SEATTLE (AP) – The Washington House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban for-profit, private detention facilities in the state, in a move aimed at shutting…
Jerome Powell, Democrats dismiss inflation fears with stimulus bill
Democrats on Tuesday brushed aside Republicans’ concerns about overheating the economy with the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
Michael McCaul, Mark Green question Iran-John Kerry backchannel talks
Top Republicans in Congress called on the State Department Tuesday to immediately explain why key Obama-era diplomats now serving in the Biden administration held backchannel…
DHS warns ICE to ‘Prepare for border surges now’
The Biden team is talking a tough game on new illegal immigration, but behind the scenes it’s making frantic efforts to get ready for what…
Senate OKs bill making police intervene to stop undue force
SEATTLE (AP) – The Washington state Senate on Tuesday approved a measure requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow officer using excessive force…
Chinese hackers tried to exploit Americans by copying National Security Agency-linked tools
Chinese cyberattackers copied tools linked to the National Security Agency and sought to hack Americans, according to cybersecurity analysts. The analysts at cybersecurity firm Check…
Joe Manchin supports $11 minimum wage in coronavirus relief package
Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia said Monday he would support increasing the federal minimum wage to $11 per hour as part of President…
Joe Biden accused of ignoring science on coronavirus, climate change, women’s sports, abortion
President Biden is all about following the science — unless it conflicts with his policy positions on hot-button issues, as far as his critics are…
US reopens Texas surge facility to hold immigrant teenagers
HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border…
Bloody Sunday memorial to honor late civil rights giants
SELMA, Ala. (AP) – This year’s commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of…