Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday he will vote against Neera Tanden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the latest Republican swing vote to come out against her.When asked if he’d support Tanden’s nomination, he...
Jill Biden says that mothers have had to take on much of the burden of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic."Moms, they were struggling before the pandemic," the first lady said in a Thursday interview from the White House on "The Kelly...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday vowed to oppose the Equality Act in court shortly before a House vote on the legislation, saying it would damage religious freedom.The Equality Act would would expand on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday vowed to oppose the Equality Act in court shortly before a House vote on the legislation, saying it would damage religious freedom.The Equality Act would would expan...
Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) on Thursday asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review obstacles to child care access for disabled parents and children.In the letter, the three ...
The Tulsa Police Department is looking for two young suspects who allegedly destroyed several statues dedicated to Jewish children killed during the Holocaust.Law enforcement said they were contacted on Wednesday about the vandalism at The...
British actor O.T. Fagbenle will play former President Obama opposite Oscar winner Viola Davis’s Michelle Obama in Showtime’s anthology series “The First Lady,” Deadline reported Thursday.Fagbenle has had an extensive television and theater career...
A group opposed to Harvard’s affirmative action policy asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to take up its lawsuit challenging the use of race in higher education admissions decisions. The conservative-backed group Students for Fair Admissions...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) top political fundraiser will be moving to lead the House Majority PAC, the main fundraising arm responsible for maintaining a Democratic majority in the lower chamber. The Washington Post first reported...
Pro-Trump Republican Catalina Lauf has announced she is mounting a primary challenge against Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who has drawn backlash from his colleagues for his calls for the GOP to split with former President Trump.“Fake...
President Biden will participate in the National Governors Association's winter meeting on Thursday afternoon.The event is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. EST.Watch the live video above.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has hired Trump campaign press aide Erin Perrine as his new communications director.Perrine most recently was director of press communications for former President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign. Before that, she ...
The White House on Thursday swiped at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, signaling a change in leadership at the U.S. Postal Service could be coming once President Biden's picks for the agency's board of governors are confirmed."The...
Former President Obama said earlier this week that the case for reparations for Black Americans is “justified,” but he added that the “politics of white resistance and resentment,” among other issues, made the prospect of pursuing the issue during...
Hasbro says it's not getting rid of the honorifics for its Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head after all, after a company executive had suggested the toymaker could move toward a gender-neutral name.“Kids want to be able to represent their own experiences. The...
House conservatives are renewing their calls for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to step down from her leadership post after she split with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over whether former President Trum...
Weighing, debating and voting on proposed legislation is the most important thing Congress does. It’s serious business, and should be treated as such. If citizens don’t have faith in the legislative process, a big pillar of our democratic system...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is facing criticism for his questioning of one of President Biden's health nominees, Rachel Levine, a former state health official who would be the first openly transgender federal official confirme...
Republican legislators in Wisconsin introduced a bill on Thursday that would require venues and arenas that have received taxpayer funding to play the national anthem at sporting events.The St...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Democrats will fight to keep the focus of the Jan. 6 investigative commission on the topic of the attack on the Capitol that day.Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert was charged Thursday with two dozen crimes, including sexual assault, human trafficking and running a criminal enterprise, ...
The ex-girlfriend of a man who allegedly stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 turned him in after he sent her pictures and videos of him breaking into the building.
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said Thursday that security will remain tight because of intelligence that some militia groups that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 have threatened to "blow up" the complex when President Biden...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jennifer Granholm to lead the Energy Department, making her the latest Cabinet...
Neera Tanden's confirmation struggles are raising the question: Do mean tweets matter in the post-Trump world?They certainly are making a difference for Tanden.Her nomination as President Biden's budget chief appears to be...
