President Biden this week offered a new path forward for his signature policy proposal based on a harsh truth: Not all of it will survive.The president’s concession that some of the social spending and climate chan…
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Democrats torn over pushing stolen-election narrative
Senate Democrats say they share President Biden’s concern that the results of the 2022 midterm elections may not be legitimate because of restrictive voting laws passed by GOP-controlled state legislatures and the empower…
FBI special agent calls Texas hostage situation ‘hate crime and an act of terrorism’
An FBI special agent on Friday denounced the Texas synagogue hostage situation, calling it a “hate crime and an act of terrorism.””This was both a hate crime and an act of terrorism,” Matt DeSarn…
Coons opposes sending US troops to Ukraine: ‘We would simply be sacrificing them’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said in an interview that he did not support deploying U.S. troops into Ukraine in the event that Russia invades the former Soviet nation, saying “we would simply be sacrificing them.”…
McConnell says he made ‘inadvertent omission’ in voting remarks amid backlash
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday defended his record on civil rights and race relations, blasting criticism sparked by voting remarks he made earlier this week, where he said he made an “inadvertent omi…
National Archives transfers contested presidential documents to Jan. 6 committee
The National Archives on Thursday evening released to the Jan. 6 committee hundreds of presidential documents that former President Trump sought to shield from the House panel.”Yesterday evening [Natio…
NATO members scramble to support Ukraine amid Russian threat
The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent NATO countries scrambling to provide military support to Kyiv. …
Bill Maher pushes back on Fauci: ‘Don’t sit there in your white coat and tell me “just do what we say”‘
Bill Maher is pushing back against blindly following the advice of Anthony Fauci and other doctors amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying, “Don’t sit there in your white coat and tell me ‘just do what we say.'””That…
Mask rules spark political games and a nasty environment in the House
Rules instituted by Democrats requiring lawmakers to wear masks at the Capitol are being routinely ignored by Republicans, underscoring the scorched-earth environment in the House when it comes to the coronavirus.R…
House committee in Florida passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
“This will kill kids,” Chasten Buttigieg wrote Thursday on Twitter.