Text of President Joe Biden’s first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No…
Joe Biden signals compromise on immigration legalization scope
President Biden signaled Wednesday that he is willing to forgo legalization for all illegal immigrants in the U.S. and instead pursue bills that would cover…
Biden calls for action on policing legislation by anniversary of George Floyd’s death
President Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to pass policing overhaul legislation by May 25, the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd. “We…
Joe Biden defends plan to pull troops from Afghanistan
President Biden on Wednesday night defended his decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, arguing that America has accomplished its goals…
Tim Scott: ‘Socialist dreams’ won’t help America thrive
Sen. Tim Scott said “Washington schemes” and “socialist dreams” won’t deliver America from its pandemic doldrums, using a primetime GOP rebuttal Wednesday to decry Democrats…
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube accused of profiting from ‘addiction’ as lawmakers eye crackdown
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube fought against lawmakers’ charges on Tuesday that the tech companies’ business is built on warping reality and addicting users. The new…
Kiran Ahuja, racial justice activist, set to run OPM with likely Senate confirmation
President Biden’s pick of racial justice and defund-the-police activist Kiran Ahuja to run the Office of Personnel Management is poised to advance Wednesday toward a…
U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.…
Georgia officials dismiss group’s analysis of presidential votes
A group of former Trump campaign staffers has not given up trying to show that their candidate won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, though…
UN demands combatants protect schools, hospitals and water
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council demanded Tuesday that all combatants protect schools, hospitals, power grids, water supplies and other infrastructure, unanimously adopting…