The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the passage of voting rights legislation, putting pressure on President Joe Biden and lawmakers to act on federal voting rights bills that have stalled in Congress….
Analysis: Delta plus Omicron spells trouble
Colleges sending students home. Sports leagues canceling games and scrambling to deal with Covid-19 outbreaks. States returning to mask requirements.
House Democrat calls for Congress to pass another Covid relief package
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive freshman Democrat from New York, is calling on Congress to pass another Covid-19 relief package as the country marks 800,000 deaths from the virus and the threat of the Omicron variant only grows.
Jim Jordan sent one of the texts revealed by January 6 committee
Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 5, outlining a legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to stand in the way of the certification of the 2020 election.
Biden picks Michelle Kwan to be ambassador to Belize and Caroline Kennedy to be ambassador to Australia
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intention to nominate Michelle Kwan, a former Olympic figure skater and longtime Democratic activist, to serve as ambassador to Belize.
US promises to define ‘statelessness,’ a first for the federal government
The United States is committing for the first time to defining “statelessness” and increasing protections for stateless people in the US, the Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.
January 6 rioter charged with assaulting Capitol police in fight that left officer unconscious
Two Texas men, Lucas Denney and Donald Hazard, who prosecutors say formed their own militia group called the “Patriot Boys of North Texas,” were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting police officers during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
What Biden’s Build Back Better bill could mean for inflation
Soaring inflation has become a political problem for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill, with critics pointing to the rise in prices as a reason why it’s the wrong time for Congress to authorize some $1.75 trillion in new spending.
Senate passes annual defense bill authorizing $770 billion in Pentagon funding
The National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass defense bill that authorizes $770 billion in funding for the Defense Department, is set to pass the Senate on Wednesday with a bipartisan vote.
Elizabeth Warren calls for expansion of Supreme Court, saying current court is a threat to democracy
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called for the US Supreme Court to be expanded with more justices and said that the current court “threatens the democratic foundations of our nation.”