Louisiana Rep. Higgins says he, wife, son have coronavirus for the second time
Higgins is the second member of Congress to announce in the last week that they’d contracted the virus.
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Former Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming dies following a bicycle accident
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming died Monday “surrounded by his family” at a hospital in Loveland, Colorado, following a Friday night bicycle accident in Gillette, Wyoming, and a medical evacuation flight for additional treatment. He was 77.
Grassley presses FBI to explain its monitoring of conservative women’s group
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, is pressing the FBI to explain the reasoning for its newly revealed probe into the conservative group Concerned Women for America (CWA), The Washington Times has learned.
Senate Democrats put female draft back on the table
Trump bucks George P. Bush, backs Ken Paxton in battle for Texas AG
Liz Cheney takes center stage at first Jan. 6 committee hearing: ‘We have important work to do’
Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure talks stall amid pressure from left and right
Jeanine Pirro fears for America: ‘It is coming to an end’
Majorie Taylor Greene compares no-vax bans to ‘segregation’
Kevin McCarthy dubs Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger as ‘Pelosi Republicans’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is branding the two Republicans serving on the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as “Pelosi Republicans.”
Biden touts fruits of Americans with Disability Act on 31st anniversary
President Biden on Monday celebrated the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying it offered disabled citizens dignity and equality.
Trump urges GOP to reject infrastructure deal: ‘Don’t let the radical left play you’ for ‘fools’
Former President Donald Trump waded Monday into the bipartisan infrastructure talks, urging Senate Republicans to reject any deal until at least after the 2022 midterm elections.
Texas Democrats who fled to D.C. seek care packages of salsa, Dr. Pepper
The Dallas Democratic Party is asking Texans for donations of Dr. Pepper, hair spray, salsa and other goods to send in care packages to lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State to Washington, D.C., in order to stymie a vote on an elections bill.
Pelosi pledges to hold up infrastructure bill, as Portman says Senate is nearing a deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reasserted her authority Sunday on Capitol Hill by throwing a wrench into the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan and lobbying for another anti-Trump Republican to join her panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Pelosi appoints Kinzinger to Jan. 6 investigation committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she plans to ask Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Republican, to serve on the committee that will probe the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Arizona Senate issues new subpoena for 2020 election audit
Two top Republicans in the Arizona Senate issued two new subpoenas late Monday for materials from the 2020 election as they look to continue their unprecedented review of former President Donald Trump's loss in Maricopa County.
DHS to expand use of speedy deportations as border crisis deepens
Homeland Security announced a stiffer approach toward some illegal immigrant families Monday, saying they will be put in speedy deportation proceedings as the government tries to figure out ways of stemming the migrant surge.
Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer, 80, was assaulted and robbed of her cellular phone in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, her office announced via Twitter.
Biden to call off U.S. combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year
The U.S. will end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, President Biden announced Monday, with American forces shifting to an advisory and training role but potentially opening the door, critics say, for Iran to gain even more influence in the region.
Critics say Biden missing a chance to back freedom movement in Cuba
The Biden administration on Monday leveled fresh sanctions against Havana and aligned with 20 other democracies to collectively condemn the Cuban regime's recent crackdown on protesters, but critics and anti-communism activists say the U.S. moves are not enough.
L.A. considers guaranteed income plan as more Democratic cities offer no-strings cash
The Los Angeles County board of supervisors is set to approve on Tuesday guaranteed taxpayer-funded income of up to $1,200 per month for certain low-income young adults, as more Democrat-led cities around the nation push for universal monthly aid checks without work requirements.
'The nation depends on it': COVID-19 vaccination drive replaces giveaways with arm-twisting
Efforts to get Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 took a forceful turn Monday with the Department of Veterans Affairs telling its doctors and nurses to get immunized within eight weeks.
Biden to VA doctors: COVID-19 vaccination mandate is coming
President Biden said Monday the Department of Veterans Affairs will require its doctors to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Recently retired GOP Sen. Mike Enzi hospitalized after bike wreck
Former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, 77, Wyoming Republican, has been hospitalized in Loveland, Colorado, following a July 23 bicycle accident in Gillette, Wyoming, and a medical evacuation flight for additional treatment.
Biden, Iraqi prime minister announce end to U.S. combat mission
President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced Monday an agreement to reduce the number of U.S. combat troops in Iraq by the end of the year.
