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‘Stop saying stupid stuff’: Sen. John Kennedy offers crisis-communications tips to Kamala Harris

Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, had a cost-saving suggestion Wednesday for Vice President Kamala D. Harris: Instead of hiring a crisis communications manager, "stop saying stupid stuff."

September 29, 2021

Two-thirds of likely voters oppose firing workers who object to COVID-19 vaccine: Poll

Two-thirds of likely U.S. voters oppose firing workers who resist taking the novel coronavirus vaccine even as vaccination mandates from President Biden and Democratic governors begin to take effect, found a poll released Wednesday.

September 29, 2021

Schumer sets up floor vote on Tracy Stone-Manning as Republicans gird for clash

A Senate floor showdown on Bureau of Land Management nominee Tracy Stone-Manning could erupt as early as Thursday after her nomination was placed on the executive calendar, prompting heated objections from Republicans.

September 29, 2021

Fauci hopes to start vaccinating kids 5-11 next month; new poll shows voters wary

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he hopes to see coronavirus vaccines administered to children ages 5 and 11 starting next month, even as a newly released poll shows that many Americans have concerns about inoculating younger kids.

September 28, 2021

Pelosi sets date for vote on $1 trillion infrastructure bill

House Democrats who had circled Monday on their calendars for a vote on the $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill need to circle Thursday instead.

September 26, 2021

‘Zero value’: Meghan McCain’s ‘Meet the Press’ debut draws ire of left, media figures

Meghan McCain, formerly the lone conservative on ABC's "The View," returned to network television Sunday as a panelist on NBC's "Meet the Press," much to the disgust of the left.

September 26, 2021

Mayorkas: 12,000 migrants released into U.S. from encampment under Del Rio bridge

According to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 of the 17,400 illegal immigrants detained in Del Rio have been released into the U.S. as their cases are considered by immigration judges.

September 26, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott vows to hire border agents if Biden fires them

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised Sunday to hire the mounted border agents under federal investigation if the Biden administration disciplines them over an incident involving Haitian migrants.

September 26, 2021

Pelosi wavers on Monday infrastructure vote, says it will happen ‘this week’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi waffled Sunday on her commitment to bring the bipartisan $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill to the House floor Monday even as she downplayed Democratic infighting between the party's moderate and progressive wings.

September 26, 2021

Mayorkas: Investigation into border agents will be fair despite Biden’s vow that ‘people will pay’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted Sunday that the mounted border agents under investigation for their treatment of Haitian migrants would receive a fair hearing.

September 26, 2021

Texas newspaper updates viral border incident: ‘It was not an actual whip’

The El Paso Times has walked back its explosive claim that a border agent used a whip to deter Haitian migrants crossing the Rio Grande in Texas, saying that "it was not an actual whip."

September 26, 2021

Cook Political Report moves Virginia governor’s race to ‘toss-up’

The Cook Political Report moved the Virginia governor's race from "leans Democrat" to "toss-up" status after a poll released last week showed Republican Glenn Youngkin overtaking Democrat Terry McAuliffe with likely voters.

September 25, 2021

Rep. Lauren Boebert leads new impeachment drive against ‘derelict’ Biden, Harris

The articles of impeachment filed by House Republicans against Biden administration figures are starting to pile up.

September 24, 2021

House Democrats pass sweeping abortion bill with no Republican votes

The House passed Friday a broad pro-choice bill that would sweep away state restrictions on abortion, a speedy but largely symbolic vote in reaction to a wave of pro-life measures in Texas and other red states making their way to the Supreme Court.

September 24, 2021

Waters: Border agents ‘whipping’ migrants ‘worse than what we saw with slavery’

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, said Wednesday that the border agents on horseback swinging their reins as they sought to block Haitian migrants from entering an encampment was "worse than what we witnessed in slavery."

September 23, 2021

Youngkin leads McAuliffe for the first time in a Virginia governor’s race poll

A Virginia gubernatorial poll released Wednesday shows Republican Glenn Youngkin leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe with likely voters for the first time, a sign that President Biden's tanking approval ratings may have become a drag on Democrats.

September 22, 2021

‘That’s a dude’: MMA stars push back on transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin’s win

For LGBTQ advocates, Alana McLaughlin's mixed martial arts win last week was a historic transgender-rights moment, but among those raising red flags were some prominent male fighters.

September 21, 2021

Denver students walk out to demand removal of school board member

More than 1,000 students walked out of class Monday to demand the removal of school board member Tay Anderson, who was censured last week after an investigation revealed "behavior unbecoming of a board member."

September 20, 2021

Republicans urge president to drop Stone-Manning after dumping Chipman

As far as Senate Republicans are concerned, if President Biden can walk back the nomination of David Chipman, he can do the same with Tracy Stone-Manning.

September 20, 2021

Colorado Republicans blame Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper for losing BLM headquarters to D.C.

Republicans steamed over the Biden administration's decision to pull the main Bureau of Land Management headquarters out of Colorado are pointing the finger at the state's Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.

September 18, 2021