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Supreme Court to take up Texas abortion law but declines to block it
CHBD/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court will take up the Texas abortion law on the merits next month in a rare highly-expedited case that could definitively resolve the fate of its six-week ban a...
Oct 22, 2021
In push to get deal, Biden pulls back curtain on spending negotiations with Democrats
Bloomberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For reporters in Washington, it’s a frequent refrain from President Joe Biden on the status of negotiations with lawmakers on his domestic agenda: "I won&rs...
Oct 22, 2021
DOJ adds two top prosecutors to Matt Gaetz investigation, sources say
YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Two top prosecutors in the Justice Department were added several months ago to the ongoing federal probe examining sex trafficking allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, tw...
Oct 22, 2021
Why can't congressional Democrats deliver more on their promises? It's complicated.
Stephen Emlund/iStock(NEW YORK) — In January, when President Joe Biden took office and Democrats secured both chambers of Congress, millions of Americans had high hopes that the laundry list of ...
Oct 21, 2021
House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted to hold Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena...
Oct 21, 2021
GOP senator seeks to block controversial proposed bank account monitoring
mphillips007/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a controversial proposal by the Treasury Department and Senate Democrats to direct collection of additional data on Americans' bank accounts, Sen...
Oct 21, 2021
Garland: DOJ will follow 'facts and the law' in Bannon contempt referral
YayaErnst/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Thursday that the Justice Department will follow "the facts and the law" if the House of Representatives votes t...
Oct 21, 2021
Pete Buttigieg defends paternity leave, says supply chain issues have 'no easy fix'
Pete Buttigieg/Twitter(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke on "The View" about the criticism he's been met with over his paternity leave amid Congress' pending ap...
Oct 20, 2021
Senate Republicans once again block voting rights reform bill
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans have stopped -- for the second time this year -- a Democratic measure aimed at enacting sweeping federal election law changes, a move that is cer...
Oct 20, 2021
White House defends Rahm Emanuel's ambassadorial nomination against liberal backlash
Stacy Revere/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Amid a fresh wave of criticism from liberal activists and lawmakers, the White House on Tuesday defended President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Rahm Emanue...
Oct 19, 2021
