Allen Weisselberg — the former Trump Organization CFO who has been charged by Manhattan prosecutors for an alleged tax evasion scheme — is expecting that more indictments will be filed in the case, his lawyer said in court Monday.
Biden is mobilizing the federal government to deal with the effects of extreme heat
President Joe Biden is mobilizing an interagency effort to deal with the effects of extreme heat across the country, the White House announced Monday.
Clyburn says there is a ‘possibility’ infrastructure vote could be delayed
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday that there is a “possibility” the vote on a bipartisan infrastructure package will be delayed, despite Democratic House leaders promising moderate members a vote by September 27.
Pelosi faces internal Dem strife as key deadline could sink Biden agenda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a major dilemma: September 27 — the day she promised a vote on a trillion-dollar infrastructure deal that passed the Senate last month — is fast approaching.
Vaccine gap stokes super spreader fears ahead of UN’s first post-Covid meeting
US fears that this week’s annual world leader jamboree at the United Nations could spark a super spreader event will highlight the stark inequality of global access to Covid-19 vaccines — even as developed nations begin offering booster shots.
Senate parliamentarian rules against including immigration reform in $3.5 trillion economic bill
New guidance from the Senate parliamentarian makes it unlikely Senate Democrats will be able to include immigration in their $3.5 trillion bill to expand the country’s social safety net.
DHS chief to travel to US Southern border as thousands crowd in makeshift camp
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday he will travel to the US southern border as the Biden administration grapples with the thousands of migrants who have amassed in Del Rio, Texas, and ramps up deportation flights to Haiti.
Voters still don’t like the GOP’s answer to the coronavirus
Republicans have been hoping to turn the political page from the coronavirus pandemic for over a year now.
The biggest hurdle on the road for Biden’s economic plan
As Congress considers his economic plan, President Joe Biden faces one overarching challenge: Taking money from people who have influence and giving it to people who don’t is hard.
Democrats want to tax the very rich. Here’s who they are
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the rich to pay for their $3.5 trillion plan to expand the nation’s safety net, saying the wealthy should pay their fair share.