A former chief of Washington, DC's police force on Thursday condemned Sen. Ron Johnson after the Wisconsin Republican last week suggested that he would have felt less safe during the January 6 Capitol riot if the protesters supported the Black…
Two of the Biden administration's top national security officials will sit down with their Chinese counterparts Thursday -- a key first meeting in the relationship that the US secretary of state has called "the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st…
President Joe Biden has ordered the American flags at the White House and on other federal ground be flown at half-staff as "a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence" in Atlanta this week.The shooting…
Top Republicans in the House have repeatedly clashed with US Capitol security officials during closed-door meetings in recent weeks, as GOP lawmakers have privately aired their frustrations about the lack of clarity surrounding security measures and what they feel has…
The Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to be the Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, giving the former California attorney general a crucial role in fighting the pandemic.Becerra, the son of Mexican immigrants, is the first Latino HHS secretary.The…
President Joe Biden on Thursday will address the progress his administration has made to reach his goal of getting 100 million coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Americans within his first 100 days in office, a White House official tells…
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms believes race played a role in the motive of the suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, including six Asian women, in Atlanta-area spas earlier this week."We can't ignore the fact that there were Asian…
Several Asian American members of Congress implored Republicans on Thursday to tone down their rhetoric in the wake of attacks on the Asian American community, with one Democratic lawmaker accusing a Republican of placing a "bull's-eye" on them with his…
Now that he's signed the Democrats' $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his legislative agenda -- and laying the groundwork for raising taxes on wealthier Americans to pay for them.Biden doubled…
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, who led the House effort to object to the election results on January 6, told CNN he plans to make an announcement on Monday about whether he will run for the Senate.A Senate candidacy would be…
Karen Carter Peterson wants to make history.The longtime Louisiana state senator is vying for the open seat once held by Cedric Richmond -- one that would propel her to become the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress."When…
House Democrats are undeterred by the mounting GOP criticism over their review of a contested congressional race that could potentially overturn a state-certified Republican victory in southeast Iowa, brushing back attacks that they are seeking to subvert the will of…
House Democrats are expected to vote on two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants since Democrats won slim majorities in both chambers of Congress with President…
A Black US Capitol Police officer said he and his fellow Black officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, when they endured insurrectionists hurling racial slurs at them during a physical assault on the iconic building."The…
Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday repeatedly declined to say whether he's interested in becoming attorney general of California as speculation surrounds who will fill the post if Xavier Becerra is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary.Asked by CNN's Chris…
A key committee in the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature on Wednesday made a surprise move and began work on a massive new voting bill that would give the state broad powers over local election officials, set limits on weekend early voting…
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday projected optimism that the fall will bring a school year that looks "more like what it was before Covid," but stressed that his focus remains on resuming in-person learning this spring."My focus really…
Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden's decision to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline -- an effort by Republican state attorneys general to combat the new administration's efforts to…
President Joe Biden sat for an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday.Biden was generally factual in the interview, much of which aired on Wednesday. But he was wrong on three statistical claims.The context around two of these inaccurate…
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage approval in the US over the border to Mexico and Canada, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki."I can…
