Annual defense bill stalled in Senate
The annual defense bill is stalled in the Senate amid a bitter disagreement over one senator's demand to punish China over its alleged treatment of the Uyghurs.
Bidens set to attend National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony
The first family and the second family are set to attend the National Christmas Tree lighting outside the White House Thursday afternoon.
Florida’s DeSantis wants to hand out taxpayer dollars to businesses that defy vaccine mandates
As Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, escalate their fight against President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandate, they are testing a new method to support resisters: giving taxpayer money to the unvaccinated.
GOP attacks Biden over pandemic response while fighting key tools to curb the virus
Republicans are cranking up their crusade against federal vaccine mandates, making their resistance to the Biden administration's pandemic response efforts a prominent rallying cry in the GOP — even as they simultaneously criticize the President for failing to get the virus under control.
Biden will outline new steps to combat Covid through winter months
The White House is set to announce a slew of new actions Thursday aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and protecting Americans from the Delta and newly discovered Omicron variants.
Due to court order, ‘Remain in Mexico’ rules for migrants are likely to restart Monday
The Biden administration plans to relaunch the Trump-era border program known as "Remain in Mexico" on Monday due to a court order, meaning the US will again send migrants to Mexico to await their immigration court hearings, administration officials announced Thursday.
Congress scrambling to avert shutdown as Democrats unveil plan to fund government into February
Democrats unveiled an agreement Thursday that would keep the federal government funded into mid-February, but it's unclear if the deal would be enough to avoid a rapidly approaching government shutdown on midnight Friday.
Symone Sanders to leave White House at end of year
Vice President Kamala Harris' chief spokesperson and senior adviser Symone Sanders is leaving the Biden administration at the end of the year, according to a source familiar with the decision.
Ex-White House official says Trump showed ‘flagrant lack of regard for public health’ in keeping positive Covid test secret
Former President Donald Trump showed "a flagrant lack of regard for public health" and endangered White House staff by not disclosing a positive Covid-19 test he received last year, his former communications director said Wednesday.