House Democrats are working on legislation that would permanently expand the child tax credit to provide thousands per year per child to tens of millions of Americans in the form of monthly recurring payments. Under the American Family Act, tax
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McCarthy raises “concerns” about Cheney impeachment vote, future in leadership
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., voiced “concerns” about Rep. Liz Cheney’s role in leadership and said the Wyoming Republican needed to answer to her GOP colleagues for voting to impeach former President Trump. In a new interview with Greta Van Susteren set
California ignores public records request, keeps coronavirus data hidden
Gov. Gavin Newsom, despite months-long promises of transparency in his coronavirus decisions, has been keeping secret the data his administration is using to drive state-implemented lockdowns. On May 28, the Center for American Liberty (CAL) filed a public records request
Biden administration defends removing Churchill statue from Oval Office
The Biden administration on Friday defended the decision to remove a bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office — creating a bright video designed to remind people “what the Special Relationship is truly about.” “We’ve seen
Trump impeachment manager Swalwell on trial: ‘If the Senate allows witnesses, we will be ready with witnesses’
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who will help prosecute former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection,” said House impeachment managers are prepared to call witnesses at the upcoming Senate trial. “If the Senate allows witnesses, we will be ready with witnesses,” Swalwell, D-Calif., told
Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual
Former President George W. Bush greets former President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter during a State Funeral for
In first days, Biden flashes action as deep problems loom
Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden has signed executive orders meant as a showy display of action to address the historic challenges he inherited. There are signs everywhere that those crises are as deep and intractable as ever. WASHINGTON — Inside
Ohio restaurant owner rips Biden’s embrace of $15 minimum wage as bad for business
An Ohio restaurant owner is warning that any hikes in the minimum wage now will only hurt small businesses more. President Biden signed executive orders Friday that would increase food aid, protect job seekers on unemployment and clear a path
Rep. Andy Biggs denies allegations that he helped organize Capitol insurrection
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., denied any part in organizing the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month that left five people dead, saying the allegations against him are an “assault on my reputation.” Self-proclaimed right-wing activist Ali Alexander, in a
GOP rep who offered to work with Biden says call for unity ‘not off to a great start’
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, who offered to work with President Biden on bipartisan solutions, says the Democratic president has turned off some Republicans with a flurry of executive orders reversing the former administration’s policies. “Looking at what he did in his
Biden tells Mexican president he will end Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies
President Biden on Friday told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that he will reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration policies — in a week in which the new U.S. president has signed a flurry of immigration orders. A readout
Biden agrees with Trump State Department on one issue: China committed genocide against Uyghurs
In a rare agreement on foreign policy, President Biden and the former Trump administration both accuse the Chinese government of genocide against ethnic Uyghurs. On his last day on the job, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released determinations that China committed crimes against humanity and
Hawley, Stefanik call for investigation into Chinese role in coronavirus outbreak, as Biden restores WHO ties
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., are calling for an international investigation into the origins of the coronavirus outbreak and China’s role in it — just as President Biden moved to rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO). The resolution,
Jill Biden brings cookies to troops, thanks National Guard for ‘keeping my family safe’ during inauguration
First lady Jill Biden surprised National Guard members at the U.S. Capitol on Friday and delivered cookies, a gesture of kindness “for keeping me and my family safe” during President Biden’s inauguration earlier this week. “I just want to say thank you
New Hampshire’s former GOP Sen. Ayotte will ‘definitely’ look at 2022 bid, sources say
Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte was back in the political spotlight this week. The Republican from New Hampshire, who served as the Granite State’s attorney general before winning election to the Senate in 2010, testified on Thursday in support of the
Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. | Evan Vucci/AP The words of Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly
Trump’s lawyers must get 72-hour warning if Treasury turns over president’s tax returns to Democrats: judge
The U.S. Treasury Department must grant former President Trump’s lawyers a 72-hour warning if it allows his tax returns to be released to Democrats, a judge ruled Friday, according to a report. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., chairman of the House
LIVE UPDATES: Trump impeachment trial delayed until February
Lawmakers will wait several weeks before carrying out former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial following a brief standoff on Capitol Hill over timing, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday. Earlier in the day, Schumer said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., intended
‘Squad’ members rip Trump death-penalty ‘carnage,’ urge Biden to commute killers’ sentences
All 49 remaining death-row inmates in federal prisons should have their sentences commuted by President Biden, two members of the progressive “Squad” group of Democrats urged Friday. The demand by U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., came in a letter
South Dakota unemployment rate drops below pre-pandemic levels, Gov. Noem announces
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem touted her state’s low unemployment rate in a Friday afternoon tweet, noting it’s pre-pandemic standing as she refused to close businesses despite spiking coronavirus cases. “South Dakota’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.0% in December,” the
NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang faces social media backlash for comparing BDS movement to fascism
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang faced a social media backlash Friday after he wrote a column in which he likened the pro-Palestine BDS movement to Nazi boycotts of Jewish businesses. In the column, entitled “My vision for New
Biden admin freezes Trump HHS rule meant to lower insulin prices
President Biden has been reversing or pausing some rules put in place under former President Donald Trump this week, including one designed to bring down the price of insulin. The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced that
Catholic bishops alarmed by ‘misguided’ Biden executive order
Catholic bishops criticized on Friday President Biden’s recent executive order on applying anti-discrimination protections to certain groups, arguing it didn’t properly account for religious liberty and furthered “false theories on human sexuality.” Wednesday’s order, they said, “threatens to infringe the
House Republican introduces bill to hold Supreme Court at nine justices
West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito reintroduced a bill Friday that would limit the number of justices permitted in the Supreme Court. 3 OLDEST SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SKIP BIDEN INAUGURATION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC “A nine Justice court has
Rep. Ilhan Omar calls on Biden to back ‘recurring cash payments’ until economy recovers
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and other progressive Democrats are calling this week for President Biden to commit to recurring cash payments, rather than one-off stimulus checks, to aid Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. In his “American Rescue Plan,” Biden asked Congress
Xavier Becerra: What to know about Biden’s HHS secretary pick
President Joe Biden surprised the medical community when he nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve on his cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services. While Becerra has a history of fighting for the Affordable Care Act, he
Senate Impeachment Trial to Begin Week of Feb. 8
Now, Mr. President, we have made good progress in our efforts to determine the timing and structure of the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. For the information of all senators, the House managers will come to read the article
CPS students full of pride as Harris, Biden take over
Kamala Harris is sworn in as U.S. Vice President as her husband Doug Emhoff looks on at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. |
Crenshaw blasts Biden admin, claims they don’t like ‘anything the American working class might actually want’
President Biden’s executive orders about the economy prove that his administration is “going to keep talking about unity but they don’t want to unify behind anything the American working class might actually want,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, told “Fox News Primetime” Friday. Crenshaw told
California coronavirus vaccine rollout lagging behind most states
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in California – the most populous state in the U.S. – is proceeding at a slower pace than most, if not all, other states. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that California