Politics

The Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the environmental and tribal groups that have rallied against the project for years. Government attorney Ben Schifman told a federal judge on Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers, which handles permits for the

The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned group and GOP candidate Kelly Tshibaka, who has hired some advisers to former President Donald Trump. Trump plans to campaign against Murkowski after her vote to convict him in his second impeachment trial.

In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on Thursday. The actions include expanding background checks for certain types of guns, regulating stabilizing braces built for pistols, making new investments in intervention programs for violence-prone communities, and creating model “red flag” legislation

A 36-member commission the White House established to study the US Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform, according to details released Friday, a possible letdown for liberals hoping for President Joe Biden to push for more justices on the bench. The long-awaited commission announcement developed from a pledge Biden made as a

The POW/MIA flag was once again flying atop the White House Friday morning after it was moved to another location on the White House grounds in the final months of the Trump administration. A White House official said the flag went up overnight and will permanently remain atop the residence of the White House. Friday

President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request Friday — a 16% increase from former President Donald Trump’s last budget. The funding request for fiscal year 2022 comes on the heels of the passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill and

A new Senate complaint filed by an outside group against Sen. Marsha Blackburn for flashing her congressional pin to a US Capitol Police officer is citing the conduct of former Sen. Larry Craig to argue that the Tennessee Republican should be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee. The two situations are markedly different — namely

On Thursday night, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first House Republican to call for Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) to resign amid a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations. Kinzinger’s decision to be the first off the fence when it comes to Gaetz isn’t terribly surprising given that the Illinois Republican has been one

A former Trump administration appointee privately boasted last year about influencing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s scientific reports about Covid-19 and attacked the agency’s guidance while advocating for a herd immunity strategy, according to a House select committee investigating the federal government’s Covid-19 response. The new documents show the extent that Trump appointees went

Former House Speaker John Boehner writes in his new book that he’s not sure there’s a place for him in today’s Republican Party, which he describes as under the control of former President Donald Trump’s whims, a conservative media that profits on outrage and politicians and media figures who traffic in conspiracy theories. In the

It isn’t every day that Republican Rep. Sam Graves picks up his cell phone and hears from a Cabinet secretary — let alone a Democrat. But the conservative Missouri congressman who serves as ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has been struck by how often he and Department of Transportation Secretary

The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American Airlines — both based in Texas — have started advocating against it, arguing that it restricts voter access. To justify many of the changes in the law, Texas Republicans are pointing

The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s increased military presence on Ukraine’s eastern border, a US defense official told CNN Thursday. The US Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea, but a deployment of warships now would

An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it manages and responds to cyber threats, the investigating office confirmed to CNN Thursday. The Government Accountability Office “does have an ongoing audit of the State Department’s cybersecurity practices,” director for Information Technology and Cybersecurity Vijay A. D’Souza

Joe Manchin says it’s no fun being the most powerful man in Washington. The West Virginia Democrat, who sits at the fulcrum of the Senate balance of power, suggested the US Capitol insurrection was a warning for him — of the divisions tearing America apart and the dangers wrought by politicians who abuse their power.