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Newly released notes show Trump pressured DOJ to declare election was 'corrupt'
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Handwritten notes from former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee, appear to show ...
Jul 30, 2021
DOJ says Treasury Department must hand over Trump tax information to House committee
JuanMonino/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has determined the Treasury Department must hand over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House Ways an...
Jul 30, 2021
Women lawmakers introduce bill to require statues of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor at Capitol
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Legislation introduced Thursday by a bipartisan group of women senators would honor Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor by requiring...
Jul 30, 2021
Biden encourages vaccine incentives, announce requirements for federal workers
Inside Creative House/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is stepping up efforts to get shots in people's arms, including calling on states, territories and local governments to do more to ...
Jul 29, 2021
White House unveils new strategy to address 'root causes' of migration
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Thursday announced a new strategic framework aimed at reducing and managing conditions in Central America that have caused unpre...
Jul 29, 2021
With eviction moratorium expiring Saturday, Biden calls on Congress to act
Bill Oxford/iStock(WASHINGTON) —The Biden administration on Thursday called on Congress to extend a federal freeze on evictions set to expire on Saturday, arguing its hands are tied by the Supre...
Jul 29, 2021
Congress passes emergency security funding for Capitol Police, National Guard
krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate swiftly passed the $2.1B emergency security supplemental bill Thursday with a rare unanimous vote in the Senate and only 11 House members voting against...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden's federal workforce vaccine mandate could inspire companies to follow suit
Flickr/The White House (WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers could set the groundwork for more private sector organizations to follow along. But it also ...
Jul 29, 2021
NBA Social Justice Coalition backs EQUAL Act, urges Congress to move quickly
iStock/Augustas Cetkauskas(WASHINGTON) -- The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is fighting to end racial and social inequality. The group, which is composed of players, owners and staffers...
Jul 29, 2021
Elected from jail, DC official advances voting rights and racial justice
iStock/Stephen Emlund(WASHINGTON) -- After nearly three decades behind bars, Joel Caston is seeking redemption through politics. The 44-year-old felon, convicted of murder as a teenager, became the ne...
Jul 29, 2021
