Number of infected Texas lawmakers who fled state rises to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Texas lawmakers who left their state to hobble efforts to pass new voting restrictions have tested positive for the coronavirus,Read More
GOP lawmakers hold California protest after 3 cancellations
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Republican House Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene held a protest Saturday after a third venue in California cancelled theirRead More
Martine Moïse, wife of slain president, returns to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Martine Moïse, the wife of Haiti’s assassinated president who was injured in the July 7 attack at their private home, returnedRead More
Biden pledges appeal of ‘deeply disappointing’ DACA ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds ofRead More
Biden to host Super Bowl champ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will celebrate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Super Bowl title when the team visits the White House on Tuesday. NoRead More
‘A blaring siren’ for Democrats after ruling halts DACA
Immigrants and advocates are urging Democrats and President Joe Biden to quickly act on legislation to protect young immigrants after a federal judge in TexasRead More
Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’ and calls communism ‘a universally failed system’
(CNN) — President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Cuba is a “failed state” and called communism a “failed system” as protests play out againstRead More
Surgeon general urges US fight against COVID misinformation
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday called for a national effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, urging tech companies, health care workers, journalists and everydayRead More
Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won’t send troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of thatRead More
Child tax credit starts hitting US families’ bank accounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel. That changed Thursday when the first paymentRead More