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Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who in the past peddled baseless conspiracy theories about the people who waged the Jan. 6 attack on our Capitol as not being Donald Trump supporters but agents-provocateurs, finally told (some of) the truth about…
An Army reservist charged with storming the US Capitol was a well-known White supremacist and Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked as a contractor, and was even rebuked for sporting a distinctive "Hitler mustache," prosecutors said in…
Stacey Abrams on Sunday lambasted efforts by Republicans to restrict voting rights in Georgia, calling it "racist" and "a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie.""We know that the only thing that precipitated these charges -- it's not…
When Ernest Hemingway was finishing a novel in Paris in 1929, he let a fellow writer read the manuscript.F. Scott Fitzgerald responded with 10 pages of handwritten comments.Among them: "slow and needs cutting...rather gassy...definitely dull...offensive...too glib." But in his notes,…
One year after widespread lockdowns were first announced, Americans can finally see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. The Covid-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective and with the rollout currently under way, Americans can finally let themselves anticipate…
Tucked into the massive $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday is about $200 million for public libraries.It's one of the reasons Republicans have criticized the bill, which they argue is too big and includes…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is quietly maneuvering to field a slate of GOP Senate candidates in critical battleground states, attempting to avoid a repeat of election cycles a decade ago when candidates emerged from primaries only to implode and…
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 $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday includes close to $50 billion in housing assistance to struggling renters, homeowners and people experiencing homelessness.The aid included in the American Rescue Plan Act -- the third…
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…
"Absolutely historic." That's how the National Weather Service in Wyoming is describing a winter storm that will hit part of the Plains and Rocky Mountain regions this weekend. Bundle up!Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
"Absolutely historic." That's how the National Weather Service in Wyoming is describing a winter storm that will hit part of the Plains and Rocky Mountain regions this weekend. Bundle up!Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
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…
If you were expecting President Joe Biden to take a victory lap, to boast about his remarkable achievements in just 50 days in office, it's understandable. After four years of the former president, many of us became accustomed to self-serving…
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting political pressure on Thursday after the speaker of the state Assembly authorized the judiciary committee to begin an impeachment investigation and dozens of Democratic New York state lawmakers called for Cuomo to…
After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than three-quarters (77%) now say the worst of the outbreak…
President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon."This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who…
The United States continues to see a massive influx of migrants along the southern border, including many children. And while Border Patrol continues to detain a growing number of children, there are some fresh signs some of those children are…
Despite a busy start to Joe Biden's administration, Republicans are struggling to find effective lines of attack against the new Democratic president.No Republicans on Capitol Hill supported the Biden-backed Covid stimulus package, but the GOP also did relatively little to…
