Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public
Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in recent weeks, showing irritation with public expectations, the news media and one another.
Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Government funding expires at midnight and Congress has not yet passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown, though Democratic leaders are on track to do so later Thursday.
‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to the chamber in three decades. It was a triumphant gain for her party -- bolstered further when Democrats took over the White House and the Senate two years later, giving them a trifecta of power.
Pelosi scrambles to pass trillion-dollar infrastructure bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been working furiously behind the scenes to build support for the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill, personally calling Democrats and talking to members on the House floor as progressives threaten to tank it.
Manchin says $1.5 trillion is his limit on Biden economic agenda price tag
Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made clear Thursday that $1.5 trillion was the price tag he was willing to settle on for his party's plan to expand the social safety net, putting him $2 trillion away from the lowest number progressive Democrats have said they would accept.
Justice Samuel Alito says Supreme Court is not a ‘dangerous cabal’
Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected criticism that the Supreme Court has improperly handled some of the cases that come to it as a part of its emergency docket without the benefit of a full briefing schedule and oral arguments.
Trump super PAC cuts ties with Lewandowski after donor alleged unwanted sexual advances
Donald Trump's super PAC has severed ties with Republican operative Corey Lewandowski following reports that a donor accused the former Trump campaign manager of making unwanted sexual advances toward her last weekend.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Ted Cruz’s challenge to campaign finance reimbursement rules
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning Sen. Ted Cruz's 2018 campaign and consider regulations that limit money that committees can raise after the election to reimburse loans made before the election.
The Biden administration is facing another crisis as the pandemic drags on
With a growing number of Americans dying from drug overdoses and concerns over addiction rising, the Biden administration has found itself facing a nationwide crisis that keeps escalating as the Covid-19 pandemic drags on.
‘I haven’t had that pit in my stomach in over 20 years’ Labor Secretary Walsh opens up about his sobriety
Marty Walsh chose to go to an alcohol detox program in 1995. But even after committing to it, he was questioning his decision.