Washington — For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. Already the …
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The Biden administration on Wednesday partially settled lawsuits filed by demonstrators who were forcefully cleared from Lafayette Square Park in June 2020 after George Floyd’s death. As a result, some federal law enforcement agencies will be changing how they deal with demonstrators. Black Lives Matter D.C. and dozens of …
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The U.S. Navy has retrieved the F-35C Lightning II plane that crashed in January in the South China Sea. A team made up of divers from the 7th Fleet’s Task Force and a Navy salvage and diving team recovered the wreckage from the bottom of the South China Sea, about …
Read More »Congressman Henry Cuellar is fighting for his political life in the upcoming Texas Democratic primary, hoping to prevail in the rematch against progressive immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros, a former intern for his office who came within 3,000 votes of beating him in 2020. There’s another candidate in the race for …
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The Biden administration and Congress are grappling with how to address soaring prices as annual inflation increased at its fastest pace in 40 years. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data Thursday showed prices rose 7.5% over the past 12 months. Americans have seen the cost for gas rise by …
Read More »The Senate voted Wednesday night to overturn President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine rule and testing requirements for private businesses. The final tally was 52-48 as Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana joined all Republicans in voting in favor of rescinding the requirements. Lawmakers, through the …
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Washington — For the first time in nearly 30 years, the future of abortion rights will face its most consequential test when the Supreme Court convenes Wednesday to hear a high-stakes showdown taking aim at nearly five decades of precedent. At the heart of the dispute before the high court, …
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Senator Kyrsten Sinema, one of the two moderate Democrats in the Senate who have raised concerns about the price tag of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, will be at the White House on Monday for the signing of the infrastructure bill, her spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. President Biden is …
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Voters in Minneapolis have on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to dismantle their police department and replace it with a Department of Public Safety, according to the Associated Press. For eligible voters on Tuesday, the referendum, known as “Question 2”, asked members of the community to amend the city’s charter …
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Washington — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended himself against claims from Senate Republicans that a memo he issued about violent threats to school board members could have a chilling effect on parents who are seeking to voice their concerns about their children’s education. Garland’s one-page memo, issued October …
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