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Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies
Stephanie Kuykendal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died in his...
Dec 06, 2021
Kevin McCarthy defends Rep. Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim remark, downplays House infighting
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., attempted to downplay the tumultuous week in the Republican conference on Friday, acknowledging only that some o...
Dec 03, 2021
Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown through February
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Feb. 18, 2022, narrowly averting a shutdown that loomed for Frida...
Dec 03, 2021
Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Christmas season has begun in Washington, with bright lights, festive trees and a touch of bipartisanship in the spirt of the holida...
Dec 03, 2021
Competitive congressional races on decline due to new redistricting maps
SDI Productions/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Competitive races across the country are expected to disappear as states begin to submit their re-drawn maps for this decade's round of redistricting. While only ...
Dec 02, 2021
President Biden to make at-home rapid tests free in new COVID plan
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- As cases rise in the colder months and amid concerns of a new COVID-19 variant arriving in the U.S., President Joe Biden announced a new plan ...
Dec 02, 2021
Dozens of states may restrict abortion almost immediately should Supreme Court uphold Mississippi ban
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v...
Dec 01, 2021
Biden declines comment on report Trump tested positive for COVID days before debate
Oleg Albinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday declined to comment on the claim former President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows makes in an upcoming book, according t...
Dec 01, 2021
Democrat Stacey Abrams announces second try for Georgia governor
Eze Amos/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Stacy Abrams will be back on the campaign trail in a second bid for governor of Georgia, setting the stage for a possible rematch with GOP Gov. Brian Kemp whom she lo...
Dec 01, 2021
Conservative Supreme Court majority appears inclined to scale back abortion rights
YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with conservative justices ...
Dec 01, 2021
