House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal said Sunday that the $1.5 trillion figure for the economic bill was “too small,” but wouldn’t say whether she would accept the $2.1 trillion dollar price tag that is being floated.
GOP lawmakers push to uncover ‘bias’ in Covid probe during contentious classified intel briefing
Frustrations boiled over during a closed-door intelligence briefing last week as Republican lawmakers sought to expose what they believe is bias against the lab leak theory amongst experts consulted by the Biden administration in its hunt for the origi…
Pressure is growing on Biden to lift Trump’s tariffs as supply chain problems worsen
There’s a quick move President Joe Biden could make to immediately help relieve the stress the pandemic-related supply chain crisis is having on US companies: Lift the tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump.
‘Voice behind the violence’: English-speaking narrator of ISIS propaganda videos arrested and charged by Justice Department
An English-speaking narrator of ISIS recruitment videos is in custody in the US and charged with conspiring to help the terrorist organization, the Justice Department announced on Saturday.
The absolute grossest example of the Trump-ing of the Republican Party
When former President Donald Trump endorsed Harriet Hageman’s primary challenge to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney last month, he called her “strong on Crime and Borders, powerfully supports the Second Amendment, loves our Military and our Vets, and will fight…
Senate passes 30-day extension for highway funding
The Senate on Saturday passed the temporary extension of the Highway Trust Fund, ensuring that 3,700 federal employees will not be furloughed after the House didn’t bass a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would have addressed the funding.
Trump wants court to force Twitter to reinstate his account
Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to restore his Twitter account, according to a court document filed Friday.
‘Still waiting for what is to come for us’: American University of Afghanistan students face fear and uncertainty
They had enrolled at the American University of Afghanistan because they saw it as an opportunity, a pathway to a better future.
5 things about Melania Trump revealed in Stephanie Grisham’s new book
During her five years working in various roles as a senior aide to Donald and Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham had perhaps the most intimate vantage point of their time in the White House.
Why progressives didn’t cave in biggest intra-party fight of the Biden era
The story of the Democratic Party’s progressive insurgency has, over the last five or six years, typically been told from the campaign trail.