With debt limit, Biden tests GOP’s willingness to play with economic fire
The Trumpist Republican Party has shown it will toy with democracy. Now President Joe Biden is testing its willingness to play with economic fire.
Landlords aim to block Biden’s new eviction moratorium in appeals court
Landlord groups challenging the Biden administration's eviction moratorium are now turning to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to try to block the extension of the moratorium.
Federal judge orders Biden administration to revive Trump-era border policy
A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to revive a Trump-era border policy that required migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date.
As the climate crisis worsens in the US, pressure for action from Biden and Kerry grows
In a summer of deadly and life-altering extreme weather, the Biden administration and Democrats are walking a tightrope, with a razor-thin majority in Congress, to enact policies that will reroute the US economy away from fossil fuels and show the world that the US will lead on climate change.
Obamacare enrollment deadline for 2021 coverage is Sunday
Time is running out to sign up for Obamacare coverage for 2021.
Anger over reopening and masks leads to new interest in school board races
Like many parents, Paul Martino never paid his school board much attention before the coronavirus pandemic. But last summer, when his kids' district in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, suddenly reversed course and went virtual, Martino decided it was time to get involved.
Biden’s new eviction moratorium can remain in place for now, judge rules
A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Friday allowed the Biden administration's revised eviction moratorium to remain in place, but acknowledged the moratorium faces an uncertain legal future.
US nearing deal with Qatar to house thousands of Afghans who helped military, as situation worsens in Afghanistan
The Biden administration is working to finalize an agreement with Qatar to temporarily house thousands of Afghans who worked with the United States and their families and are fleeing their country as the security situation deteriorates, according to a source familiar with the ongoing discussions. The source said it could be as many as 8,000
New York lawmakers suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation
New York state lawmakers will halt the impeachment investigation against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned this week and will leave office on August 25, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced on Friday afternoon.
Calls for violence online similar to before January 6 Capitol attack, DHS Intel chief says
Online extremist rhetoric is strikingly similar to the build-up to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, with increasing calls for violence linked to conspiracy theories and false narratives, Homeland Security Intelligence chief John Cohen said in an interview with CNN.