Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the director-general of the World Health Organization Wednesday and underscored US support for further WHO studies into the origins of Covid-19, including research in China, the State Department said.
Here’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure package
President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday, finalizing a key part of his economic agenda.
Mitch McConnell is doing something he deserves a lot of credit for
Less than half of all Kentucky residents are vaccinated against the coronavirus. And Mitch McConnell is trying to do something about it.
White House works behind the scenes to prepare labor leaders for federal employee vaccine requirement
White House officials have reached out to key union representatives over the last two days to lay the groundwork for President Joe Biden’s decision to require federal employees to get vaccinated, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
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Fact checking claims January 6 was not an armed insurrection
The question of whether rioters were armed on January 6 has been among the most debated issues surrounding the insurrection — with some Republicans claiming the assailants were not armed, despite court documents alleging otherwise.
Liberals may end up liking much of Garland’s Justice Department after all
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to restore public trust in the Justice Department quietly may be turning into one progressive Democrats like, after months of handwringing among some critics on the left that he would block accountability for T…
Jared Kushner is starting an investment firm and leaving politics for the foreseeable future
Jared Kushner — former senior adviser to, and son-in-law of, ex-President Donald Trump — intends to start a Miami-based investment firm called Affinity Partners, a person familiar with Kushner’s plans for the business told CNN.
Officers who testified at 1/6 hearing call for police union to publicly denounce insurrection
Still grappling with physical and mental trauma from the January 6 insurrection, several police officers who were on the front lines that day want more support from the nation’s largest police union and are calling on law enforcement groups to publicly…
Sinema says she does not support $3.5 trillion reconciliation package Democrats plan to pass along party lines
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Wednesday that she does not support a $3.5 trillion dollar budget bill Democrats plan to pass along party lines, saying she doesn’t agree with its price tag, on the same day lawmakers hashed out an ag…
House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate
The drama over mask wearing on Capitol Hill is back and in full force.