15 hours agoSome states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others waitSome states are making plans to spend billions of dollars from President Joe Biden's pandemic relief act, though the money has yet to arrive.
4 hours ago2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving CommunionArchbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego share Roman Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base.
17 hours agoAfter court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal helpA court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has placed additional pressure on the federal and state governments to deliver tens of billions of dollars in promised rental aid.
17 hours agoRansomware gangs get more aggressive against law enforcementCriminal hackers are now using increasingly brazen methods to try to extort money from law enforcement agencies, including leaking or threatening to leak highly sensitive and potentially life-threatening information.
18 hours agoTrump's 'Big Lie' imperils Republicans who don't embrace itDonald Trump’s discredited allegations about a stolen election did nothing to save his presidency months ago.
12 hours agoThe Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccineFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision from the European Union not to renew its order for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
2 hours agoCyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gangThe shutdown of the pipeline that carries gasoline and other fuel from Texas to the Northeast is continuing.
1 day agoObama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancerFormer President Barack Obama’s dog, Bo, has died after a battle with cancer.
1 day agoStefanik's political evolution mirrors story of today's GOPThere was a brief time, not long ago, when Elise Stefanik wouldn't say Donald Trump’s name.
1 day agoPandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDsThe card millions of people have used to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses.
1 day agoMaryland governor pardons 34 victims of racial lynchingMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan has posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state between 1854 and 1933 who were denied legal due process.
1 day agoElection officials face fines, charges in GOP voting lawsThe county officials who run elections are facing a slate of new punishments as part of a nationwide Republican campaign to roll back access to the ballot, months after many hailed them as heroes for the creative ways they expanded voting access last year during the coronavirus outbreak.
1 day agoWith civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals prioritiesThe Justice Department is sending a strong signal about its priorities these days.
1 day agoThe Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theoriesAn elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
1 day agoEU says US stand on patent virus waiver is no 'magic bullet'European Union leaders have cranked up criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents, arguing the move would yield no short-term or intermediate improvement in vaccine supplies and could even have a negative impact.
1 day agoGOP delegates in Virginia to choose nominee for governorTens of thousands of Virginians are casting ballots to choose GOP nominees for governor and other statewide offices this weekend.
2 days agoJustice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on 'ghost guns'The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number.
2 days agoUS slams Iran-backed Yemen rebels for snubbing UN envoyThe Biden administration is lashing out at Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels for refusing to meet with a senior U.N. official to discuss ending the country's devastating conflict and speeding humanitarian relief to suffering civilians.
2 days agoAuthorities: Fake vaccination cards sold at California barAuthorities say they have arrested the owner of a Northern California bar where made-to-order fake COVID-19 vaccination cards were being sold to undercover state agents for $20 each.
2 days agoDemocrats in Virginia governor’s race face off in second debateThe Democratic candidates for Virginia governor sparred over policing and economic development in their second debate Thursday, an event that showcased the diverse styles and perspectives of the field that voters will winnow next month.
2 days agoUS drops Trump plan for more biometric data on immigrantsThe Biden administration has withdrawn a Trump-era proposal to expand the amount and types of biometric data collected by U.S. immigration authorities.
2 days agoBaseball's Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometownFormer Major League player and manager Bobby Valentine is entering politics, announcing that he's running for mayor of Stamford.
2 days agoWeak jobs report spurs new arguments over big fed spendingPresident Joe Biden insists an unexpected slowdown in companies’ hiring is clear new proof the U.S. needs the multitrillion-dollar federal boost he’s pushing.
2 days agoEU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortageThe European Union is calling on the United States to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at best.
2 days agoChamber of Commerce seeks end to enhanced US jobless aidThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, saying the boost in government aid is giving some recipients less incentive to look for work.
2 days ago4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd deathA federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
2 days agoThe Latest: Connecticut data show COVID-19 vaccine effectiveAccording to data released from the state Department of Public Health, Of the more than 1.4 million Connecticut residents who are now fully vaccinated, 242 later became infected with COVID-19.
3 days agoGOP seeks unity, even if that means embracing election lieThere’s a new buzzword among Republicans in Washington this week: unity.
2 days agoPersonal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID ragesThe coronavirus crisis in India has created diplomatic and humanitarian challenges for the Biden administration.
2 days agoRed meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fightRepublicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war.
3 days agoWith ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity testPresident Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated commitment to diversity in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that gives a nod to key political allies and donors while staying true to a campaign pledge to appoint ambassadors who look like America.
3 days agoIn booting Cheney, 'My Kevin' leads GOP back to TrumpRepublican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point.
2 days agoIn surprise, Atlanta Mayor Bottoms won't seek a second termAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms confirmed Friday that she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive.
2 days agoTexas GOP's voting restriction bill passes HouseTexas has become the latest Republican-dominated state to advance sweeping new limits on voting, despite no evidence of any problems with last year’s vote and a coalition of state and federal officials calling the 2020 presidential election the most secure in history.
3 days agoAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelectionAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive.
3 days agoGovernor says Utah won't mandate masks in schools next fallUtah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall.
3 days agoGOP seeks unity, even if that means embracing election lieThere’s a new buzzword among Republicans in Washington this week: unity.
2 days agoPersonal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID ragesThe coronavirus crisis in India has created diplomatic and humanitarian challenges for the Biden administration.
3 days agoLiz Cheney, Donald Trump feud gets mixed reviews in WyomingElected officials in Wyoming aren’t sticking their necks out in defense of Liz Cheney as she faces ouster from House GOP leadership.
2 days agoSome Republicans worry voting limits will hurt the GOP, tooSome Republicans are worried the voting restrictions their party is pushing will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots.
3 days agoUS says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resumeThe Biden administration is asserting that the fate of indirect nuclear talks with Iran is now solely up to Tehran.
3 days agoAP source: Sheldon Silver ordered back to federal prison Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being returned to federal prison after federal authorities denied him home confinement.
3 days agoUS sends more warplanes to protect pullout from AfghanistanTop Pentagon officials say the U.S. military has deployed a dozen additional warplanes to bolster protection of American and coalition troops making a final withdrawal from Afghanistan as Taliban insurgents step up pressure on Afghan government forces.
3 days agoColorado GOP lawmaker who used racist term is reprimandedA Republican lawmaker in Colorado has been reprimanded after calling a colleague “Buckwheat,” a racist term that provoked outcry from Democrats.
3 days agoNY: Broadband cos paid for 8.5M fake net neutrality commentsThe Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality.
3 days agoUS proposes ending rule that weakened wild bird protectionsLongstanding protections for wild birds would be restored under a proposal to bring back prosecutions of bird deaths by industry that were ended by former President Donald Trump.
3 days agoJudge temporarily stays ruling in eviction moratorium caseA federal judge has temporarily stayed an order that found the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
3 days agoBiden's plan would boost conservation of US lands, watersThe Biden administration has detailed steps to achieve its goal of conserving about one-third of America’s lands and waters by 2030.
3 days agoFlorida gov signs GOP voting law critics call 'un-American'Fox News is pushing back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying it was caught off guard Thursday when the Republican governor appeared on air to sign a major elections bill.
3 days agoIn GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure planWith a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
Caitlyn Jenner to critics: 'I move on' she says in interviewCaitlyn Jenner's Republican campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community.
