Rahm Emanuel could face opposition from an unusual source at his Wednesday nomination hearing to be the next US ambassador to Japan: his own party.
White House under pressure to act on voting rights, but it’s not ready to blow up the filibuster
The White House is under mounting pressure to get results on voting rights legislation, but sources tell CNN the Biden administration still isn’t ready to try to jam it through the Senate by force — even though the Senate’s latest voting bill is expec…
‘Big, big shifts’: How Biden’s civil rights pros have reoriented DOJ
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has launched several major investigations under President Joe Biden, an aggressive start after years of neglect during the Trump-era.
January 6 panel approves Steve Bannon criminal contempt report
The House committee investigating the January 6 US Capitol attack is expected to formally kick off the process to hold Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies, in contempt of Congress on Tuesday night when the panel is sched…
One GOP gubernatorial run could provide a template for the party to woo back voters Trump drove away
One Republican is trying his hand at lifting the curse that Donald Trump has inflicted on his party in America’s suburbs — by just pretending he doesn’t exist.
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package, tells Dems free community college is out
President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand the social safety net is expected to drop tuition-free community college, a major White House priority, according to multiple sources familiar with the mate…
FBI at Washington home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
The FBI is conducting “law enforcement activity” at the Washington, DC, home of Russia oligarch Oleg Deripaska, according to an FBI spokesman.
GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry indicted
Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska has been indicted, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Iowa Democratic Party chairman says he was targeted by threatening messages after criticizing Trump
Ross Wilburn, the Iowa Democratic Party chairman, says he received racist threats in the days after he published an op-ed in the Des Moines Register that was critical of former President Donald Trump and Republicans who have aligned themselves with him…
Judge who’s criticized Capitol insurrection to hear Trump’s challenge to House subpoena of presidential records
A federal judge who has strongly criticized the January 6 insurrection and handed down prison time to some convicted rioters is set to hear former President Donald Trump’s challenge to a House subpoena of records from his time in office related to the …