Senate Republican Leader McConnell Drops Objection To Power-Sharing Deal With Democrats by Reuters January 26, 2021 0 "The legislative filibuster was a key part of the foundation beneath the Senate's last 50-50 power-sharing agreement in 2001." Read more
US Senate Expected To Confirm Blinken as Secretary of State on Tuesday by Reuters January 26, 2021 0 The full Senate would vote on Blinken at noon EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. Read more
US New COVID Cases Down 21% in Past Week, Deaths Fall From Peak by Reuters January 26, 2021 0 New Hampshire is the only state where cases rose. Read more
Biden Plans To Limit Private Prisons and Transfer of Military Equipment To Police by Reuters January 26, 2021 0 The Obama-era policy placed limits on the types of equipment police departments could receive. Read more
US Senate Votes Overwhelmingly To Confirm Yellen as First Female Treasury Chief by Reuters January 25, 2021 0 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Yellen had made history for a second time, seven years after she became the... Read more
Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Order, Pledges To Renew US Manufacturing by Reuters January 25, 2021 2 "This order is a good first step in revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, which Trump’s policies failed to do over the past... Read more
Biden To Approach US-China Relations With ‘Patience’ by Reuters January 25, 2021 0 Psaki told a White House news briefing that Xi's call would not change the Biden administration's strategic approach to China. Read more
Senator Leahy To Preside Over Trump’s Impeachment Trial by Reuters January 25, 2021 5 "I will not waver from my constitutional and sworn obligations to administer the trial with fairness, in accordance with the... Read more
Former White House Spokeswoman Sanders Running for Arkansas Governor by Reuters January 25, 2021 19 "I will not apologize for who I am, for who I’m fighting for." Read more
Biden Overturns Ban on Transgender People Serving in the US Military by Reuters January 25, 2021 9 "President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America's strength is found... Read more
Republican US Senator Portman Says He Will Not Seek Re-Election by Reuters January 25, 2021 4 This is a tough time to be in public service." Read more
Trump Lawyer Giuliani Faces $1.3 Billion Lawsuit Over ‘Big Lie’ Election Fraud Claims by Reuters January 25, 2021 6 Giuliani has stood by his claims about the election. Read more
Moderna Plans Trial of Altered COVID-19 Vaccine Booster To Address South Africa Variant by Reuters January 25, 2021 0 It plans to start clinical trials of an altered booster version of its COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
US House To Bring Trump Incitement Charge To Senate, Launching Second Impeachment Trial by Reuters January 25, 2021 0 House Democrats will carry the article of impeachment to the Senate where Trump will face trial. Read more
California To Lift Stay-at-Home Orders on Monday: Report by Reuters January 25, 2021 0 Counties will move back to the tiered system, report says. Read more
Church and Bagels To Go: Biden’s First White House Sunday by Reuters January 25, 2021 1 "To have the president out and about visiting local business is really encouraging." Read more
Former Trump White House Press Secretary Plans To Run for Governor of Arkansas: Source by Reuters January 25, 2021 2 Sanders will announce on video her intention to seek the Republican nomination for the November 2022 election. Read more
Biden To Repeal Trump’s Ban on Transgender People Joining Military by Reuters January 25, 2021 1 Biden could lift the ban as soon as Monday, source says. Read more
Scowling Bernie Sanders Happy His Mittened Meme May Raise Millions for Charity by Reuters January 24, 2021 1 "So, it turns out actually to be a good thing, and not only a fun thing," he said. Read more
‘We Can’t Wait:’ Biden Pushes US Congress for $1.9 Trillion in COVID-19 Relief by Reuters January 24, 2021 0 An aide to a Democrat who was on the call with Brian Deese, one of President Joe Biden's top economic... Read more