Biden tells lawmakers he’ll push for pathway to citizenship for millions in sweeping economic package
President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his multi-trillion anti-poverty package, assuring a group of lawmakers on Thursday that he would stand by them in their push to see a pathway to citizenship for millions signed into law.
Pentagon watchdog warns of ‘existential crisis’ and criticizes US ‘hubris’ in Afghanistan
A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country's government could face an "existential crisis" and offered a highly critical assessment of the US's strategy and conduct throughout the 20-year war, just weeks before the withdrawal of American troops is due to be completed.
First on CNN: President Biden to meet with 7 governors Friday to discuss devastating wildfires
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with seven governors on Friday to talk about how states are responding to a devastating Western wildfire season -- and how the federal government can assist.
McConnell cites experience with polio in ad pushing Kentuckians to get vaccinated
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is taking his coronavirus vaccine plea directly to his constituents.
Biden calls on students to keep campuses ‘safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well’ as Covid-19 as they return this fall
President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the responsibility that college students have to ensure their campuses are safe not just from the Covid-19 pandemic, but also "safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well," in remarks to young people at a summit hosted by It's On Us, the college sexual assault prevention and
Manchin backs taking first step on Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar agenda as Democratic leaders grow more confident
Senate Democratic leaders are growing increasingly confident that they will lock down support for the crucial first step to advancing President Joe Biden's multi-trillion dollar economic package after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin signaled on Thursday that he is in favor of pressing forward.
Biden calls on Congress to extend eviction moratorium set to expire Saturday
President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to extend the eviction moratorium set to expire on Saturday that prohibits landlords nationwide from evicting certain tenants who fail to pay rent amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Controversial Arizona ballot review pulls in more than $5.7 million in private donations, organizers say
A private company conducting a widely denounced review of ballots in Arizona's largest county says it has received more than $5.7 million in private funds to support its examination of the 2020 presidential results.
Blinken warns talks with Iran can’t go on indefinitely
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that negotiations with Tehran over the Iran nuclear deal "cannot and will not go on indefinitely."