Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and embattled Republican Rep. George Santos got into a verbal altercation at the State of the Union address Tuesday night as the New Yorker’s presence in Congress continues to rankle some of his GOP colleagues. The incident began after Romney came across Santos while walking down the aisle of […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Union address, balancing a push for bipartisanship in a divided Washington and advocacy for his own policies heading into next year’s election. Standing in front of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — a visual reminder of the […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday night delivered his second State of the Union address in a pivotal moment as he laid out not only his accomplishments and agenda but made the case for his leadership ahead of an expected announcement on running for reelection. Unlike his first two years in office, Republicans now […]

(WASHINGTON) — It’s been a presidency defined by contradictions: soaring inflation alongside record-low unemployment, promises of international cooperation interrupted by turmoil and threats, stagnant politics punctuated by bipartisan breakthroughs — all with vows of common purpose offset by sharp reminders of divisions. Tuesday night brought touches of defiance as well as conciliation from President Joe […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said America needs to “finish the job on police reform” during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “I know most cops and their families are good, decent, honorable people. The vast majority. They risk their lives every time they put on that shield,” he said during one of the […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — The Justice Department gave its approval this month for the United States Postal Service to deliver abortion drugs to states that have banned the procedure. Walgreens and CVS have applied for certification to provide the pills through their online pharmacies. But attorneys general from 20 states with strict abortion bans have […]

(WASHINGTON) — About 45 constituents of Republican Rep. George Santos traveled from New York’s 3rd Congressional District to Capitol Hill Tuesday to demand Congress vote to expel him. “We are here because Speaker McCarthy apparently cannot hear us when we speak from Long Island,” said Jody Kass. Kass is the coordinator of Concerned Citizens of […]

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. intelligence community’s review of UFO incidents reported by U.S. military personnel in recent years played a role in the detection of China’s fleet of surveillance balloons, according to a U.S. official. In the wake of the shootdown of a surveillance balloon this past weekend, U.S. officials have disclosed that China has […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden delivers his second State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET, marking a pivotal moment as he lays out not only his accomplishments and agenda, but makes the case for his leadership ahead of an expected announcement on whether he’ll run for reelection. Unlike his first two years in […]

(WASHINGTON) — Amid national outrage after the release of the video showing the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police, Mona Hardin was reminded of the pain she felt after learning that her son Ronald Greene died after a struggle with Louisiana State Police in May 2019. “My legs went out from under me,” […]