‘A recipe for absolute destruction’: Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda
It's exactly the scenario Democrats had worked for months to avoid -- but now find themselves confronting.
State legislators gear up to pass a ‘tidal wave’ of voting restrictions ahead of crucial 2022 midterms
The push to impose voting restrictions at the state level is poised to continue next year as Republicans drive forward with an array of new proposals -- ranging from legislation that would eliminate ballot drop boxes to bills that would establish new ID requirements to vote.
Fauci says reducing the recommended Covid isolation period for the fully vaccinated is being considered
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering loosening its isolation length recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals -- particularly health care workers -- who test positive for Covid-19 but don't have symptoms.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and family test positive for Covid
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his wife, and their teenage son have tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday.
Biden’s Build Back Better plan is on ice. Here’s what that means for you
No more monthly payments for tens of millions of families. No universal pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds. No health insurance for more than 2 million low-income Americans. No funneling of billions of dollars into clean energy initiatives.
University of North Carolina and civil rights advocates ask Supreme Court to sidestep affirmative action challenge
The University of North Carolina and civil rights advocates urged the US Supreme Court on Monday to steer clear of a case designed to end racial affirmative action at state colleges and universities.
Bidens add to their family with new first puppy
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added to their pet family, the first lady's spokesperson tells CNN.
‘We really don’t have a plan’: Biden’s climate promises are sunk without Build Back Better, experts say
Multiple independent analyses have found President Joe Biden simply can't hit his goal of cutting greenhouse gases by 50% by the end of the decade without the clean energy provisions in Build Back Better, the President's signature economic and climate legislation.
Biden to announce plan for free at-home tests as he assures vaccinated Americans they don’t need to cancel holiday plans
President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday a purchase of a half-billion at-home rapid Covid-19 tests and a plan to distribute them free to Americans who request them through a website, one of a series of new steps he'll unveil as the country faces a potentially crippling wintertime surge of infections.
January 6 committee sends letter to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, asking to interview him
The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has asked GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to voluntarily sit down for an interview -- the first known effort by the panel to talk to a lawmaker about helping former President Donald Trump in his efforts to undermine the election.