This week, advocates for the recently expired nationwide eviction moratorium scored a victory as the CDC rolled out a new, yet more limited, moratorium following pressure and protest by some Democrats. Meanwhile, concerns over the nation’s debt limit b…
Cuomo staffer files criminal complaint against governor with Albany sheriff’s office
A criminal complaint against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been filed with the Albany Sheriff’s Office by a former staffer who is among the 11 whose sexual harassment allegations against the embattled Democrat were detailed in the state attorney gener…
How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the center of the former President’s efforts to overturn the election, received a high-level intelligence briefing around New Year’s 2021 that did little to stop…
Biden set to announce three new ambassador picks, including two top donors
President Joe Biden is announcing a new round of ambassador picks, which includes two top donors to his 2020 presidential campaign.
January 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eye next steps
The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is weighing whether to pursue call logs from the Trump White House on the day of the riot, a move that could present a potentially thorny dilemma for President Joe Biden who would ultimately…
Biden extends student loan payment pause to January 31
The Biden administration is extending the pause on federal student loan payments one last time until January 31.
New Jersey gym owner is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer on January 6
A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a police officer during the January 6 insurrection, marking the first time a Capitol rioter has been convicted of violence against police.
CNN gets an inside look at Space Force
I have been embedded with every branch of the US military multiple times — in war zones and on base — but nothing is quite like an inside look at the newly created US Space Force. Space Force “Guardians,” as they’re known, do their work hundreds — e…
GOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill
Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major bipartisan achievement that would amount to a capstone of his three decades of public service: The Senate’s passage of a roughly $1 trillion pa…
Biden touts economic recovery but warns of Delta after US added 943,000 jobs in July
President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%.