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2 more officers who responded to Jan. 6 riot have died by suicide
inhauscreative/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Two Washington, D.C.. Metropolitan Police Department officers who responded to the Jan. 6 riot died by suicide in July, the department announced on Monday, ne...
Aug 03, 2021
Democrats face off in heated battle over Ohio’s 11th District primary
Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Despite taking place during a politically off-cycle campaign year, a major intraparty battle heavy with national implications is ...
Aug 03, 2021
Some Democrats call on McCarthy to resign after comment 'hard not to hit' Pelosi with speaker's gavel
YayaErnst/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Some Democratic lawmakers are calling on House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to resign after he said over the weekend it would be "hard not to hit" House Speaker Nancy...
Aug 02, 2021
Pelosi, progressives step up calls for Biden administration to extend eviction moratorium
Vyacheslav Dumchev/iStock(WASHINGTON) — With 3.6 million Americans at risk of being evicted as soon as Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeated her call to the Biden administration to immedia...
Aug 02, 2021
Bipartisan negotiators unveil 2,702-page infrastructure bill
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- After days of deliberation, senators who negotiated a bipartisan infrastructure package unveiled the legislative text of the massive proposal Sunday night. The 2,702-pag...
Aug 02, 2021
Kinzinger open to issuing subpoenas for members of Congress, including McCarthy
Douglas Rissing/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday he supports issuing subpoenas to anyone who has information about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and what action forme...
Aug 01, 2021
Donald Trump builds war chest of $102 million entering 2nd half of 2021
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump has not yet said whether he'll run for president in 2024, but he's already raising a huge war chest in case he does. New disclosure reports f...
Aug 01, 2021
With hours until eviction ban expires, lawmakers lean on CDC to act
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a new letter to President Joe Biden and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, progressive members of Congress are calling for the CDC to "leverage every au...
Jul 31, 2021
House fails to extend eviction moratorium ahead of 6-week recess
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats' attempt to pass an extension of the eviction moratorium via unanimous consent request failed late Friday ahead of a six-we...
Jul 30, 2021
Biden's new vaccine requirement meets pushback from unions who helped elect him
Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A commitment to American labor helped fuel President Joe Biden's bid for the White House as he promised to be "the most pro-union president...
Jul 30, 2021
