Democrats want to expand Medicare benefits through spending bill
Congressional Democrats plan to use their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal to achieve their longstanding goals of broadening Medicare benefits for seniors.
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt mounts challenge to Texas attorney general Ken Paxton
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announced Tuesday that he's running as Democrat for Texas attorney general, joining a competitive state race to take on Republican incumbent Ken Paxton.
How Texas keeps trying to block Biden on immigration
President Joe Biden took office vowing to chart a different course on immigration than his predecessor.
Republicans winning money race as they seek to take over House in 2022
The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, the most it has ever raised in three months of a non-election year, as Republicans seek to take over the House in 2022.
The lone Republican on 1/6 panel so far, Liz Cheney vows to ‘stand for the truth’
Rep. Liz Cheney has a strong admonition for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy: any Republican still challenging the legitimacy of the 2020 election results or whitewashing the January 6 insurrection is not fit to serve on the select committee investigating it.
Senate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking
With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package designed to improve security on Capitol Hill and fill a massive funding gap for Capitol Police and the National Guard that was created in the wake of the January 6 insurrection.
DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees
The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of an effort to scale up vaccinations for Covid-19 at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, ICE told CNN in a statement.
Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’
Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend, calling him an "Old Crow" as he railed against the Kentucky Republican.
A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot
Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have since gotten their shots, according to polling released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.