USA TODAYAmerica First Kinzinger says fellow Republicans who join America First caucus should lose committees verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Sarah ElbeshbishiRepublican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said GOP lawmakers who plan on joining the “America First Caucus" should be removed from their committee assignments. A document about the America First Caucus described...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Florida nurse charged for death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Sarah ElbeshbishiA Florida woman is being held by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of threats to kill Vice President Kamala Harris. Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, sent a series of videos to her husband in expressing...
USA TODAYYoshihide Suga Face masks, social distancing: Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Suga practice diplomacy in COVID era verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Michael CollinsWASHINGTON – It wasn’t your typical meeting of two world leaders. But it was diplomacy in the era of COVID-19. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the White House on...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Biden to lift Trump-era refugee cap in May amid pushback from Democrats, advocates verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Courtney Subramanian and Deirdre ShesgreenWASHINGTON – The White House said Friday President Joe Biden plans to increase the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States next month, hours after facing public outcry over a surprise...
USA TODAYMike Pompeo Watchdog: Pompeo, his wife made more than 100 personal requests of State Department employees verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Deirdre ShesgreenWASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife asked State Department employees to do personal tasks for them – such as making hair appointments, taking care of their dog and picking dinner...
USA TODAYSpace Shuttle Biden to nominate former space shuttle commander to NASA leadership role verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Rachael JoyThe new NASA leadership under the Biden administration is coming together quickly. Two months after he took office, President Biden nominated Sen. Bill Nelson to head up the space agency. Today, he put...
USA TODAYGuns 'Once again, I have the solemn duty of ordering the flag lowered,' Biden says after Indianapolis shooting verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Joey GarrisonWASHINGTON — For the fourth time in less than five weeks, President Joe Biden ordered the flag at the White House to be lowered to half-staff Friday after an overnight shooting at a FedEx facility in killed...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics AG Garland reverses Trump-era policy limiting consent decrees in police investigations verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Kristine PhillipsWASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed a Trump administration policy that restricted the Justice Department's ability to force changes on police departments and other local or state government...
USA TODAYWest Point Eight cadets at West Point expelled for cheating, over 50 set back a year verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Tom Vanden BrookWASHINGTON – West Point officials have expelled eight cadets and required more than 50 others to repeat a year of instruction after the most extensive cheating scandal in more than 40 years at the Army's...
USA TODAYGenetics White House tackles COVID-19 variants with $1.7 billion boost for genomic sequencing verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Courtney SubramanianWASHINGTON – The White House on Friday announced plans to help states detect and curb the spread of emerging COVID-19 variants by investing $1.7 billion in genomic sequencing, or the process to map the...
USA TODAYShooting of Tamir Rice Tamir Rice's family asks Justice Department to reopen investigation into 12-year-old's death verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Kristine PhillipsWASHINGTON – The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice is asking the Justice Department to reopen its investigation into the boy's 2014 shooting and to convene a grand jury that would consider charges against...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Judge rules government can take South Texas family's land despite Biden's 'pause' on wall verified_publisherUSA TODAYThree weeks after President Biden's pause on wall-related condemnation cases, a South Texas family lost its court fight over its land on the Texas border. AUSTIN, Texas — The government can take immediate...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Supreme Court to debate immigration case as Biden wrestles with crisis at southern border verified_publisherUSA TODAY - John FritzeWASHINGTON – Jose Sanchez and Sonia Gonzalez have lived in the United States legally for two decades under a program that lets immigrants from nations enduring natural disasters and armed conflict temporarily...
USA TODAYMaxine Waters Maxine Waters tells Jim Jordan 'shut your mouth' during congressional hearing with Fauci verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Chelsey CoxWASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan exchanged tense words with infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a congressional hearing Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Maxine Waters ended the debate...
USA TODAYU.S. Elections 'We could have gone further': Biden expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Joey GarrisonWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden expelled 10 Russian diplomats and sanctioned more than three dozen individuals and companies Thursday in retaliation for a massive cyberhacking of federal agencies and...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics OnPolitics: The Supreme Court won't be expanding verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Mabinty QuarshieIt's almost Friday, OnPolitics readers. Hope you have less on your plate than the federal government does because today has been another busy day in Washington. I'm Mabinty. Here's what I'm talking about:...
