Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost American manufacturing
President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government's Buy American rules in an attempt to boost American manufacturing.
Infrastructure talks in limbo but back from brink
After bipartisan infrastructure talks went to the brink Monday, negotiators are trying to put things back on track, returning to the arduous work of ironing out their remaining differences, recommitted to the painstaking work that has to be done if this group is ever going to clinch a deal.
Inside Democrats’ quest to nominate judges who break the ex-prosecutor mold
As part of the historically quick work to put his judicial nominees on the bench, President Joe Biden is on a mission to pick judges whose professional backgrounds break the mold of the ex-prosecutor and corporate law veterans who currently dominate the federal judiciary.
‘Time for action:’ Voting and civil rights groups intensify pressure on Biden and Congress to move on federal election bills
Civil rights activists and voting rights groups this week are intensifying pressure on Congress to advance federal voting rights legislation as a bulwark against an array of new laws in Republican-controlled states that make it harder to vote.
Gallup Poll: Supreme Court approval rating falls to 49% after hitting 10-year high in 2020
Americans' approval of the US Supreme Court fell to 49% this year after hitting a 10-year high in 2020, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, underscoring the country's changing opinion of the newly solidified 6-3 conservative majority court.
Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election runoff, CNN projects
Texas state Rep. Jake Ellzey will win the special election runoff in Texas' 6th Congressional District, CNN projects.
Analysis: New science leads to another CDC update on masks. Even for the vaccinated.
You could almost hear the collective groan of frustration around the country Tuesday when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention again updated its guidance, encouraging more Americans and all schoolkids and teachers to wear face masks to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Masks and vaccine mandate show CDC and Biden taking emergency action amid Covid-19 surge
The steps President Joe Biden's administration is adopting this week to re-recommend masks and require vaccines for federal workers amount to emergency actions designed to contain a new surge of Covid-19 that has quickly become the top issue confronting the White House.
Swastika is found carved into an elevator at the State Department
A swastika was found carved into an elevator at the State Department on Monday, leading Secretary of State Antony Blinken to condemn the hateful carving and describe it as a reminder that anti-Semitism is still alive.
Homeland Security secretary working virtually after contact with employee who tested positive for Covid-19
After coming into close contact with a Department of Homeland Security employee who later tested positive for Covid-19, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will work virtually this week, according to a department spokesperson.