Vice President Kamala Harris cast her first tie-breaking vote on a President Biden nominee Wednesday, advancing his pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, according to reports.
Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis attorney who, along with his wife, armed himself and confronted Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home last summer, said he is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each reacted to Tuesday’s verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.
A Chicago-based prosecutor was placed on paid leave Friday for failing to mention in a statement that Adam Toledo, 13, had dropped the handgun he was holding before he was shot by a Chicago police officer, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office announced.
The Minneapolis City Council in a near-unanimous vote Friday approved a resolution calling on law enforcement to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions during protests, according to reports.
Maryland lawmakers passed legislation Saturday, becoming the first state to end its police Bill of Rights after the Democrat-controlled Legislature voted to override three of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes.
The U.S. Supreme Court in a divided decision late Friday ruled in favor of lifting restrictions on in-home religious gatherings, overturning a lower court ruling that upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s limits on people from different homes.
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, called on President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to “get some backbone” and visit the border amid a surge in migrant crossings, according to reports.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to two Texas border towns Thursday, according to reports.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., met with one of New York City’s leading Jewish groups last week for the first time since taking office in 2019 — after what some called a snub of the area’s Jewish leadership.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told reporters President Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package “is not going to get support” from Republicans and said he plans to oppose it “every step of the way.
San Francisco plans to start paying 130 local artists $1,000 a month starting in May through the fall in a pilot program.
Michigan Republicans this week proposed changes to state voting laws and have come up with a veto-proof way to circumvent Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to reports.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week acknowledged mistakes in communicating with the public over his administration’s shifting coronavirus lockdown orders last year.
Following a backlash, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s former health director agreed this week to waive a confidentiality clause related to a $155,000 severance deal amid the official’s abrupt resignation in January.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ky., said climate czar John Kerry has a history of not following rules he imposes on Americans after a photo surfaced of the Biden official not wearing a mask on a commercial flight.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday brushed off comments California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a day earlier, saying he had several replacements in mind if the 87-year-old senator were to retire.
A western Michigan man was arraigned Tuesday with allegedly making death threats against President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to reports.
A bill that would allow some school staffers in Idaho to carry a concealed firearm at work without the permission of the school board moved forward Thursday after the Idaho House passed it 58-18.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ childhood home in Berkeley, California, won’t become a historical landmark anytime soon.
Former first lady Michelle Obama says she’s looking toward retiring from public life at some point so the next generation can carry on her political activism and social justice efforts.
A succession of women have come forward to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment since former aide Lindsey Boylan brought allegations against him in February.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order Wednesday requiring in-class learning to resume across the state by mid-March, the governor’s office announced.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Friday she was concerned about the White House’s “legal rationale” for launching airstrikes in Syria a day earlier without congressional approval.
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Past Twitter messages from President Biden and one of his top aides — both criticizing former President Trump — weren’t appearing to age well Thursday after Biden ordered airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP member, had a tense exchange with reporters Wednesday over whether former President Trump should speak at CPAC as planned this weekend.
Sen. Mitt Romney reportedly said Tuesday if former President Trump were to run again he would likely win the Republican nomination for president.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently isn’t buying New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s claim that congressional Democrats’ proposed coronavirus aid package would not provide enough relief to the Empire State.