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Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test mandate for large businesses

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a stay of the OSHA vaccine-or-test requirement on private businesses of 100 or more workers, dealing a setback to the Biden administration's effort to control the COVID pandemic. By a 6-3 vote, with the three liberal justices ...
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RNC threatens to ‘prohibit’ future nominees from participating in presidential debates

(WASHINGTON) -- The Republican National Committee says it plans to make a major change heading into the 2024 election that would "prohibit" Republican nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, according to a letter sent by the RNC and ...
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FBI arrests Oath Keepers leader on charge of seditious conspiracy involving Jan. 6 attack

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has unsealed a major indictment charging the leader of the Oath Keepers militia group along with multiple other members with seditious conspiracy related to their alleged coordination in advance of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The three ...
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1 million expired COVID tests sitting in Florida warehouse OK to use after FDA grants extension

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the shelf life of up to 1 million rapid COVID-19 tests that had expired in a Florida warehouse. Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration revealed between 800,000 and 1 million Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests ...
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Rep. Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend spotted entering Florida courthouse where grand jury is meeting

(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- A former girlfriend of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is potentially a key witness in the ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation into the congressman, was spotted on Wednesday with her lawyer entering an Orlando federal courthouse where a grand jury has ...
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Jan. 6 committee asks GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to cooperate with probe

(WASHINGTON) -- In a major development, the House Jan. 6 select committee on Wednesday asked GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to voluntarily cooperate with its probe. In a letter, the committee asked him to voluntarily provide information. It is not compelling him to provide information or sit ...
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Lawmakers pay tribute as former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lies in state in Capitol Rotunda

(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional lawmakers on Wednesday paid tribute to former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he was given the rare honor of lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Reid died at age 82 on Dec. 28 following complications from pancreatic cancer. As ...
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McConnell blasts Biden’s voting rights speech as ‘rage and false hysteria’

(WASHINGTON) -- As President Joe Biden prepared to head to Capitol Hill on Thursday to rally Senate Democrats on election reform, a visibly angry Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fired back Wednesday, saying he didn't recognize the man who delivered the fiery speech in Georgia ...
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Biden administration announces record-breaking offshore wind lease sale

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration continues to make progress on its climate agenda with several federal agencies announcing new clean energy projects that aim to provide union jobs and move America toward a greener economy. The largest project includes a record-breaking wind lease sale off ...
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West Virginia Gov. Justice, a vaccine advocate, feels ‘extremely unwell’ amid COVID-19 battle

(CHARLESTON, W.V.) -- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican who's strongly advocated for vaccines, has tested positive for COVID-19, enduring a high fever and extremely elevated blood pressure and heart rate. Justice, who is vaccinated and boosted, said he sought out tests Tuesday following ...
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same ...
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Candidates for top election posts fundraising at record-setting pace: Report

(NEW YORK) -- An analysis of preliminary data published Wednesday indicates that many candidates for top election administration roles are fundraising at a record-setting clip, with some of the biggest hauls going to those who have made 2020 election denial a central tenet of ...
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