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Israel-Hamas cease-fire put US in position 'to building something more positive': Blinken
Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on ABC's "This Week" that Thursday's cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was "critical" to putting the United ...
May 23, 2021
Biden to meet with George Floyd's family 1 year after his death as policing bill stalls
Vacclav/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will mark the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death on Tuesday by meeting with members of the Floyd family at the White House as Congress is...
May 22, 2021
New wave of lawmakers build off of pandemic-era hurdles
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- As the pandemic raged, local political hopefuls across the country were often serving constituents on the frontlines while also guiding their communities through a natio...
May 22, 2021
Cheney won't rule out running for president to stop Trump
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans were poised to gather behind closed doors Thursday evening to hear from candidates vying to fill the No. 3 role previously held by Wyomin...
May 13, 2021
Homeland Security secretary defends Biden administration's handling of conditions at border
Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration's handling of a variety of immigrati...
May 13, 2021
Biden to speak on Colonial Pipeline attack as Americans face gasoline shortages
thamyrissalgueiro/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Hoping to ease concerns of millions of Americans experiencing gasoline shortages and rising prices following the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, Preside...
May 13, 2021
Over 100 Republicans sign letter threatening to form third party
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, have signed a letter threatening to break from the GOP and form a third party, taking aim at the part...
May 13, 2021
Bill named after Vanessa Guillen to reform sexual harassment in military to be reintroduced
Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A bill named after Army specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was allegedly murdered at the Fort Hood Army base last year, will be reintroduced Thursday ...
May 13, 2021
Biden signs executive order to improve government response to cyber attacks
Oleg Albinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at modernizing the federal government's response to cyberattacks -- by "improving information-sharing ...
May 12, 2021
Policing reform talks hit setback over qualified immunity, but negotiators plow on
E4C/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The three key bipartisan negotiators on policing reform met for an hour Wednesday and appeared to have hit a setback over whether officers should continue to be protecte...
May 12, 2021
