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Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was dealt one defeat after another on Tuesday but insists he will not back down from his bid to for speaker of the House as the fight spills into a second day. “Is it the day I wanted to have? No,” he told […]
ilbusca/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — On the heels of last week’s sentencing of two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says domestic terrorism is “one of the biggest existential threats” facing the United States and urged officials to take action. “We have to be prepared to meet […]
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The abortion drug mifepristone is safe enough that retail pharmacies can provide the drug so long as a certified health care provider prescribes it and if that pharmacy meets certain requirements, according to new rules published Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If pharmacies jump on board, […]
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The start of the 118th Congress may be remembered for the already historic, and ongoing, vote to elect a new House speaker — which, for the first time in a century, is taking multiple rounds and multiple days. But there were other “firsts” as the members-elect of the House and […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners demanding concessions. Because […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. As the 118th Congress convenes, the first order of House business is the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners demanding concessions. Because […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly two years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — a deadly riot that saw hundreds of people overwhelm law enforcement, sending lawmakers temporarily into lockdown — Police Chief Tom Manger is outlining what the agency has done to improve security. In a letter to Congress […]
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are facing a leadership drama as they take control of the House Tuesday. After the 118th Congress convenes at noon, the first order of House business will be the election of a new speaker — and current Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could be stymied by a group of hardliners […]
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House will vote at noon on Tuesday to determine who its next speaker will be — though it’s possible the vote will initially spark more questions than answers. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California is making his second run at the speakership, but he is facing resistance from enough […]
Brian Stukes/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Since the rise of work-from-home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington is among many American cities that have wrestled with vacant office space while simultaneously battling a lack of affordable housing. On Monday, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called on President Joe Biden to either end work-from-home telework policies for federal […]
