President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn’t know if he can get West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on board to support his social safety net bill, but is expected to speak with him about the legislation next week as the Senate moves closer to its …
Abortion rights supporters see little to cheer in new Supreme Court opinion
One hundred days after allowing a Texas law that bars abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy to go into effect — sending women scrambling to neighboring states to obtain a procedure protected by the Constitution — the Supreme Court on Friday…
In rebuff to Bannon, judge puts limits on public disclosure of evidence in his case
A federal judge on Friday rejected Steve Bannon’s challenge to the limits the Justice Department was seeking on public disclosure of evidence the government turned over to him in his case.
Security breach on Capitol Hill included missteps, such as giving officers wrong description for the suspect
A security breach at an office building on the US Capitol complex on Thursday included a number of missteps, such as Capitol Police failing to notice a handgun on the X-ray security screen and erroneously telling officers to look for a White woman inst…
Biden says he thinks it’s ‘the peak’ of inflation crisis
President Joe Biden on Friday said that — while he recognizes that inflation “is a real problem” — he feels the US is at the peak of price inflation.
January 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed House candidate involved in planning rally
The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol issued six additional subpoenas Friday, including one to former aide to former President Donald Trump and current Ohio congressional candidate Max Miller.
Bob Dole celebrated by Biden and national leaders at Washington funeral
A funeral service and tribute ceremony for the late Kansas Republican Sen. Bob Dole are scheduled to be held in Washington, DC, on Friday.
Supreme Court lets Texas abortion law continue but says providers can sue
The Supreme Court left in place Friday a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after around six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said that abortion providers had the right to challenge the law in federal court.
US gives Bezos, Branson and Shatner their astronaut wings
The US government is making it official — Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and William Shatner have earned the title of “astronaut” after their flights to the edge of space.
New White House policy gives agencies 24 hours to assess cyberattacks of potential national security concern
The White House has enacted a new policy requiring the FBI and other agencies to help US officials quickly assess whether a cyberattack “rises to the level of a national security concern” that could hamper the provision of key services such as fuel or …