Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, wants to hear directly from then-Vice President Mike Pence, who certified the 2020 presidential election despite an extensive pressure campaign led by former P…
Texas Gov. Abbott sues Biden over requirement that National Guard be vaccinated
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott sued President Joe Biden and other members of the administration on Tuesday over the requirement that members of the National Guard be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Analysis: Omicron pushes Americans into a confusing spot
The Omicron variant’s rapid spread has pushed the US into another confusing pandemic moment as Americans try to strike a responsible balance between evolving public health guidance and their personal risk tolerance.
Trump hit with two new lawsuits from police officers attacked by rioters on Jan. 6
Former President Donald Trump was hit with two new federal lawsuits Tuesday from law enforcement officers who were at the US Capitol on January 6 and who allege that Trump directed the assault that left them injured and emotionally traumatized.
US conducts strikes in Syria after indirect fire threatens troops
The US military conducted strikes in Syria after indirect fire posed what a US-led coalition official called “an imminent threat” to troops near Green Village, a base in the east of the country near the Iraqi border.
Virginia senator recounts being stuck on I-95 for more than 20 hours after winter storm
Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday recounted his hours-long journey on a Washington-area highway after a winter storm crippled the region and left hundreds, including the Virginia Democrat, stranded for hours on roads.
All nine Supreme Court justices have received a Covid-19 booster shot
All nine Supreme Court justices have received a Covid-19 booster shot, the court said Tuesday.
Update to CDC’s Covid-19 isolation guidance is imminent, source says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance on the recommended isolation period imminently, according to a source familiar with the plan.
Biden announces US will double its order of Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
President Joe Biden will receive a briefing from his Covid-19 response team and deliver remarks on the Omicron variant Tuesday afternoon, as the US reached more than 100,000 hospitalizations due to to the illness for the first time in four months.
Albany DA declines to prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on forcible touching charge
The Albany district attorney will not prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a misdemeanor sex crime charge of forcible touching after reviewing the evidence in the case despite finding the complainant “cooperative” and “credible.”