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House prepares to vote Thursday evening on sweeping social spending package

(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats on Thursday appeared to clear one of the final hurdles to passing their $1.75 trillion social policy package, as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate of the full proposal. The analysis could pave the way for Democrats to ...
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Biden to pardon turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly ahead of Thanksgiving

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will issue the first pardons of his presidency Friday to some lucky turkeys named Peanut Butter and Jelly. In a ceremony at the White House, Biden will spare the poultry pair from becoming Thanksgiving dinner this year. With the National Turkey ...
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Pelosi says House could vote Thursday evening on sweeping social spending package

(WASHINGTON) -- The House could vote as soon as Thursday evening on the second piece of President Joe Biden's infrastructure improvement agenda -- the largest expansion of the nation's social safety net in 50 years -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. As Democrats barrel ahead ...
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Iranian nationals charged in campaign to undermine 2020 US election

(WASHINGTON) -- Two Iranian nationals have been charged in a disinformation campaign meant to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including by threatening physical violence if registered Democrats failed to switch their affiliation and vote for then-President Donald Trump. Seyyed Kazemi and Sajjad ...
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Harris says she’s not being ‘underused,’ insists ‘we’re getting things done’

(WASHINGTON) -- In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" Co-Anchor George Stephanopoulos, Vice President Kamala Harris defended her job performance, insisting she and President Joe Biden have been able to deliver for the American people. "Vice presidents always face chatter about their role and their ...
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Amid economic woes, Biden voters who see the economy as faltering speak out about who’s to blame

(WASHINGTON) -- Reeling from Republican wins in elections earlier this month, Democrats are pounding the pavement ahead of next year's midterm elections. But President Joe Biden's success passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill is bumping up against the facts that the country's inflation rate has reached ...
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House votes to censure GOP Rep. Gosar, remove him from committees over violent video

(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted for a resolution on Wednesday that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar and removes him from his committee assignments after the Arizona congressman tweeted an edited Japanese anime cartoon last week showing him stabbing President Joe Biden and killing ...
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Catholic bishops approve new guidance on Communion for pro-abortion rights politicians

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a controversial teaching document on who should receive Holy Communion that many believe was aimed at President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights. But the document, passed by a vote of 222-8 at ...
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With gas prices soaring, Biden calls for probe into possible ‘illegal conduct’

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate if "illegal conduct" is to blame for surging gas prices hurting Americans' pocketbooks. Fuel prices are averaging above $3.40 a gallon, according to the American Automotive Association, which forecasts more ...
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Catholic bishops debate denying Communion to Biden, other pro-abortion rights politicians

(WASHINGTON) -- The question of whether President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians who publicly support abortion rights should receive Holy Communion is at the center of a controversial draft document the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is expected to vote on Wednesday. The vote ...
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Rep. Liz Cheney ousted from Wyoming GOP

(WASHINGTON) -- In its second formal rebuke of Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney, the state party passed a resolution this week to no longer recognize her as a member -- but Cheney, up for reelection in 2022, appears unconcerned. "It's laughable to suggest Liz is anything ...
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White House insists Biden, China’s Xi aren’t ‘old friends’ following Monday meeting

(WASHINGTON) -- White House officials insisted Tuesday that President Joe Biden does not consider China's President Xi Jinping a "friend" after Xi, speaking through an interpreter in a virtual meeting with Biden Monday night, referred to his American counterpart as "my old friend." "Thank you," ...
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