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Senate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day

Biden son-in-law faces conflicts of interest concerns following coronavirus response investments

Use of troops in vaccination effort is off to a slow start

Rep. Cicilline says Capitol rioters posed a threat to the presidential line of succession

Woman says Cuomo asked to kiss her at a wedding; harassment accuser also rips his apology
CLOSE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire after two former aides went public with sexual...

Hawley defends opposition to every Biden Cabinet nominee: ‘I take them one at a time’
"I take them one at a time, if there is someone I think will be good to Missouri, that I can...

Key GOP swing vote undecided on whether to back Biden’s imperiled budget pick
Murkowski told reporters she had "follow up questions" after the meeting on Capitol Hill, which...

Women allege sexual misconduct against North Carolina GOP lawmaker as his biography under new scrutiny
Allegations of sexual misconduct by Cawthorn, who at age 25 is the youngest member of Congress,...

Romney treated at hospital after fall over the weekend but ‘doing better’
Romney said he was knocked "unconscious but I'm doing better," adding that he was taken to the...

Refugees are being removed from flights to the US as they await Biden’s signature
President Joe Biden pledged to increase the number of refugees who could be admitted to the US...

Proud Boys nominated man to hold ‘war powers’ and lead January 6 attack, Justice Department says
Ethan Nordean, who will appear in court Tuesday, was allegedly ready to step in and lead the Proud...

Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
CLOSE President-elect Joe Biden introduced Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary on...

Miguel Cardona confirmed as education secretary
He faces the monumental task of helping guide school districts to safely provide in-person...

Fact-checking Psaki’s claim that there ‘have not been sanctions put in place’ on foreign leaders even in recent past
Biden's administration imposed visa restrictions on 76 Saudi individuals the administration says...

21 Republican governors attack Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus bill for ‘penalizing’ their states
CLOSE The House passed the latest stimulus bill, but what's in the $1.9 trillion COVID relief...

The latest on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Allegations of sexual harassment, hiding nursing home COVID-19 deaths
CLOSE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire after two former aides went public with sexual...

Conservative Supreme Court majority gets another crack at the Voting Rights Act
The dispute comes in the aftermath of a contentious election which prompted former President...

NY AG says she can start investigation into Cuomo as second accuser says he ‘wields his power to avoid justice’
Following concerns about Cuomo's role in shaping the probe, James announced that she has received...

NY Gov. Cuomo faces allegations of sexual harassment, hiding nursing home COVID deaths. Here’s what we know.
CLOSE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire after two former aides went public with sexual...

OnPolitics: How Biden is erasing Trump’s immigration legacy
CLOSEDarwin Micheal Mejia and his mother Beata Mariana de Jesus Mejia-Mejia are reunited on June...

McConnell says the GOP will back Murkowski’s reelection despite Trump threat
Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump of inciting a deadly riot at the...

At CPAC, Donald Trump targets the Republican Party of Liz Cheney and Mitch McConnell
CLOSE Former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity at a conservative convention in Orlando,...

As scandals engulf Andrew Cuomo, candidates eye 2022 run for governor
CLOSE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire after two former aides went public with sexual...

Biden administration may let families separated at Mexican border reunite in US
CLOSE The White House immigration bill cites 11 million undocumented people living in the United...

Fact check: 5 falsehoods Trump repeated at CPAC, from election fraud to Texas’ wind power
CLOSE Former President Trump speaks to a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in...

Donald and Melania Trump received Covid vaccine at the White House in January
It was not immediately clear which vaccine or how many doses each had received.The revelation...

NY attorney general says she’s received letter to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Cuomo
The letter was sent to James' office by Beth Garvey, special counsel and senior adviser to Cuomo...

Garland nomination advances out of committee, setting up floor vote
The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the...

Senate Democratic leaders want members to hold firm against ‘lethal’ GOP amendments on relief bill
Senators are walking into a legislative minefield later this week since the relief bill is being...

Kinzinger’s allies launch super PAC to defend Republicans who impeached Trump
The organizers of the new group, Americans Keeping Country First, said in a memo that they want to...

There’s a race to pass the stimulus by March 14. Here’s what’s at stake
The jobless payments are among the first federal lifelines from December's $900 billion stimulus...

Garland confirmation advances out of committee, setting up floor vote
The vote was 15 to 7 with all Democratic senators and four Republicans in favor of the...

Families separated at the border could be reunited in US, Homeland Security secretary says
Mayorkas, who's leading the family reunification task force established by President Joe Biden,...

Immigration a focus as Biden holds virtual talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
CLOSE The White House immigration bill cites 11 million undocumented people living in the United...

‘Make your voice heard’: Biden backs Amazon workers’ union drive in Alabama
CLOSE President Biden toured a Pfizer vaccine manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan as severe...

Andrew Cuomo: NY Governor’s career in politics
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is under fire over a nursing home scandal and claims he sexually harassed...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accused of sexual harassment from two formers aides
New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes after sexual harassment accusationsSkip to main content New York...

Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia over Navalny treatment this week
The rollout of the sanctions will happen in coordination with the European Union, the officials...

With scandals engulfing Andrew Cuomo, candidates eyeing 2022 run for governor
CLOSE Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks Oct. 5, 2018, at a campaign rally in Peekskill, Westchester County,...

Elizabeth Warren proposes wealth tax on ‘ultra-millionaires’
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan...

Trump, DeSantis favored for president in 2024 by CPAC attendees
ORLANDO, Florida - Could there be an all-Florida, Trump-DeSantis ticket in 2024?While former...

Progressive House Democrats pressure Harris to invoke rarely employed move to ignore parliamentarian decision on wage hike
Such a move has not been employed since 1975 -- and taking that tack would generate pushback from...

Stimulus negotiations: Pressure turns to the Senate to close deal on Covid relief
That plan will, of course, look a little different than the House bill as it won't include the $15...

Analysis: New York governor faces new allegations that threaten his political future
Now a year later, the Democratic governor is engulfed in multiple controversies that have...

Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics; revives ‘rigged’ election lie
CLOSE Former President Trump speaks to a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in...

Goya Foods CEO falsely says election was illegitimate, Trump is ‘the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president’
In 2020, Unanue's compliments of then-President Donald Trump generated controversy and calls for a...

Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication
The quiet switch by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence went largely unnoticed as...

Supreme Court to debate voting rights case that advocates worry will limit access to polls
CLOSE The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn...

Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 minimum wage
After the House passed President Joe Biden's Covid-19 relief bill early Saturday morning -- with a...

White House aide with close progressive ties leaving to join nascent outside group
Rosemary Boeglin, who has been handling the economic portfolio in the White House press shop, is...

Biden administration resumes Taliban peace talks
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to...

Trump unleashes new threat to American democracy
This much was clear when the ex-President put the Republican Party on notice on Sunday that he...

Fact check: Trump delivers lie-filled CPAC speech
Most notably, Trump's first post-presidency address, at the Conservative Political Action...

Cuomo apologizes amid harassment claims, says he was ‘being playful,’ never intended to offend or cause harm
CLOSE Gov. Andrew Cuomo got into a back-and-forth with a female reporter Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017,...