A Minnesota theater has canceled an upcoming performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella" over concerns regarding the cast's lack of diversity.In a release, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres said its staff and leaders "believe...
A group of 36 House members demanded information from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over a reported disparity between the men's and women's weight rooms at championship basketball tournaments. The House lawmakers...
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday downplayed concerns from centrist Democrats who warned party leaders against potentially overturning the election result of a closely contested House seat in Iowa.The House Administration Committee is...
In his first press conference as commander in chief, President Biden forcefully defended his administration’s response to the surge of migrants at the southern border and signaled he could be open to getting rid of the filibuster that is imperiling...
In his first press conference as commander in chief, President Biden forcefully defended his administration's response to the surge of migrants at the southern border and signaled he could be open to getting rid of the fi...
Amazon announced Thursday it will launch vaccine sites at multiple warehouses across the country.“Over the coming weeks, in partnership with local government and public health officials, we are beginning to host on-site vaccination...
Congressional Republicans argued Thursday that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s plans for states to request waivers for certain school accountability requirements during the pandemic appear to overstep his limitations. In a letter sent to...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) on Thursday sent the IRS data necessary to deliver coronavirus stimulus checks to people receiving government assistance after lawmakers expressed alarm that the payments were delayed.President...
President Biden didn't get a single question at his first press conference about the coronavirus pandemic that has been the biggest story for the last year.Biden did make announcements related to the pandemic at the outset of the press conference,...
The House chamber is reportedly being fortified with bulletproof doors to give the chamber extra protection after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.An Axios reporter saw the workers replacing the doors on Wednesday with staffers reportedly...
Steven Spielberg on Thursday announced that he would donate the $1 million award from Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits working to combat racial and economic injustice.The Hollywood legend and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw, will...
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) tweeted a photo of a statue of himself holding a gun on Thursday, addressing President Biden directly and daring him to "come and take it" amid a Democratic push for new gun control legislation."Careful, she bites too,"...
President Biden on Thursday was unable to offer a firm timeline for getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan but said he "can't picture" American forces still being there next year."It is not my intention to stay there for a long time. But the...
The Senate on Thursday passed legislation extending a popular small-business program created by Congress last year during the coronavirus downturn.Senators voted 92-7 to extend the deadline for applying for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP...
President Biden said Thursday that he makes “no apologies” for rolling back former President Trump’s immigration policies as he defended his administration’s response to the swell of migrants at the southern border with Mexico.“All the policies that...
President Biden on Thursday pushed back against claims his “nice guy” approach to immigration is bringing migrants to the southern border, saying economic drivers and seasonal patterns are the main drivers."I'd like to think it's because I'm a nice...
President Biden said Thursday he expects to run for reelection in 2024 as speculation swirls about whether the 78-year-old president intends to only serve one term.“My plan is to run for reelection, that’s my expectation,” Biden said.Biden...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) offered an interesting comment on Monday about the Pentagon’s working report on unidentified flying objects, stating there the “worry is that the stuff is flying over our facilities and we don’t know what they are.”Rubio is...
President Biden on Thursday signaled he is open to making significant changes to the legislative filibuster in the Senate if it continues to be a roadblock to passing legislation on key agenda items like voting rights.Biden, in his first formal...
A group of 30 Democratic lawmakers on Thursday signed a letter to President Biden urging him to do away with his administration’s employee policy regarding past marijuana use after it was reported that five staffers had been fired for acknowledging&...
President Biden said Thursday that no child should be kept at Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facilities for longer than the legally allowed 72 hours as his administration scrambles to find housing for the crush of migrant children that have arrived...
The Supreme Court in a unanimous ruling Thursday said Ford Motor Co. can be sued in two state courts for accidents resulting from alleged automobile defects, regardless of where the cars were purchased.The justices rejected an argument by the...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Democrats were justified in using the filibuster to block the Senate Republican agenda under President Trump because then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) refused to negotiate with...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Thursday announced plans to create a vaccination site on Broadway, in addition to a mobile site off-Broadway, specifically for the theater community.“It’s time to raise the curtain and bring Broadway back,”...
