President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his multi-trillion anti-poverty package, assuring a group of lawmakers on Thursday that he would stand by them in their push to see a pathway to citizen…
Third Black lawmaker arrested this month during voting rights protests in DC
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she was arrested on Thursday by Capitol Police during a protest on voting rights, becoming the third lawmaker to be arrested in recent weeks while participating in a pro-voting rights demonstration in Washington….
With clock ticking, policing negotiators struggle to close deal
The fate of a bipartisan deal overhauling policing looks increasingly dim with the August recess looming in just a matter of days.
Pentagon watchdog warns of ‘existential crisis’ and criticizes US ‘hubris’ in Afghanistan
A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country’s government could face an “existential crisis” and offered a highly critical assessment of the US’s strategy and conduct throughout the 20-year war, just weeks before the withdrawal of A…
Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees
President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to announce a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccin…
First on CNN: President Biden to meet with 7 governors Friday to discuss devastating wildfires
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with seven governors on Friday to talk about how states are responding to a devastating Western wildfire season — and how the federal government can assist.
Biden calls on students to keep campuses ‘safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well’ as Covid-19 as they return this fall
President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the responsibility that college students have to ensure their campuses are safe not just from the Covid-19 pandemic, but also “safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well,” in remarks to young people at a…
Senate passes $2 billion Capitol security funding bill in response to January 6 insurrection
The Senate voted on Thursday to approve a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill security spending bill in response to the deadly January 6 insurrection.
National security adviser calls bipartisan infrastructure bill ‘urgent national security imperative’
National security adviser Jake Sullivan reminded senior White House staff on Thursday of the stakes of passing the burgeoning $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, framing its passage as an “urgent national security imperative for the United Stat…
Attorney General Merrick Garland threatens to sue Texas over governor’s order targeting migrants
The Biden administration is considering challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Wednesday executive order targeting migrants over concerns that his actions will cripple infrastructure in border communities, including potential legal action, a senior admin…