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Exclusive: Western Republicans call for Senate action on Yellowstone grizzly bear conflicts

Senate Republicans on Tuesday called on their chamber to take action on growing concerns about grizzly bears bumping up against humans in the Yellowstone area.

November 2, 2021

‘Sleepy Joe’: Trump mocks Biden dozing at climate summit ‘for all the world to see’

President Biden appeared to fall asleep Monday while listening to a speech at the U.N. climate conference, drawing a jab from the man who dubbed him "Sleepy Joe."

November 1, 2021

Drill, Moscow, drill: Team Biden goes on defense over mixed signals on energy, climate

Team Biden had to play defense Monday after the president suffered a self-inflicted dent to his reputation ahead of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, when he urged other major energy producers to pump more oil.

November 1, 2021

Southwest launches probe into pilot who allegedly said ‘Let’s go, Brandon’

Southwest Airlines has launched an internal investigation into an Associated Press reporter's claim that a pilot said the anti-Biden slogan "Let's go, Brandon" over the loudspeaker, spurring calls on the left for his firing.

October 31, 2021

‘Still being negotiated’: Progressives’ moves threaten to sink Biden’s framework bill

President Biden desperately needs a political win -- and soon -- as his poll numbers crater, but top liberals in Congress indicated Sunday that they see his $1.75 trillion framework bill as more of a good start than an endgame.

October 31, 2021

Buttigieg: No-fly list for unruly passengers should be ‘on the table’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that a federal no-fly list for violent or unruly airline passengers should be "on the table" as conflicts between staff and travelers on commercial airplanes soar.

October 31, 2021

Blinken nudges China to ‘think about stepping up’ on reducing emissions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China needs to "think about stepping up" on reducing its greenhouse gases.

October 31, 2021

Biden’s approval rating falls to 42% in NBC News poll

An NBC News poll shows President Biden's approval rating sliding underwater for the first time.

October 31, 2021

Kaepernick blasted for video comparing NFL combine to actual slavery

Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick drew outrage on the right by releasing a video comparing the NFL draft to slavery.

October 31, 2021

Not one, not two: Four anti-Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ songs reach iTunes top 10

The number of songs called "Let's Go Brandon" rising to the top of the charts has doubled in a matter of days.

October 29, 2021

‘Perfect storm’: Pence lauds Loudoun County fight against wokeness

Former Vice President Mike Pence took his support for parental choice and educational freedom Thursday to Ground Zero, better known as Loudoun County.

October 28, 2021

Biden heads off to U.N. summit with climate agenda hanging in balance

The plan was for President Biden to mark America's triumphant return to global climate leadership at the United Nations summit next week with a green-energy deal in hand, raise his prestige on the world stage and maybe snag a photo with Greta Thunberg.

October 28, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans launch probe into White House, school board group ‘collusion’

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee started an investigation Wednesday into what they called "collusion" between the Biden administration and the National School Boards Association ahead of the Justice Department's decision to intervene in squabbles between parents and school officials.

October 27, 2021

‘Howdy’: Nick Sandmann reminds Brian Stelter why conservatives distrust media

Nicholas Sandmann took a break from his college studies Tuesday to tell CNN host Brian Stelter why Americans, and conservatives in particular, often don't believe what they see in the media.

October 26, 2021

‘True story’: Biden refuses to drop debunked Amtrak tale

Joe Biden isn't one to let the facts get in the way of a good story.

October 26, 2021

Same title, different songs: Anti-Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ hits No. 1 and No. 2 on iTunes

The anti-Biden catchphrase "Let's Go Brandon" was apparently too big for just one hit record.

October 26, 2021

House Judiciary Republicans urge AG Garland to call off probe into school disputes

Attorney General Merrick Garland came under pressure Monday to call off his investigation into school board conflicts after the national group that had urged him to intervene apologized for raising the specter of domestic terrorism in its letter.

October 25, 2021

‘Glorious karma’: Braves bring World Series to Atlanta after MLB pulls All-Star Game

Major League Baseball yanked the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta over politics, but as every fan knows, the baseball gods have a sense of humor.

October 25, 2021

Twitter suspends GOP congressman for calling Biden health adviser Rachel Levine a man

Republican Reps. Jim Banks and Marjorie Taylor Greene were dinged by Twitter recently for saying that Rachel Levine, a transgender Biden administration official, was a man.

October 23, 2021

School boards group apologizes for letter linking protesting parents to domestic terrorism

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) issued an apology late Friday for urging federal authorities to target unruly school board meetings, a missive that spurred Attorney General Merrick Garland's much-decried decision to bring in the FBI.

October 23, 2021