Volatile California governor recall has Democrats nervous about Feinstein seat
It's the Democrats' doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor.
ACLU sues DC, police over use of chemical irritants, stun grenades at racial justice protest
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two photojournalists who allege they were hit by chemical irritants and stun grenades by Metropolitan Police Department officers while covering racial justice protests in August 2020.
US Capitol riot judges step up as the conscience of democracy while lawmakers squabble
A "disgrace to our country." "The tyranny we rejected." "An embarrassment to every American."
How two long-term Biden aides led efforts to court Republicans ahead of the Senate infrastructure deal
In touting the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill hours after it passed the Senate with 19 Republican votes on Tuesday, President Joe Biden took a moment to needle his critics.
House Democratic moderates threaten Pelosi’s strategy and demand immediate vote on infrastructure bill
Nine Democratic House moderates are threatening to withhold their support for their party's must-pass budget resolution until Speaker Nancy Pelosi changes course and instead allows their chamber to first vote on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan the Senate approved this week.
New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election
The Biden administration is receiving regular intelligence reports indicating Russian efforts to interfere in US elections are evolving and ongoing, current and former officials say, and in fact, never stopped, despite President Joe Biden's warnings to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the summer and a new round of sanctions imposed in the spring.
Supreme Court blocks part of New York eviction moratorium
A divided Supreme Court granted a request from a group of New York landlords to block a part of the state's eviction moratorium that bars landlords from evicting certain tenants in the midst of the pandemic. The court's three liberal justices dissented from the court's order and would have left the moratorium in place.
ATF nominee failed to disclose talks and events to Senate committee, including speaking on politics of agents
The Biden administration's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives failed to disclose some interviews and events dating back to 2012 on paperwork filed with the Senate for consideration of his nomination.
Justice Barrett denies request for SCOTUS intervention in IU vaccine mandate case
Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined a request to block Indiana University's vaccine mandate, signaling that similar mandates going into effect amidst a Covid-19 surge could pass legal muster.
US encounters ‘unprecedented’ number of migrants at southern border, Homeland Security chief says
The Biden administration is facing a "serious challenge" at the US southern border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday, saying the US has encountered an "unprecedented" number of migrants illegally crossing the border.