The Biden administration is issuing new security guidance to critical infrastructure firms in an attempt to blunt the impact of ransomware and other hacks, following a series of attacks on US companies.
Lawmakers stormed out of classified Afghanistan briefing after their questions weren’t answered
Multiple lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, according to three sources familiar with the briefing.
Border Patrol sought extra resources in Del Rio as far back as June, union emails show
As far back as June, Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas, began asking management for additional resources to more rapidly process migrants, but their calls for increased resources appear to have gone unmet until recent days when thousands and thous…
Law professor tells Cruz Texas’ voter ID law is racist in fiery hearing exchange
A law professor told GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday that Texas’ voter ID law is racist in a tense exchange during a Senate hearing on voting rights.
Anxious Democrats float Plan B: Raise debt ceiling on party-line vote
A number of key Democrats say that their party should take matters into its own hands and raise the national debt limit by itself once Republicans block their plans as expected in the Senate, underscoring the lack of options facing the White House and …
These government benefits would be at risk if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling
The battle over raising the debt ceiling may seem like political gamesmanship on Capitol Hill, but it has real-life implications for tens of millions of Americans.
Biden criticizes Senate Republicans after police reform negotiations end without a deal
President Joe Biden criticized Senate Republicans after the bipartisan talks around overhauling policing laws broke down without a deal, critiquing the GOP for rejecting even modest reforms.
Bipartisan lawmakers dedicated to getting new global war on terrorism monument built on National Mall
A group of bipartisan lawmakers is dedicated to getting a new memorial to honor military veterans of the global war on terrorism built in a place of prominence: the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Pentagon announces plan to implement sexual assault commission recommendations
The Pentagon is set to lay out its plan for addressing sexual assault and domestic violence in the military nearly three months after the White House and the defense secretary threw their support behind recommendations laid out by an independent review…
Restrictive abortion bill introduced in Florida mirrors controversial Texas law
A Republican Florida state lawmaker on Wednesday introduced a bill that is modeled after a strict Texas law prohibiting abortions after six weeks, drawing condemnation from supporters of abortion rights who fear such legislation might soon be introduce…