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Manchin to support measured voting reform in lieu of sweeping Democratic proposal
Alex Wong/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin is breaking with Democrats and throwing his weight behind a more measured voting rights bill in lieu of the sweep...
May 12, 2021
Biden talks 'compromise' as he meets with congressional leadership
Official White House Photo by Adam Schult(WASHINGTON) -- President Biden touts pandemic relief, highlights need for infrastructure plan Biden is set to meet with key lawmakers as relief funds roll out...
May 12, 2021
Former acting defense secretary testifies he was trying to avoid another Kent State on Jan. 6
ajansen/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller testified Wednesday that he was concerned in the days before the Jan. 6 insurrection that sending troops to the...
May 12, 2021
House Republicans oust Cheney from leadership as she vows to stop Trump
Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans voted to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her House GOP leadership position following her criticism of former Pr...
May 12, 2021
AG Garland testifies Jan. 6 insurrection was 'most dangerous threat to our democracy'
drnadig/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that he has not seen a more dangerous threat to democracy than the "invasion" of th...
May 12, 2021
Pipeline cyberattack fuels panic buying, gas shortages, hike in prices
MATJAZ SLANIC/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Gas stations are running out of fuel in Southeastern cities and long lines are forming across the country as panic buying ensues following the crippling cyberattack...
May 11, 2021
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs law to purge voters from permanent early voting list
Prostock-studio/iStock(PHOENIX) -- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday which will remove the word "permanent" from the state's permanent early voting list (PEVL), a method that was heavily u...
May 11, 2021
Energy secretary: No need to hoard gas amid pipeline shutdown
Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Energy(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday warned that southeastern states faced a gasoline "supply crunch" following the ransomware attack on the Colon...
May 11, 2021
CISA yet to obtain 'technical information' on Colonial Pipeline hack
JuSun/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not have the "technical information" on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the acting director told a...
May 11, 2021
CDC director grilled over mask guidance in heated Capitol Hill hearing
Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky was forced to defend her agency's guidance and even its integrity on Tuesday as Sen...
May 11, 2021
