Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are investigating a recent spate of shootings that appear to be targeting the homes and offices of local elected officials. Gun shots were reported near the office of New Mexico state Sen. Antonio "Moe" Maestas (D) on Thursday morning, in the most recent of four shootings involving elected officials, according...
U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease, albeit with potential safety risks that patients and their doctors will have to carefully weigh.
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If President Biden opts to follow in the footsteps of his recent predecessors, he could wait until the spring to announce he’s running for re-election. But Biden is under growing pressure to say officially whether he’s seeking a second term. The will-he-or-won’t-he narrative by political watchers has been swirling for months while some Democrats spent...
Two advocacy groups are leading a rally in Colorado Friday urging Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to bar former President Trump from the state's ballots on constitutional grounds. The rally, led by Mi Familia Vota and Free Speech for the People, is part of a broader push to ask secretaries of state nationwide to...
Here are the tentative agreements and offers that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has made, and others under discussion, as he aims to woo the 20 Republicans voting against him for Speaker. Thirteen of those 20 Republicans backed McCarthy in Friday’s vote, edging him closer to the Speakership. Several said their votes were pending negotiations. What...
A panel of federal judges on Friday ruled that South Carolina lawmakers racially gerrymandered the state’s 1st Congressional District specifically to dilute the power of Black voters. Three Democratic-appointed judges, who heard the case in South Carolina’s federal district court, found that state lawmakers’ shifting some 30,000 African Americans in Charleston County to a nearby...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) is reopening her investigation into the false electors in the state who signed a certificate claiming that former President Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election. The Detroit News reported that Nessel said during a press call with the Democratic Attorneys General Association on Friday that the...
The White House on Friday downplayed concerns about the impact on national security without a House Speaker in place as Republicans in the lower chamber vote for a 12th time to elect a leader. National security spokesman John Kirby said that “there’s no particular worry or concern,” but added that the White House prefers to “see...
A student who was found with a handgun and a magazine of ammunition at MacArthur Middle School in Anne Arundel County, Md., will not face charges under a new Maryland law. The school's principal sent a letter to parents Thursday, explaining that officials found the student with a handgun and ammunition inside their fanny pack,...
There are no longer two political parties. The 21 Republican holdouts have become their own party.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made significant gains in his bid to become the next House Speaker on Friday after a deal with his detractors swung 13 votes in his favor. It’s not enough to make McCarthy the Speaker, as he needs a majority of those present. But his 214 votes fell just three shy of the number needed to...
Republican Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt announced Friday that he will return to Texas after his son was born prematurely and needed to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit. Hunt and his wife Emily announced the birth of their son Monday, saying that he was born four weeks earlier than expected. Hunt, who has voted...
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked two GOP-led states’ attempt to secure former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s testimony in their lawsuit claiming the Biden administration unlawfully pressured social media companies into taking down content. A three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s ruling authorizing Psaki’s deposition...
President Biden is set to mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, putting the spotlight on individuals who have stood up for democracy amid discord among House Republicans, some of whom continue to downplay the riot. Biden will deliver remarks from the East Room of the White House. His...
The breathing tube for Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has been removed, and he is able to speak to his family and medical team, the Bills announced Friday. The Bills tweeted that physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Hamlin has been since he collapsed during Monday night's game against the Bengals, said...
Time to ensure that prescribing by telehealth can continue beyond the pandemic.
Story at a glance The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii resumed erupting on Thursday, following a short pause. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) elevated the volcano’s alert level from ‘Watch’ to ‘Warning,’ though all activity is currently confined to the volcano’s summit region, located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Officials say there’s no indication of...
Retired Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) announced on Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has closed a two-and-a-half year investigation of his stock trading activities without taking action against him. “This week, the SEC informed me that they have concluded their investigation with no action. I am glad to have this matter in...
Nearly 50 members of the House GOP have appeared on CNN this week, as the network covers the ongoing race for the Speaker's gavel on Capitol Hill. Since Tuesday, a total of 42 Republicans had appeared on CNN's various news programs as of Thursday, the network reported citing an internal count, with more booked to...
House Democrats — and one Republican — paused for a brief but emotional ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Gathering on the House steps with the families of officers who lost their lives in connection with the riot, lawmakers honored the fallen officers as well as those...
Friday, Jan. 6, marks day four of voting for Speaker in the GOP-led House. Lawmakers will convene for a 12th round of voting, among the highest in history. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), minority leader in the last Congress, remains by far the leading Republican nominee. His support has stood at 200 votes in several rounds,...
President Biden on Friday cheered the final jobs report of 2022, calling it good news for the economy and a sign that the U.S. is "moving in the right direction" to bring down inflation. The December report showed U.S. employment growth slowing due to higher interest rates and stubborn inflation, but not enough to derail the historically...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of the main opponents to House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) becoming Speaker, said Thursday that he "will resign" from Congress if Democrats help to elect a moderate Republican Speaker instead. Fox News's Laura Ingraham asked Gaetz in an interview if he would be alright with an outcome in which there's "ultimately a deal" struck...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on a GOP conference call Friday morning he has made progress on negotiations with Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and others who have not been supporting him for Speaker. But the tentative deal is not finalized with all of the holdouts, and McCarthy stressed that the deal was still tentative. The...
