(Headline USA) The Supreme Court said Thursday it has called off upcoming arguments over a Trump administration plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work, agreeing to a request from the Biden administration.
The court had been scheduled to take up the issue on March 29.
But the Biden administration already...
(Associated Press) An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he groped her in the governor’s residence, a newspaper reported Wednesday, in the most serious allegation made yet by a series of women against the embattled Democrat.
The Times Union of Albany reported that the woman, who it did not...
(Headline USA) Attorneys in the trial of Derek Chauvin---the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death---questioned potential jurors Wednesday about their attitudes toward police.
The selection process largely hinged on whether would-be jurors were more inclined to believe testimony from law enforcement or evidence from other witnesses to...
(Headline USA) Standing alone in center field of an empty Dodger Stadium, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as a bold if imperfect leader and his state as on the cusp of a new day.
Officially, it was the annual State of the State address, but the Tuesday night speech...
(Headline USA) A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 "relief bill" Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s money-printing might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.
The House gave final congressional approval...
(Headline USA) The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a bipartisan vote, placing the veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden's choice to lead the Justice Department.
The vote was 70-30.
Democrats have praised Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed...
(Headline USA) Republican Wisconsin lawmakers called Tuesday for Green Bay's Democrat mayor to resign following a report on a conservative website alleging he ceded authority for running the election to a paid consultant with ties to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Eric Genrich did not immediately respond to requests for comment about...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden will not attach his signature to the $1,400 relief checks that are expected to be mailed soon — a break with his predecessor who last year had “President Donald J. Trump” printed on the economic impact payments approved by Congress.
The next round of paper checks...
(Headline USA) A Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps was dealt likely fatal blows Tuesday after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court.
Continuing to defend the rule “is neither in the public interest nor an efficient use...
(Headline USA) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law legislation banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision but opponents vow to block before it takes effect later this...
(Headline USA) Leading airline and business groups are asking the Biden administration to develop temporary credentials that would let travelers show they have been tested and vaccinated for COVID-19, a step that the airline industry believes will help revive travel.
Various groups and countries are working on developing so-called vaccine passports...
(Headline USA) Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming the Republican used his office to retaliate against it for banning the account of former President Donald Trump following the siege at the U.S. Capitol.
Days after the deadly January insurrection, Paxton announced an investigation into Twitter...