The bipartisan infrastructure bill making its precarious way through the Senate was always a cornerstone of Joe Biden’s presidency. Now, it’s even more vital for an administration badly needing wins as the White House struggles to navigate multiple cri…
Schumer moves to shut down debate on infrastructure bill in key step toward final vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved on Thursday night to cut off debate on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, paving the way for swift passage of the sweeping legislation that would enact key elements of President Joe Biden’s econ…
MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell’s latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
Since the presidential election, Christina Jensen says she’s been stopped on the street several times by acquaintances who wanted to share troubling news: hackers from Beijing had switched nearly 24,000 votes for Donald Trump in their rural, GOP-leanin…
The full picture of Trump’s attempted coup is only starting to emerge
President Donald Trump — back in the final days of his presidency — didn’t exactly make a secret of his effort to overturn the election he’d just lost and so it’s very easy to get tired of thinking about it, now that he’s out of office and his offici…
CBO: Bipartisan infrastructure plan will add $256 billion to projected deficits over the next decade
The bipartisan infrastructure plan making its way through the Senate will “add $256 billion to projected deficits” between 2021 and 2031, a report from the Congressional Budget Office released Thursday found.
Democrats scramble to find a path forward on federal legislation on voting rights as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls new special session
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated the Republican push to pass new voting restrictions in the state, announcing on Thursday a second special session of the state legislature that could continue the bitter standoff with Democrats in the Texas House wh…
FDA could lay out a national strategy for Covid-19 booster shots in early September
Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September timeline for laying out a strategy on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, a Biden administration official told CNN.
Biden signs bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to police who responded to insurrection
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law at the White House on Thursday to award congressional gold medals to the police forces that responded to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
US ‘not ready to throw in the towel’ on Afghan talks even as Taliban violence grows
The Biden administration has continued to back negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, insisting the latter is still invested in the political process and political success is still possible, even as the international community has …