USA TODAYU.S. Capitol Police Capitol police watchdog says heavy, non-lethal munitions would've helped in Jan. 6 insurrection verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Kevin JohnsonThe Capitol Police force's response to the deadly Jan. 6 riots was fatally obstructed by a lack of officer training, deeply flawed intelligence analysis and inadequate equipment, the agency's chief watchdog...
USA TODAYChild Care The child care industry collapsed during COVID-19, so Biden’s giving it $39B from the stimulus verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Courtney SubramanianWASHINGTON – The Biden administration released nearly $40 billion of the administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package to confront what President Joe Biden called an “acute, immediate child care...
USA TODAYMatt Gaetz GOP House leader: No plans to discipline Matt Gaetz over sex-trafficking investigation verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Ledyard KingWASHINGTON – GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he has no plans to take action against Rep. Matt Gaetz after the embattled Florida congressman told him he’s innocent of the sex trafficking now...
USA TODAYMike Pence Former Vice President Mike Pence receives pacemaker, is recovering after surgery verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Rashika JaipuriarFormer Vice President Mike Pence is recovering after pacemaker surgery, his office announced Thursday. During the past two weeks, Pence reportedly experienced "symptoms associated with a slow heart rate."...
USA TODAYBiden Administration 'Time for American troops to come home': Biden announces Afghanistan withdrawal by Sept. 11 verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Joey GarrisonWASHINGTON – Calling for the end of a two-decade war that saw 775,000 American troops serve and 2,300 killed, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced all U.S. forces will withdraw from Afghanistan Sept....
USA TODAYU.S. Politics 'No plans to bring it to the floor': Pelosi shoots down Democratic effort to expand Supreme Court verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Savannah Behrmann, John Fritze and Chelsey CoxWASHINGTON – Progressive Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices, setting up a caustic rhetorical battle that Democratic leaders – including House Speaker Pelosi...
USA TODAYKristen Clarke Kristen Clarke, Joe Biden's pick for top civil rights job, tells senators about her own son verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Kristine PhillipsWASHINGTON – Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden's pick to be the Justice Department's civil rights chief, is promising to make racial equality a top priority, drawing on her experiences as a longtime...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics 'The progress Afghanistan has made ... will all be for naught,' retired general fears verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Tom Vanden BrookWASHINGTON – The consensus of Afghanistan's future after the withdrawal of U.S. troops by Sept. 11 is grim, according to some U.S. experts. The estimated 2,500 U.S. troops that President Joe Biden has...
USA TODAYCongressional Committees House committee approves bill to study slavery reparations for first time verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Savannah BehrmannWASHINGTON – Legislation to create a commission to study slavery reparations for Black Americans has cleared a House committee in a historic vote, making its way to the full House for the first time more...
USA TODAYMonmouth University Biden gets higher approval ratings than Congress, according to two national polls verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Chelsey CoxPresident Joe Biden has higher job approval ratings than Congress as he nears his first 100 days in office, according to two new national polls. Areport released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University showed...
USA TODAYHate Crimes In bipartisan vote, Senate advances bill on hate crimes against Asian Americans verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jeanine SantucciWASHINGTON – The Senate voted Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support to open debate on an anti-Asian American hate crimes bill, signaling Republicans' willingness to compromise on the legislation,...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics OnPolitics: The war in Afghanistan will come to an end verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Mabinty QuarshieHappy Hump Day OnPolitics readers! In yesterday's newsletter, I mentioned that President Joe Biden planned to withdraw all military forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20-year anniversary of the that...
USA TODAYChina China represents 'unparalleled,' 'severe' threat, US intelligence officials warn verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Kevin JohnsonU.S. intelligence officials Wednesday cast China as an "unparalleled" security threat, warning of Beijing's increasing efforts to suppress its regional adversaries, expand its military might while racing...
