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California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Republican-led recall, said Monday he wants to return the state’s enormous $75.7 billion budget surplus to the pockets of taxpayers via an expanded stimulus check program he says would benefit two out of every three residents. The $12 billion proposal would amount to the largest year-over-year rebate that’s

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling his Republican House colleagues to “anticipate” a vote on Wednesday regarding the current state of the House GOP Conference Chair position, which is expected to end with Liz Cheney being removed from her leadership role over her opposition to former President Donald Trump. It’s the latest step toward

President Joe Biden on Monday hosted two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he entered a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, met separately with Biden at the White House.

President Joe Biden‘s bipartisan push faces a crucial moment on Capitol Hill this month where talks over several big-ticket items could lead to major legislative victories hailed by both parties — or they could collapse and prompt a bitter round of recriminations and open partisan warfare. It’s a big week for talks: On Wednesday, Biden

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for universal government-subsidized child care as part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, describing it as a “big ticket item” that demands more resources. “The way I see it, it’s got two parts. One is, this is how you boost productivity in our economy. But the other is, this

While former President Donald Trump continues to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election, California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN’s Dana Bash in a new interview that she does not believe the election was “stolen,” but argued there needs to be “integrity” in the US election system. “He is our President. I respect that,” Jenner

Would-be air travelers hold billions of dollars in credits for future flights, and two US senators want airlines to drop restrictions like expiration dates — or to refund the customers in cash. Sens. Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats, are sending a letter to 10 US airlines Monday asking the carriers “commit to providing

One of the largest US fuel pipelines remained largely paralyzed Monday after a ransomware cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of all operations late last week — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. The victim of the attack, Colonial Pipeline is a company that transports more than 100 million gallons

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Monday came to the defense of soon-to-be-ousted House GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, arguing their party is poised to remove her from the influential post because she has consistently said former President Donald Trump is responsible for the US Capitol insurrection. “She is being run out for one thing: her

One of the largest US fuel pipelines remained largely paralyzed Monday after a ransomware cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of all operations late last week — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. The victim of the attack, Colonial Pipeline is a company that transports more than 100 million gallons

Biden administration officials worked urgently Monday to ascertain the scope and fallout of a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies much of the eastern United States its gasoline — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. Senior White House officials said Monday the administration was working closely with

The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. Citing a June 2020 Supreme Court decision that found federal civil rights law​ prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian

President Joe Biden on Monday will host two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he enters a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, will meet separately with Biden at the

The Biden administration announced Monday the formal launch of its Scientific Integrity Task Force which will review the federal government’s scientific policies to ensure they are free from inappropriate political influence. The 46 members come from across the federal government and will meet for the first time on Friday. The review comes after several former

Several states are no longer ordering their full allocation of vaccine doses from the federal government, CNN has learned, as demand drops in multiple spots across the US. According to an administration official, there are a handful of states that are only ordering a percentage of what has been set aside for them, redirecting many