Lawyers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have filed an emergency appeal with the First District Court of Appeals in Florida in hopes of halting school mask mandates while the case goes through the court system.
McConnell carefully choosing battles in Trump proxy war for the midterms
Sen. Mitch McConnell is locked in a proxy war with former President Donald Trump this fall as both Republicans work to position candidates for primaries taking place all over the country next spring and summer.
White House will withdraw David Chipman’s nomination as head of ATF
The White House will withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, three sources familiar with the decision told CNN
House Minority Leader McCarthy takes proxy voting fight to the Supreme Court
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the House proxy voting protocols that were put in place in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Watchdog launches probe of how FAA de-conflicts space and regular flights
The Transportation Department’s inspector general says it is reviewing how officials prevent everyday flights and commercial space flights from sharing the same airspace and potentially colliding.
Fact Check: Texas abortion law doesn’t give full 6 weeks to get an abortion
During a press conference Tuesday, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defended his state’s controversial new abortion law and misleadingly suggested it contains protections for victims of rape or incest.
Trump endorses Harriet Hageman in GOP primary challenge to Liz Cheney
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Republican primary challenger to Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a vocal critic of the former president who voted to impeach him earlier this year.
White House plan to lower drug costs supports letting Medicare negotiate prices
The Biden administration is lending its weight to congressional Democrats’ controversial push to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
Pandemic unemployment benefits and eviction protections have expired. Here’s what federal help is still available
Americans are no longer protected from evictions or receiving beefed-up unemployment payments, but they are still benefiting from many other federal coronavirus rescue measures.
After hitting an Obamacare record, Biden’s top health administrator eyes further expansion
The Affordable Care Act’s upcoming open enrollment period is going to look very different this year. It will be the first since 2016 that the official in charge is actively supporting efforts to get people coverage under the landmark law, rather than t…