail for an investigation into potential civil …
Manchin made millions from coal. Now his ties face examination
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s long-standing financial ties to the coal industry are facing fresh scrutiny following his opposition to key elements of a sweeping climate and economic package that Democrats are scrambling to reach a deal on this week….
Paid leave falls out of Democratic package in urgent scramble to secure Manchin’s support
Democrats are expected to scrap paid family leave from their cornerstone economic and climate package, discarding one of the central planks of President Joe Biden’s proposal as they scramble to strike a deal with holdout senators, according to multiple…
Top US general says China hypersonic test is ‘very concerning’
The top US general said China’s test of a hypersonic weapon over the summer was “very concerning” and that “it has all of our attention.”
McConnell endorses Herschel Walker’s Senate bid in sign of growing GOP establishment support
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker’s Senate bid in Georgia, a sign that the Republican establishment is aligning behind Walker after initially holding concerns about the GOP candidate’s viability.
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Intelligence leaders defend efforts to promote diversity in face of Republican attacks
The Biden administration’s most senior intelligence officials defended their push to boost diversity in the ranks of the intelligence community in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, amid attacks from Republicans that such efforts are a distraction f…
Horse patrol investigation slow moving despite DHS promise to conclude in ‘days’
An internal investigation into US Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted migrants in Texas, remains ongoing, a month after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas committed to concluding the probe within “days.”
Some House depositions of people who helped plan rallies preceding Capitol attack are postponed
The House select committee investigating January 6 has granted short postponements of the scheduled depositions of individuals who helped plan the rallies and events leading up to the attack on the Capitol, a committee aide told CNN.