After spending the weekend negotiating, lawmakers have yet to clinch a bipartisan infrastructure deal, a precarious sign for senators who have months trying to cement a massive, bipartisan win for President Joe Biden.
US to keep existing Covid-related travel restrictions
The White House has decided to maintain existing coronavirus travel restrictions amid surging cases triggered by the Delta variant, a White House official told CNN Monday.
‘What you’re doing is unprecedented’: McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over
The relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was never very warm. Now it’s in the down-right gutter.
Biden’s infrastructure deal on shaky ground as blame game begins
The much-deliberated bipartisan infrastructure bill is entering a critical week on Capitol Hill with lawmakers projecting optimism ahead of a possible procedural vote this week, potentially on Monday.
US general vows to continue airstrikes supporting Afghan troops fighting Taliban
The US will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday.
Trump’s appointees are turning the Supreme Court to the right with different tactics
The three appointees of former President Donald Trump have together sealed the Supreme Court’s conservatism for a generation, but they have revealed strikingly different methods. They diverge in their regard for practical consequences, their desire to …
Growing GOP group wants McCarthy to punish Kinzinger, Cheney for joining 1/6 committee
A growing group of rank-and-file House Republicans wants House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP leadership to punish Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for accepting a position from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve on the select committee inv…
Analysis: Unvaccinated Americans under mounting pressure to get Covid shots
Social, moral and political pressure is beginning to build on tens of millions of Americans who decline to take safe, effective vaccines against Covid-19, as even some conservative politicians join the persuasion effort amid a dangerous new wave.
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins says he has Covid
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana posted on Facebook Sunday evening that he, his wife and his son all have Covid-19.
Analysis: Joe Biden’s approval rating simply hasn’t moved in six months
President Joe Biden’s presidency is now six months old. You’d be forgiven if you didn’t realize how long Biden has been in office because Biden doesn’t generate anywhere near the same news interest (see Google searches) as his predecessor, former Presi…