Senate Democrats will move forward on new gun legislation, promising to bring a bill expanding background checks on all firearm sales to the floor for a vote, despite the uphill climb ahead to garner the 60 votes needed for it…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked for volunteers from the agency to support the federal government's efforts along the US-Mexico border as the Biden administration continues to grapple with an influx of migrants at the southwest border.Volunteers were requested to help…
A federal judge ordered one of the alleged Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot to be released on Friday, and questioned the strength of the conspiracy case against him.Thomas Caldwell, a 65-year-old veteran from rural Virginia, was charged in…
The Biden administration warned Friday that organizations face enormous risks from the recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that have affected thousands of private organizations.As attacks leveraging the vulnerabilities have escalated, the window for updating exposed servers is incredibly short --…
Trevor Reed, an American jailed in Russia, was transferred without notice to a different pre-detention center last week and his family has not heard from him since, according to the family spokesperson."On March 2nd, Trevor was taken by two urbane,…
Bidding farewell to his adopted home state in January, Joe Biden -- then the President-elect -- grew emotional as he boarded his flight to Washington for the inauguration."When I die," he said, wiping away tears, "Delaware will be written on…
The Justice Department is preparing some of the first guilty plea offers for people charged in the Capitol insurrection, as prosecutors grind through massive amounts of evidence, videos and tips against more than 400 possible defendants in an investigation called…
Affordable Care Act enrollees and those looking for Obamacare coverage can start accessing the stimulus-enhanced premium subsidies on the federal exchange on April 1, the Biden administration announced Friday.But the jobless will have to wait longer to enroll in the…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision to keep nearly 2,300 National Guard troops on Capitol Hill security duty through May 23 came after the secretary decided against an Army recommendation that less than half that number was actually needed to support…
Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of Illinois, had an argument on the Senate floor about whether undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive checks from the pandemic relief bill…
The White House's coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President Joe Biden's ambitious goals unveiled during his prime-time address to the nation Thursday night.During a speech marking the one-year…
The US State Department on Friday designated a senior official to lead the agency's response to the invisible attacks against diplomats and US personnel that have left dozens suffering from debilitating symptoms known as the "Havana Syndrome."Amb. Pamela Spratlen, a…
President Joe Biden took to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief measure even as he acknowledged the pressure he now faces in meeting the bill's promise.The speech…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday afternoon joined a majority of New York congressional Democrats, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in calling for Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and his handling of…
Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2022 and will retire from Congress at the end of her term."Serving Arizonans has been my absolute honor and joy, but after much consideration, I…
President Joe Biden delivered the first prime-time address of his term on Thursday night, lamenting the devastation caused by Covid-19 over the past year and touting his plans to help the country recover.Biden's speech, which ran for just shy of…
The New York prosecutor leading the most significant criminal probe against Donald Trump and his business announced Friday he is not running for reelection, putting the spotlight on who will be elected to take over the investigation into the former…
Former President Donald Trump's time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open him up to greater legal peril from New York prosecutors investigating his finances.Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office…
With 50 days until the United States is supposed to complete a total withdrawal of troops and personnel from Afghanistan -- a move that a Pentagon report stated could be devastating to "the survival of the Afghan state as we…
The Democratic National Committee, in cooperation with the Biden White House, will kick off a sweeping effort to sell the newly signed Covid-19 relief package to a politically divided American people on Friday, releasing a new national ad bragging about…
