White House renews virus briefings: ‘Bringing back the pros’

WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly a year it was the Trump show. Now President Joe Biden is calling up the nation’s top scientists and public healthRead More

Justice Department rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ border policy that resulted in family separations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico borderRead More

Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, treaty

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first phone call with Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden raised concerns Tuesday about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei NavalnyRead More

Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority ofRead More

Biden aims to tackle another American crisis: Race

(CNN) — If there was any doubt about the urgency of President Joe Biden’s mission to tackle racial inequality, it was erased in the searing moment anRead More

Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden’s commitment to reverse theRead More

Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO

Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S.Read More

GOP Sen. Rob Portman won’t run for reelection, saying it’s difficult to ‘break through the partisan gridlock’

(CNN) — Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio announced Monday that he will not run for reelection after his current term in office ends inRead More

GOP largely votes against holding Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, makingRead More

Effort to put Tubman on $20 bill restarted under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a change of administrations, it looks like Harriet Tubman is once again headed to the front of the $20 bill. BidenRead More