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House votes to repeal 2002 AUMF in effort to rein in presidential war powers
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, a nearly two-decade old war powers measure that gave clearance to then-President Geo...
Jun 17, 2021
Lawmakers react to Supreme Court decision upholding Obamacare
Timothy Epple/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers praised the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, in a case challeng...
Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare health care law
YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a long-anticipated decision, rejected a challenge to the Affordable Care Act in a case involving whether the individual mandate can be s...
Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court rules for religious liberty in case involving foster care, same-sex couples
P_Wei/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with religious freedom in a case involving a clash over Philadelphia's anti-LGBT discrimination policy. The justi...
Jun 17, 2021
Congress passes legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- For the first time in nearly 40 years, Congress has moved to establish a new national holiday, this time for Juneteenth, and just in time for Saturday's 156th anniversar...
Jun 16, 2021
DOJ drops civil lawsuit against former Trump national security adviser John Bolton
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its civil lawsuit targeting former national security adviser John Bolton over the publication of his 2020 memoir "The R...
Jun 16, 2021
Biden-Putin summit: Key takeaways from their high-stakes meeting
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- After tight smiles and a firm handshake that made for an image both men wanted the world to see, followed by a chaotic photo op and about three-and-a-half hours...
Jun 16, 2021
After meeting with vice president, Texas Democrats concede federal voting rights battle is in Senate
sborisov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Following their "very robust conversation" with Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic state legislators from Texas conceded that while the Biden admini...
Jun 16, 2021
Attorney general unveils Biden strategy to counter domestic terrorism
Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The number of domestic terrorism investigations has "increased significantly" over the past year, Attorney General Merrick Garland sa...
Jun 16, 2021
Still a summit secret: What happened in Helsinki between Putin and Trump?
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, congressional Democrats said they are no longer ...
Jun 16, 2021
