Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday introduced a bill that would publicly report the demographics of political appointees, ensuring diversity in the Biden administration.
A nonprofit organization started by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors reportedly brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2016 claimed not to have made more than $50,000 that year.
The Senate confirmed Chris Inglis as the first White House cybersecurity director on Thursday, on the heels of President Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sharp concerns over a recent spate of cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure.
President Biden announced Saturday that he would designate Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were gunned down five years ago, a national memorial, as he again called on Congress to pass gun control legislation.
Gov. Gavin Newsom lift the state of emergency in California on June 15, he said Friday.
President Biden laid blame on two Democratic senators for not passing voting rights legislation while speaking in Tulsa, Okla. on Tuesday.
President Biden appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to bolster voting rights, adding to a growing list of responsibilities she’s in charge of, including addressing the “root causes” of migration in Central America and expanding access to broadband.
Tuesday marks one year since the controversial clearing of Lafayette Square protesters before President Trump visited St. John’s Church, and Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers have requested a federal judge toss out cases against former President Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr and other Trump-era officials for their actions that day.
President Biden called a new Texas voting overhaul finalized by state Republicans an “assault on democracy.
The Senate on Friday confirmed by voice vote Eric Lander to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), rounding out President Biden’s Cabinet.
President Biden called a recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks after the violence in Israel and Gaza “unconscionable.
The University of Notre Dame’s 2021 commencement is set for Sunday, but President Biden will reportedly be absent from the event.
President Biden said that there has been “no shift” in his commitment to Israel and that the Democratic Party still supports the Jewish state, despite objections from progressives.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told her followers on Instagram that she will keep wearing her mask in “shared indoor public spaces” even though she is fully vaccinated.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena offered a more forceful take on the Israel-Gaza unrest Wednesday than that of her aunt, urging people to fight “Palestinian oppression.
A group of 100 former Republican officials reportedly will release a letter this week threatening to create a third party if the GOP does not change its course and break from former President Trump.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said that he would be introducing a marijuana bill “shortly,” one that would not only legalize the drug but would expunge past records.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joined New Hampshire Republicans in slamming Vice President Kamala Harris for visiting the Granite State before traveling to the southern border.
Los Angeles sheriff Alex Villanueva said he has spoken to District Attorney Eric Gascon once since he assumed office in December, and said it was a “big problem” that rioters might believe they will face no “prosecutorial consequence.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he’s not wearing a mask at the Capitol any more now that he’s vaccinated against Covid-19.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that the Republican party is not the party of “nativist dog whistles,” in an apparent rebuke of the leaked platform of a new caucus reportedly being formed by several Republicans.
A former California mayor was arrested Saturday morning on six charges, including suspected sex with a child aged 14 or 15.
Former President Trump suggested Saturday that Republicans take a page out of what he sees as Democrats’ playbook by boycotting the major businesses that have condemned Georgia’s new election reform.
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., told Fox News that a Biden official asked Republican senators to delete photos they took at a border facility they were touring on Friday.
China sanctioned a number of U.S. and Canadian officials in response to heightening tension as Western nations call out the country’s alleged human rights violations of the Uighur population in the country’s Xinjiang province.
One year later, some unusual restrictions persist in California.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is opening another facility for unaccompanied child migrants in Pecos, Texas, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced Saturday.
The National Park Service (NPS) denied a request from South Dakota for fireworks over Mount Rushmore on the 4th of July this year, after former President Trump’s celebration at the park last Independence Day.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, along with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), on Saturday launched ‘Operation Lone Star,’ a program that will work to combat the smuggling of drugs and people across the southern border.
Two more former aides alleged sexual misconduct against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Saturday.