Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry is under renewed scrutiny after a Senate report released last week provided fresh details about Perry’s role in helping former President Donald Trump try to overturn the 2020 election.
‘Progress on a number of fronts’ following US-Taliban meetings, State Department says
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that “there has been progress on a number of fronts” following several days of meetings between US and Taliban officials in Doha.
Pentagon unsure if hundreds of thousands of civilian employees are vaccinated as deadline approaches
The Pentagon is in the dark about the vaccine status of hundreds of thousands of its civilian employees just weeks before the deadline to fully vaccinate its workforce against Covid-19.
Where things stand in the legal battle over Texas’ six-week abortion ban
Texas’ six-week abortion ban is likely to stay in force at least for a few more days, if not longer, with a federal appeals court signaling Tuesday that the end of the week would be the earliest it would take its next big step in the ongoing litigation…
Texas’ ban of vaccine mandates puts businesses in a difficult position
Corporate America cheered last month when President Joe Biden announced plans to require most larger businesses to mandate Covid vaccines or weekly tests for their workers, So Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order prohibiting businesses from enforcing a vacci…
Hillary Clinton tries her hand at a thriller in new novel
Hillary Clinton has added yet another job to her lengthy résumé: fiction writer.
White House says it did not select child actors in YouTube video featuring Kamala Harris
The White House says it did not select the child actors who appeared in a YouTube-original video featuring Vice President Kamala Harris, responding to criticism from conservative media and politicians that the use of the actors was deceptive.
John Yarmuth, powerful liberal from Kentucky, announces he’ll retire from Congress at the end of his term
House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth announced Tuesday that he would retire at the end of his term, a blow for Democrats who hold a slim majority in the chamber and must now field a new candidate for his US House seat in Kentucky.
Biden administration ends mass worksite immigration raids
The Biden administration is ending mass worksite immigration raids and instead focusing on employers who exploit undocumented workers, according to a newly released memo from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Supreme Court seems open to letting Kentucky attorney general defend abortion law
As the firestorm continues over the Supreme Court’s decision a month ago to allow a Texas six-week abortion ban to go into effect, the justices will take the bench on Tuesday to hear a separate dispute concerning an abortion access law out of Kentucky….