House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t mince words Thursday about her view of two House members’ clandestine trip to Afghanistan this week.
Biden admin details new steps to prevent evictions as moratorium faces Supreme Court
The Biden administration is taking new steps to prevent evictions as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the White House and Department of Treasury announced Wednesday.
Trump makes executive privilege threat as House committee seeks documents from agencies on January 6 attack
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack requested a massive tranche of documents from several US government agencies — signaling they intend to undertake a sprawling probe of security failures and attempts to overturn the…
Climate measures in reconciliation, infrastructure bills will mostly meet Biden’s emissions goals, Schumer says
An analysis from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office estimates that combined, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill can meet the majority of President Joe Biden’s target to drastically slash emissions…
New York district attorneys ask state attorney general to hold off on publicly releasing Cuomo investigation materials
Three New York district attorneys’ offices are urging the state attorney general’s office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed m…
US concerned about ‘very specific threat stream’ from ISIS-K against crowds outside Kabul airport
Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on “a very specific threat stream” from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN.
FCC proposes $5 million robocall fine against right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a record-breaking $5 million fine against right-wing political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman on Tuesday, after an investigation by the agency found that the two men appeared to have violated US ro…
Biden calls cybersecurity ‘core national security challenge’ in meeting with tech, education and critical infrastructure leaders
President Joe Biden and several of his Cabinet officials and advisers will meet with leaders from Silicon Valley, the water and energy sectors, the banking and insurance industries and academic institutions on Wednesday to discuss shoring up the nation…
Why some Capitol rioters are getting no jail time
When it comes to holding the January 6 US Capitol rioters to account, the Justice Department has plenty of tools in its prosecutorial toolbox — and plenty of critics who have questioned whether they are prosecuting defendants to the fullest extent of …
Herschel Walker launches Senate campaign in Georgia
Herschel Walker, the former football star, announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday, after months of speculation marked by both former President Donald Trump’s public encouragement and some Republicans’ rising concerns about the pol…