The Biden administration must act as if its “hair [is] on fire” as time runs out to bring Afghans who helped U.S. troops to safety before the military fully withdraws from Afghanistan, a senator on key committees said Tuesday.“I want the White House...
President Biden will nominate former Interior Secretary and former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar (D) as ambassador to Mexico, the White House announced on Tuesday. In addition to his roles in the federal government, Salazar has also been the...
President Biden on Tuesday announced his first major batch of political ambassador nominees, including his picks to represent the U.S. in Mexico and Israel and an ambassador nomination for Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on an...
Former President Trump said he rejected book deals from “two of the biggest and most prestigious publishing houses” amid a report that top publishing companies are skeptical of landing a deal with him for a post-White House memoir.“Two of the...
A Senate committee next week will hold a hearing for legislation to make Washington, D.C., the country’s 51st state, Washington Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) announced Tuesday.“The Senate hearing shows that momentum continues to build for our D.C....
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Girl Scouts are contending with 15 million unsold boxes of cookies. Typical cookie sales were abandoned in 2020 for safety reasons as the nation locked down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus."This is...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he will convene a meeting with all 11 Democratic members of the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday to begin the process for passing a budget resolution, paving the wa...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed a new law mandating that public schools in the Sunshine State have a daily moment of silence.The bill, which DeSantis ...
A growing number of Senate progressives say they will not support a scaled-down infrastructure package on its own, arguing it must be part of a broader agreement to spend trillions of dollars.At least four members of the Democratic caucus said a $...
A group of youth climate activists traveled 266 miles across California demanding more action from lawmakers on the climate crisis, a trip that ended outside of the homes of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI need to investigate the disclosure of confidential tax information to ProPublica and bring criminal charges against those who are responsible...
Fireworks are returning to the National Mall for the Fourth of July, in what organizers say will mark "an important step forward as the city emerges from the pandemic."The iconic July 4 light show in the nation's capital will go on this year, the...
Absences forced Democrats on Tuesday to punt a vote on a Biden White House nominee, underscoring the razor-thin status of Democrats' majority. The Senate had been expected to hold an initial vote on Kiran Ahuja's nomination to be director of...
A shooting in a home on Chicago’s South Side early Tuesday morning has left four dead and four injured, according to police. The shooting took place after an argument erupted into gun fire in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, an area of...
"The Daily Show" is getting a mini makeover.Comedy Central teased Tuesday that the show, hosted by Trevor Noah, will get a "brand new look and feel" when it returns from its summer hiatus in September.The network didn't offer any details about what...
Putin is not interested in limiting Russia's ability to wage cyber warfare on the United States by signing a serious treaty.
Disney World has seen a spike in guests with concealed weapons at security checkpoints in 2020, despite lower number of visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.Twenty people were arrested in Disney in 2020 for concealed weapons, and 14...
The national tragedy of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation has taken on greater urgency and relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic.June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The tradition started 16 years ago, and its significance has continued...
The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Lina Khan, a critic of Big Tech, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), underscoring bipartisan support for action on antitrust.Senators approved her nomination in a 69-28 vote.Khan is known for her “Amazon’s...
Two Democratic senators on Tuesday signaled they will oppose a $974 billion, five-year bipartisan infrastructure proposal unveiled last week, faulting it for not doing enough to halt climate change. Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D...
White House officials told House Democrats Tuesday to get ready to go it alone on infrastructure if bipartisan talks founder, setting the stage for party leaders to tap an obscure budget procedure to move President Biden's top domestic priority...
Officials who served under former President Trump, including Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council (NSC) official who testified in his first impeachment trial, reportedly helped President Biden prepare for his summit with Russian...
Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton is set to testify Tuesday before a House panel about Jan. 6.The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.Watch live in the video above.
FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to face lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in a hearing on Tuesday.The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.Watch live...
Lin-Manuel Miranda apologized on Monday amid criticism that the newly released film version of his hit Broadway musical “In the Heights” includes a lack of representation among the Afro Latino community.“I started writing In The Heights...
