Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday asked state Attorney General Letitia James and a top judge to choose an investigator to probe sexual harassment allegations against him, bowing to criticism from both parties that his initial choice for the job was a political ally. Published February 28, 2021
Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in the Trump administration, predicted on Sunday that former President Donald Trump will launch another bid for the White House in 2024. Published February 28, 2021
Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, said Sunday the idea that Republicans have been heard for meaningful input on President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is comical. Published February 28, 2021
Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, said Sunday he doesn't think former President Donald Trump will be the party's presidential nominee in 2024 and that the GOP should probably move on. Published February 28, 2021
Sen. Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Democrat, said Sunday that New York Attorney General Letitia James' office should be the one to investigate the sexual harassment claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Published February 28, 2021
Congressional Democrats guaranteed they will find a way to increase the minimum wage even if it's left out of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Published February 28, 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Biden supports an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Published February 28, 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Biden is open to hearing ideas on how to improve his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package but that Republicans aren't being terribly cooperative. Published February 28, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious diseases expert, said it's still too early to be pulling back too quickly on coronavirus-related restrictions despite downward trends in new cases and hospitalizations. Published February 28, 2021
President Biden on Saturday called on the U.S. Senate to quickly pass his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package after the Democratic-led House passed its version in the middle of the night. Published February 27, 2021
The Democratic-led House passed its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, powering through the massive spending bill to deliver on President Biden's top legislative priority of his early days in office. Published February 27, 2021
Rep. Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, repeatedly blasted the "stupid" "dead guy rule" on Friday for limiting what House Democrats are able to include in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Published February 26, 2021
Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican, urged Gov. Doug Ducey in a new letter to reopen schools in his state, saying the White House can't be counted on to issue effective guidance. Published February 26, 2021
Brian Deese, a top economic adviser to President Biden, said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris will not move to overturn a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian that increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour is out of bounds for Democrats' $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Published February 26, 2021
House Democrats' $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill would trigger deep cuts to programs such as Medicare unless Congress works around a 2010 law intended to curb federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. Published February 26, 2021
The Senate parliamentarian concluded Thursday that a federal minimum wage hike to $15 per hour would run afoul of chamber rules if Democrats include it in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Published February 25, 2021
The Trump administration's deregulatory push that President Biden ended on his first day in office helped generate approximately $160 billion in total savings, according to a new analysis that comes as Mr. Biden paves the way for more-aggressive regulations. Published February 25, 2021
President Biden spoke Thursday with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, ahead of the release of a declassified report expected to implicate Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the 2018 death of a Washington Post journalist. Published February 25, 2021
A top economic adviser to President Biden said Thursday that the White House is open to extending the deadline to apply for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program past March. Published February 25, 2021
President Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House budget office was on the brink of collapse Wednesday in the first major stumble of his young administration. Published February 24, 2021
