President Biden said Tuesday that he has been briefed on Russian efforts to spread misinformation related to the 2022 midterm elections.“Look what Russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation,” Biden said during a speech...
The Department on Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced that the U.S. had acquired rare, cuneiform tablets from Hobby Lobby after it was discovered that the auction house that sold them had done so under false provenance.The tablets, known as the&...
President Biden on Tuesday said his administration is considering making it mandatory for federal workers to get the coronavirus vaccine.The president's comments, which echoed those of his press secretary hours earlier, came one day after the...
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said Tuesday's testimony from four members of law enforcement who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 pokes a hole in efforts by some of President Trump's allies to downplay the deadly incident or di...
The announcement that Canada will reopen to fully vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9 was welcomed news for our border communities. For more than 16 months, families and businesses along the northern border have been forced to make significant sacrifices...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both said they did not watch Tuesday’s opening hearing of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.The panel probing...
The U.S. Capitol Police chief on Tuesday praised the officers who testified earlier in the day at the first hearing held by the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack.“I am proud of the officers who had the courage to share their stories in front...
The California State University (CSU) system will be requiring the coronavirus vaccine for faculty, students and staff for the upcoming school year, officials said Tuesday.The university announced the new rules after previously saying...
A coalition of more than 100 business leaders on Monday penned a letter to congressional leaders, urging them to pass the infrastructure bill that was agreed to by the White House and a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill negotiators.“We write to...
The White House on Tuesday defended President Biden's past rhetoric declaring the country had gained the upper hand over the coronavirus and touting vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks on the same day the Centers for Disease...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced that it has sold the only copy of the exclusive Wu-Tang Clan album previously owned by former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, who was convicted of fraud in 2017.“Once Upon a Time in...
For weeks, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has been howling for cross-chamber negotiations on infrastructure spending to ensure that climate provisions aren't excluded from a final deal...
A news conference held by a coalition of House GOP firebrands was cut short Tuesday after a group of counterprotesters gathered behind the lawmakers.The Republican lawmakers had gathered Tuesday ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday afternoon is slated to make a major announcement on updated mask guidance.The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET.Watch the live video above....
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) condemned her fellow Republicans who protested outside the Department of Justice while a hearing on the Capitol riot took place.Republican Reps. Louie Gohmert (Texas), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.) and...
In his closing remarks before the House select committee investigating Jan. 6, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn compared the mob that stormed the Capitol, fueled by Trump's false claims of election fraud, to a hit man hired to kill someone."If a...
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, thanked law enforcement officers for defending the Capitol, telling them “you were our last line of defense.”Murphy, during the House panel's...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called on President Biden to extend the pause on federal student loan payments and wipe ...
Officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection offered powerful and often emotional testimony before lawmakers on Tuesday, recounting scenes of chaos, violence and destruction as the House select committee kicked off its...
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday that the COVID-19 protocols governing the House will remain in place indefinitely, given the spread of the delta variant, and might even get tougher as the number of cases increases around the...
The overall number of staff of color in Democratic committee offices has increased significantly from 2020, according to a new survey released by the Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative last week. Among the Senate Democrats’ 18...
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the top members of the Appropriations Committee, reached a roughly $2 billion deal on Tuesday to provide new funding to the Capitol Police, after warning bells that they were heading...
President Biden and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) met at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the stalled bipartisan infrastructure framework.The sit-down signals a desire by Biden to get directly involved in the negotiations as lawmakers and...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Simone Biles is "still the GOAT," after the superstar athlete unexpectedly withdrew Tuesday from the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team final."Gratitude and support are what Simone Biles deserves," Psaki...
U.S. gymnast Simone Biles said she’s going to take it “a day at a time” when asked about competing again in the Tokyo Olympics, after leaving her team’s competition due to mental health reasons, multiple news outlets reported.Speaking to reporters...
