Merrick Garland’s AG Nomination Delayed by Tom Cotton
The confirmation of Merrick Garland as Attorney General has hit a roadblock by the name of Tom Cotton who thinks he didn't get adequate answers on the death penalty, immigration…
Biden administration sanctions Russia for opposition leader Navalny’s poisoning, detention
The White House is expected to announce President Joe Biden's first sanctions against Russia over the Russian government's poisoning and detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a State Department official confirmed to…
Vice President Harris Builds Some Foreign Policy Chops
Vice President Kamala Harris is carving a niche in foreign policy with the help and encouragement of the president. When compared to Biden's decades of experience in foreign policy, Harris's…
Jennifer Granholm Gets Bipartisan Confirmation as Energy Secretary
Ten years after her second term as Governor of Michigan ended, Jennifer Granholm is back in a national role as Secretary of Energy. The Senate voted 64-35 to confirm Granholm,…
Biden Administration to Release Intelligence Report on Khashoggi’s Murder
The Biden Administration is set to release a new public report today that outlines the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and its conclusion, that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered…
Merrick Garland’s 2-Day Confirmation Set to Begin Today
Merrick Garland is set to go before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday morning at 9:30am ET as he is vetted as Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department.…
Biden Visits Pfizer, Relief Bill Unveiled
President Biden visited Pfizer's plant in Portage, Michigan, on Friday, to thank the nearly 3,000 workers there who are making coronavirus vaccines, ensuring every dose is properly made, safe, and…
Release of Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Killing Could Push Already Strained U.S.-Saudi Relations to New Lows
Facing court cases and its own promises of transparency, the Biden administration is about to release a long-sought U.S. intelligence report concluding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered…
White House will back effort for independent panel to study Jan. 6 riot
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Joe Biden would back efforts to establish a review of the January insurrection akin to the 9/11 Commission. “It's of…
Trump Hid His Calls With Putin, Now Biden Has Access to Them
Few Trump-era mysteries are as intriguing as what the 45th president said to Vladimir Putin in at least a dozen rambling, off-the-cuff calls and meetings over four years. Understanding what…
President Biden to ask Trump appointed attorneys to resign
John Durham of Connecticut will remain to lead the investigation of the origins of the Russia probe, and U.S. attorney for Delaware David Weiss will also remain. NBC: The Biden…
White House reinstates regular presidential addresses to the nation, in the style of FDR’s fireside chats
The White House is bringing back weekly addresses from the President directly to the American people, continuing in the tradition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats. "This is a…
Biden Says No Need For Trump to Receive Intelligence Briefings
President Biden said there was no need for Trump to continue receiving intelligence briefings in an interview with CBS's Norah O'Donnell that will air Sunday at 4:00pmET, just before the…
The Biden administration resets America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia
FIVE YEARS ago Barack Obama delivered a bracing message to Saudi Arabia. “The competition between the Saudis and the Iranians,” he warned, “has helped to feed proxy wars and chaos…
President Biden Reviving Effort To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
President Joe Biden’s administration is reviving a stalled plan to put the American abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s face on the $20 bill, the White House confirmed Monday. “The Treasury Department is taking…
President Biden repeals Trump’s discriminatory ban on transgender people in the military
President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, a ban that former President Donald Trump had put in effect, the…
The Purge of Trump Allies from U.S.-Funded News Outlets Continues…
WASHINGTON — The acting chief of the United States Agency for Global Media, Kelu Chao, fired the heads of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East…
White House orders intelligence agencies to look at violent extremism in the U.S.
The White House has ordered the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to work with the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive assessment of…
Senate chaos threatens to slow Biden’s agenda
A chaotic Senate is stuck in limbo amid a standoff on a power-sharing agreement with Republicans. "Things are on hold. I've got a lot of things I want to do,"…
Biden Orders Sweeping Assessment of Russian Hacking, Even While Renewing Nuclear Treaty
WASHINGTON — President Biden ordered a sweeping review on Thursday of American intelligence about Russia’s role in a highly sophisticated hacking of government and corporate computer networks, along with what his spokeswoman…
Biden Instantly Fires Trump-Appointed Anti-Worker Attorney
For anyone under the false impression that Donald Trump’s courtship of the white working class meant he would break with his party’s anti-union animus and employer favoritism, his nomination of…
Rand Paul’s poodle head explodes over President Biden’s Inauguration; GOP criticizes executive orders
"Much of it is thinly veiled innuendo calling us white supremacists, calling us racists, calling us every name in the book, calling us people who don't tell the truth."-Rand Paul…
Biden promises appointees he will fire them ‘on the spot’ if they disrespect others
When swearing in his appointees on day one of his presidency, President Joe Biden had a stern and honest message to the almost 1,000 people that will be working with…