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Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing where Republican lawmakers are expected to lambast him over his department’s handling of criminal probes into former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and other high-profile investigations. But according […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will launch the “American Climate Corps,” according to the White House, which described it as “a workforce training and service initiative” for more than 20,000 Americans “that will ensure more young people have access to the skills-based training necessary for good-paying […]
Creativeye99/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case will allow attorneys for two of Donald Trump’s codefendants to interview the grand jurors who returned the indictment, according to a new order on Tuesday, after the attorneys raised concerns that it was not “properly returned.” Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the […]
Tetra Images/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A federal trial is unfolding over whether a 2021 voting rights law in the state violates the U.S. Constitution. The suit — brought on behalf of La Union del Pueblo, or LUPE, and other groups — argues that certain provisions of Texas Senate Bill 1 have made voting more difficult, especially […]
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday rolled out what it is calling a comprehensive guide to combatting illicit opioids from coming into the country. The report, titled “Strategy for Combatting Illicit Opioids,” outlines four goals the Department hopes will stop opioids from coming into the country. “Our nation […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In a new interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis on ABC News Live Prime, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discussed his views on climate change, race and racism in America and why he would not consider being former President Donald Trump running mate if Trump beats him for their party’s 2024 […]
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday — which is National Voter Registration Day — that the state will now automatically register residents to vote while getting their driver’s license or state I.D. “I made a commitment when I was campaigning for this office that we would bring automatic voter […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday he’s unsure a proposed short-term funding measure to avert a government shutdown for at least a month will have enough votes to pass. Members from both sides of the House Republican Conference on Sunday outlined a continuing resolution to keep the government open until […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has relaxed the chamber’s informal dress code, allowing lawmakers to wear whatever they want on the floor of what is sometimes called the “greatest deliberative body in the world.” Until recently, male senators were required to wear suit jackets and dress shoes on the floor. Female […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With only a few days until the start of early voting in Virginia’s high-stakes election, Republicans and Democrats are making one last push to encourage early and absentee voting in the commonwealth. Every seat in both the House of Delegates and state Senate are up for grabs this fall — […]
