3 hours agoIran's election unsettles Biden's hope for a nuclear dealBiden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal wit...
3 hours agoWatchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic A government watchdog says that deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 hours agoJudge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC parkA federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of...
8 hours agoPowell says economy growing rapidly, inflation up 'notably'Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the economy is growing at a healthy clip, and that has accelerated inflation.
7 hours agoPaid in full? Biden, GOP struggle over infrastructure costsCongressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure, but they are struggling with the hard part — deciding ...
7 hours agoIn Senate vote, Biden sees 'step forward' for elections billThe White House says the Senate’s work on an elections overhaul and changes offered by Sen_ Joe Manchin are a “step forward.”.
12 hours agoBiden White House launches public push for child tax creditThe White House is working to raise awareness of the federal government's new expanded child tax credit.
15 hours agoHigh court: Congress erred in patent dispute board setupThe Supreme Court says that Congress erred when it set up a board to oversee patent disputes by failing to make the judges properly accountable to the president.
3 days agoBiden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructureThe White House is making clear that President Joe Biden is opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure pa...
3 days agoUS Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of BidenU.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe ...
3 days agoDeclaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in statesCongress and President Joe Biden acted with unusual swiftness this week in approving Juneteenth as a national holiday.
3 days agoBiden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 daysPresident Joe Biden is marking another milestone in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
3 days agoLive stream: Biden gives COVID update as vaccine goal looms, demand wanesPresident Joe Biden is holding a news conference Friday to provide an update on the nation’s coronavirus pandemic and vaccination progress as much of the U.S. reopens.
3 days agoStudy: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assaultA new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other post...
3 days agoRepublicans point to inflation in bid to retake CongressGas prices have soared passed $3 per gallon.
3 days agoCan we talk? Gannett promotes effort at bridging gapsThe Gannett media company is promoting an effort to get Americans who live on either side of the ideological divide to talk to each other.
Austin: Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 yearsTop Pentagon leaders say there is a “medium” chance that extremist groups in Afghanistan will present a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American milit...
Live stream: Biden signs bill making Juneteenth 12th official US holidayPresident Joe Biden will sign legislation into law on Thursday that officially makes Juneteenth a federal holiday -- the first new national holiday since 1983.
As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commissionA push is underway on Capitol Hill and beyond for a full-blown investigation of the coronavirus outbreak by a national commission like the one that looked into 9/11.
Officers resign from Portland, Oregon, protest response unitOfficers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland, Oregon, and have responded to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests have resigned en masse after ...
Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitorsReports from an independent monitor who observed election operations in Georgia's most populous county during the 2020 election cycle detail tense encounters with party e...
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surgeThe U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is locking down because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees.
US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other virusesThe United States is devoting more than $3 billion to speed development of treatments for COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses.
High court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suitThe Supreme Court has sided with food giants Nestle and Cargill and thrown out a lawsuit that claimed they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in Africa that used chi...
Catholic foster care agency wins Supreme Court verdictIt's another victory for religious groups at the Supreme Court.
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challengeThe Supreme Court has dismissed a third major challenge to “Obamacare," preserving health insurance coverage for millions of Americans.
Biden abroad: Pitching America to welcoming if wary alliesPresident Joe Biden spent his first trip overseas highlighting a sharp break from his disruptive predecessor.
Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holidayThe United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
