Vice President Kamala Harris is tired of everybody not taking action on gun control. According to Harris, what we must do is take action, and we do that by... taking action.
House Republicans are planning their first hearings on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response, summoning top federal health officials to Congress to testify in the coming weeks. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is planning to interrogate officials from federal agencies such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration,...
A group of House Democrats introduced a bill Thursday to guarantee abortion coverage not dependent on someone's insurance or income and to end the "discriminatory" Hyde Amendment. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act on Thursday to...
The United States plans to send its more updated version of the M1 Abrams tank to Ukraine, a vehicle that is considered more deadly and has more upgrades than its predecessor but takes longer to transfer to Kyiv. Washington will ship the M1A2 version of the tank – a vehicle which is considered more lethal...
U.S. forces have killed a key ISIS figure in Somalia who was involved in helping to grow the organization in parts of the world like Afghanistan and Africa. Senior administration officials said the U.S. military conducted an operation on Wednesday night in northern Somalia on orders from President Biden, resulting in the death of Bilal...
House Hispanic Republicans announced their new leadership team on Thursday, as the Congressional Hispanic Conference boasts its largest membership ever this Congress. The group chose GOP Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) and Tony Gonzales (Texas) as its co-chairmen for the 118th Congress. Diaz-Balart, one of the co-founders of the group, will repeat as chairman. Gonzales served...
The California bar association is seeking the disbarment of attorney John Eastman, who crafted memos for the Trump campaign encouraging former Vice President Mike Pence to buck his ceremonial duty to certify the 2020 election results. Eastman crafted two memos for the Trump campaign outlining strategies for reversing then-President Trump’s loss to President Biden, including...
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) circulated a letter to Senate colleagues Thursday urging them to back his plan to ensure the federal government does not default on interest payments or payments to Social Security beneficiaries if Congress fails to raise the debt limit before the Treasury Department runs out of borrowing authority. Scott’s bill, which...
The director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he is “sickened" by the "appalling" footage of Tyre Nichols’s arrest in Memphis. Speaking at a press conference with Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, David Rausch said the violent beating that occurred during the arrest on Jan. 7 “shouldn't have happened.” “I've been policing for more than...
Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine) on Thursday announced he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and will isolate during his sickness. “An hour ago, I tested positive for COVID on a routine test on my way to the airport home to Maine. I’ve been vaccinated and boosted, so I feel alright – just sorry to not...