Ahmir Lavon Merrell, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for bringing a gun to the grounds of the Capitol last fall. Merrell pleaded guilty in April to one count of illegal receipt of a firearm, after he brought an AR-style pistol and 73 rounds of ammunition to the Capitol in November 2023,...
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), the Democratic nominee for Senate in the Grand Canyon State, excoriated the Biden administration Thursday for what he called insufficient federal support on extreme heat. Gallego issued the statement the day after Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called extreme heat a “public health crisis” in Phoenix before meeting with...
Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are set to play up their support for organized labor during an appearance at a union hall in Detroit Thursday, just two days after Harris named Walz to be her running mate. The duo was certified earlier this week to top the Democratic ticket in November, and...
Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California's Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants plaguing these water systems are arsenic and nitrate, which are linked to an increased risk of a variety of diseases, according to the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health. Some such illnesses...
A group of congressional Democrats is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to probe a planned joint streaming sports venture by some of the nation's largest media conglomerates. Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. are among the media behemoths that have partnered on Venu a direct-to-consumer...
Rep. Claudia Tenney tells the FEC that by not requiring CVV numbers for donations, ActBlue possibly facilitates fraud and foreign election interference.
Harris' campaign scrambled to clarify reports Wednesday that she was open to an arms embargo of Israel after she expressed openness to a meeting with 'Uncommitted' leaders.
With all the time congressional lawmakers have taken off this summer, yacht rock seems an appropriate metaphor for the lull before election campaign season ratchets up.
Kamala Harris, who said she was the last person with President Biden before the decision on Afghanistan, has not been criticized much over the withdrawal.