The Senate is slated to take a procedural vote Wednesday on whether to advance a House-passed bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit until December 2022, but Republicans are expected to block the measure.
Biden administration plans to restore environmental review policies weakened by Trump
The Biden administration plans to restore three major provisions to a bedrock environmental law that were rolled back under President Donald Trump, it announced Wednesday.
Idaho’s governor accuses lieutenant governor of attempting to deploy National Guard to border without authorization
An extraordinary public feud between Idaho’s two top leaders escalated on Tuesday when the state’s governor, Brad Little, accused fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin of overstepping her authority by ordering the state National Guard to the US-M…
Biden looks to repair the frayed US relationship with Mexico
Nearly a year after the US Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a Mexican former defense minister and charged him with being a drug cartel boss, the Biden administration is deploying three Cabinet members and White House officials to Mexico to mend…
Biden administration to boost at-home rapid testing with $1 billion investment
The Biden administration is set to boost Covid-19 testing in the US by announcing an additional investment in at-home rapid tests.
Democrats are serious about potentially changing Senate filibuster rules to avoid default
The country is on the precipice of a financial calamity and Democrats are on the verge of potentially altering the contours of the Senate with a potential one-time rules change that would enable them to pass a debt ceiling increase well ahead of the Oc…
Rep. Adam Schiff prosecuted Trump at his first impeachment. His new book offers his view into the former President’s world
In the days before Rep. Adam Schiff became then-President Donald Trump’s chief congressional nemesis, Trump praised the man who would go on to epitomize his toxic relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Biden administration reveals number of nuclear weapons in US stockpile
In a reversal from the Trump administration, the State Department revealed the number of nuclear weapons in the US stockpile for the first time in four years on Tuesday.
Biden says changing filibuster rules to raise debt ceiling is ‘a real possibility’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it was a “real possibility” that Senate Democrats would look to change the filibuster rules in order to overcome Republican opposition and raise the debt ceiling ahead of a fast-approaching deadline.
US Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
The US Department of Education announced major changes Wednesday to a federal student loan forgiveness program that the agency says could bring relief to thousands of borrowers working in government and nonprofit sectors.