Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday evening that he disagreed with Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a fellow progressive, after she called for "no more policing, incarceration, and militarization" in the wake of Daunte Wright's fatal encounter with police in Minnesota."No…
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said Wednesday she would not support Donald Trump if he decided to launch another White House bid in 2024."I would not," Cheney told Fox News' Neil Cavuto when asked if she…
The prospects for any bipartisan deal on infrastructures are swiftly narrowing on Capitol Hill, where Republicans view President Joe Biden's sweeping definition of infrastructure as a nonstarter and Democrats have the legislative tools to pass a bill without a single…
Fulton County officials on Wednesday passed a resolution that will allow Georgia's most populous county to explore legal challenges to the state's controversial voting law that was rushed into law last month.The Board of Commissioners passed the "Stop Voter Suppression"…
The entire 30-member NATO alliance was united in its concern about the massive buildup of Russian forces near Crimea and along Ukraine's borders, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday."What was striking today was every…
A geophysicist who allegedly beat police officers who were trying to help injured rioters during the US Capitol siege will be jailed before trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, citing the man's ham-handed attempt to flee to Switzerland as proof…
The federal government can take "immediate possession" of a Texas family's land along the US-Mexico border after a years-long court battle, a federal judge has ruled -- a move at odds with President Joe Biden's pledge to halt wall construction.Tuesday's…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday named Erika Moritsugu to a senior-level Asian American and Pacific Islander liaison position, the White House announced in a statement.Moritsugu, whose official title will be deputy assistant to the President and Asian American and Pacific…
President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan over the advice of some of his senior-most advisers in the Pentagon and State Department, leaders who are now charged with carrying out the particulars of the complicated drawdown.Multiple…
Justice Sonia Sotomayor emerged from pandemic-inspired unofficial quarantine on Wednesday to talk about turbulent times in the country."This is the scariest of times, and the most exciting times," she said.The liberal justice appeared with her conservative colleague, Justice Neil Gorsuch,…
The Republican-controlled Arkansas legislature this week passed a handful of bills that would add restrictions to the voting process in the state, sending them to the governor's desk.One of the more controversial bills, dubbed the "no water bottles for voters"…
Major items on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda hang in the balance this month, hinging on Republicans' willingness to cut deals and whether Democrats agree to pare back their ambitions at the risk of causing a backlash on the left.April…
President Joe Biden's promise to remove US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 is his effort -- each of the last four presidents has had one -- to end America's longest war.The deadline for Biden's withdrawal is significant -- September…
House Republicans are doing their best to steer clear of embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz amid an FBI investigation into whether he broke sex trafficking laws and had sex with a 17-year-old girl.The Republican efforts to keep their distance from Gaetz…
President Joe Biden spoke with two of his predecessors ahead of his Wednesday announcement that he will withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, drawing an end to America's longest war.The separate phone conversations between the President and former…
Federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, will not pursue criminal charges against the US Capitol Police officer involved in the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, the Justice Department said Wednesday.The Justice Department…
Part of the fencing perimeter that has been around the White House complex since President Donald Trump was in office was removed on Wednesday morning.CNN observed crews taking down metal fencing that had been around the perimeter of the White…
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that parts of the United States are "backsliding into the days of Jim Crow" by passing laws he says are reminiscent of when Black Americans had to pay poll taxes and pass other tests before…
The Biden administration said Wednesday it will replace a Trump-era rule barring certain federally funded health care providers from referring patients for abortions, a step long demanded by abortion rights groups.The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the proposed…
Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a long-serving lawmaker and top Republican on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, announced on Wednesday he is retiring at the end of his term."I have an announcement I can't think of a better place to…
