When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard — including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction.
Fact-checking partisan claims on government spending under Trump
Once again, lawmakers are in a fight over the debt limit. Democratic leaders have called for suspending the debt ceiling through 2022 in order to keep the government open but Republicans staunchly oppose the legislation.
Judge to US Capitol rioter: ‘You’ve disgraced this country in the eyes of the world’
A federal judge erupted at a Capitol riot defendant as he pleaded guilty on Friday, chastising him for participating in an “attack on our government” and warning him to stay on the “straight and narrow,” in the latest strong reaction from the judiciary…
Situation becoming ‘dire’ at US airbase in Germany housing approximately 2,000 pregnant Afghan refugees
The task of accommodating 10,000 Afghan refugees, including approximately 2,000 pregnant women, is putting facilities at Ramstein airbase in Germany under tremendous strain as nighttime temperatures drop toward freezing and what was meant to be a 10-da…
Six United employees ask court to block vaccination requirement
Six United Airlines employees are asking a federal judge to block the airline’s vaccine requirement set to take effect on Monday.
Justice Department appoints David Neal as director of the nation’s immigration courts
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced the appointment of David Neal to lead the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the nation’s immigration courts.
House passes bill preserving the right to abortion
The House will vote Friday on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill aimed at preserving access to an abortion nationwide, as abortion rights are being threatened across the country by Republican-led state legislatures.
Biden harshly condemns horseback wrangling images from border
President Joe Biden harshly condemned images of Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up Haitian migrant families in Texas, saying those responsible for the actions will be punished.
Obamas set to oversee groundbreaking of presidential library next week
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will oversee the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center next week, according to a new video from the former first couple, beginning one of the final steps in the delayed proces…
Biden says Democrats are at a ‘stalemate’ as his economic agenda hangs in the balance on Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden on Friday urged Democrats to pass massive infrastructure and social safety net legislation at a time when sharp disagreements between moderate and progressive members of his party threaten his domestic agenda.