UPDATE 11:30 AM: Associated Press reports that Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will also oppose Joe Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: (Headline USA) President Joe Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House Office of Management...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election.
The cases the justices rejected involved election challenges filed by former President Donald Trump and his allies in five battleground...
(Associated Press) The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up challenges to controversial Trump administration policies affecting family-planning clinics and immigrants, even though the Biden administration has announced it is reviewing them.
The justices agreed to hear appeals over the Trump policy that keeps taxpayer-funded clinics from referring women for...
(Headline USA) U.S. Capitol Police officials told congressional leaders the razor-wire topped fencing around the Capitol should remain in place for several more months as law enforcement continues to track alleged threats against lawmakers, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Thursday.
The police officials suggested that...
(Associated Press) In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.
The court’s action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the...
(Headline USA) A city commission is determining the fate of monuments to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and other historical figures in Chicago as part of a “racial healing and historical reckoning project” that began over the summer.
No decision has been made on whether any of the 41 statues and...
(Headline USA) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the U.S. Monday to lift restrictions on trade and contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted interference in the independent areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet.
Wang's comments at a Foreign Ministry forum on U.S.-China relations come as Beijing...
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham poured taxpayer dollars into booze and hosted in-person staff meetings while punishing her state's citizens for gatherings with more than one household, Fox News reported.
Over six months months last year, Grisham spent $13,500 on a wide array of alcohol, dry-cleaning services, and groceries.
A...
(Headline USA) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he will not back Donald Trump if the former president runs for the White House in 2024, saying "it's time" to move on to different voices in the Republican Party.
"No, I wouldn't," Hutchinson said when asked on CNN's "State of the...
(Headline USA) Federal aviation regulators are ordering United Airlines to step up inspections of all Boeing 777s equipped with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver Saturday.
United says it is temporarily removing those aircraft from service.
The announcements come a day after United Airlines Flight 328...
(Headline USA) The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans blocked his confirmation.
Now, the once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general.
Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to...
(Headline USA) When massive riots erupted last summer, protesters swarmed out onto major roads and highways to paralyze traffic, putting themselves and drivers into severe danger.
This method sometimes resulted in drivers plowing through crowds, causing serious injuries and in some cases, deaths.
Now, Republican politicians across the country are moving...