The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).Senators voted 68-26 to confirm Power, who served in the Obama administration as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.President Biden...
Michael Cohen offered an excited reaction Wednesday to the news that federal prosecutors had executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's apartment. Cohen, who was once former President Trump's p...
Like most Americans, the scope and scale of the damage caused by COVID-19 exceeded some of my deepest fears for the security of the United States. This virus doesn’t know if we are Democratic or Republican, our religious preferences, or our country...
An independent investigation by the committee of inspectors general has concluded in a scathing report that Laura Wertheimer, the inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, “abused her authority” and undermined the integrity of her...
An independent investigation by the committee of inspectors general has concluded in a scathing report that Laura Wertheimer, the inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, "abused her authority" and undermi...
A new watchdog report found that an inspector general and other officials overseeing a federal housing agency abused their authority.The report from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency focuses on Laura...
The U.S. government has reached a nearly $44 million settlement in a 16-year-old age-discrimination lawsuit from hundreds of former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers who claimed they did not receive their federal pensions after their...
The South Carolina State House on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their names and images, sending the legislation to the governor's desk for final approval....
First lady Jill Biden will host five guests virtually during President Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, including a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and t...
First lady Jill Biden will host five guests virtually during President Biden's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, including a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the first openly...
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said in an intervi...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) plans drop the state's outdoor mask mandate days after federal health experts released new guidance on mask-wearing for those vaccinated against the coronavir...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) said Wednesday that state health officials will open vaccination clinics at farmers' markets, sporting events and other areas where Iowans gather in an attempt to boost the state's immunization...
When asked to define infrastructure on a recent Sunday morning political show, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg gave a poignant response:“Infrastructure is the foundation that makes it possible for Americans to thrive.”Inherent in the...
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Wednesday released footage of the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by Chicago police.The footage, ...
A lawyer representing the PennEast pipeline said that its future is at stake during oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Lawyer Paul Clement said it's likely that the pipeline will not be built if PennEast is not allowed to use...
Two of President Biden's high-profile judicial nominees made their first appearance before Congress on Wednesday, highlighting the new administration's effort to diversify the federal bench.Di...
Two of President Biden's high-profile judicial nominees made their first appearance before Congress on Wednesday, highlighting the new administration's effort to diversify the federal bench.District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose nomination to...
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) on Wednesday rolled out endorsements from 10 unions for his Senate campaign, touting his support among labor groups in his effort to flip the open seat currently held by Sen. Rob Portman (R).
Madame Tussauds New York announced on Wednesday that Vice President Harris would become the first U.S. vice president to have a wax figure made in her likeness in honor of her first 100 days in office.“Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman’s account of the National Guard deployment during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. During an interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Wednesday,...
Catholic bishops are debating calling on President Biden to stop taking communion due to his stance on abortion.The Committee on Doctrine for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is working on a document that would say politicians who are...
Senators are quietly discussing a bipartisan infrastructure proposal amid divisions over President Biden's $2.3 trillion plan.The talks, senators stressed, are very early on but would focus on a more limited infrastructure package that would include...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon.The briefing is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.Watch the live video above.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) acknowledged the historical significance of President Biden's speech before Congress on Wednesday night when she and Vice President Harris will be the first two women to be seated behind the president at a joint...
