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The exodus of House Democrats leaving their seats ahead of a challenging midterm election season continued Tuesday, with Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin and California Rep. Jerry McNerney both announcing plans not to seek re-election within minutes of each other. The decisions by Langevin and McNerney bring the number of …

As the omicron variant surges and hospitals are pushed to capacity, the White House announced a new program Wednesday to give 400 million nonsurgical N95 masks to Americans free of charge. According to a White House official, Americans will be able to receive the masks at tens of thousands of …

Barbara Rodriguez, Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th The abortion rights group NARAL said Tuesday it will no longer back candidates who don’t support Democratic efforts to pass federal voting rights legislation, just hours after the similarly aligned Emily’s List said it will pull its endorsement of U.S. Sen. …

President Joe Biden held a nearly 2-hour press conference at the White House on Wednesday, one day before the anniversary of his first year in office, to tout his administration’s job numbers, pandemic relief policies and massive infrastructure legislation. “It’s been a year of challenges,” Biden said, acknowledging that he …

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Jan. 17, 2022 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday sent the legal challenge to Texas’ restrictive abortion law to the state’s Supreme Court, a move that is expected to significantly delay the case and that abortion opponents had hoped …

On Tuesday night, New York Attorney General Letitia James said that former President Donald Trump’s family business misrepresented the value of its assets to obtain loans and other financial benefits, claiming her office had found “significant evidence” of fraud committed by the Trump Organization. James made the accusations in a …

The United States Supreme Court Tuesday denied an emergency request asking for a pause to the federal COVID-19 airline mask mandate. The mandate, put in place via executive order by President Joe Biden when he took office last January, was scheduled to expire Tuesday. However, it was extended through March …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack at the United States Capitol has issued a new round of subpoenas, this time targeting Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and Sidney Powell. The committee is also demanding records and testimony from former Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn. Chairman Bennie …

Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th For six months at the tail end of two tumultuous years, parents received direct payments — no strings attached — of as much as $300 per child in their bank accounts. By many accounts, that money delivered long-awaited relief for 61 million children, …

The Biden administration has launched a website where anybody in the U.S. can sign up to have four free COVID-19 tests sent to their home. Sign-ups begin Wednesday, according to the site. The tests have been in short supply for the past several months as COVID cases tied to the …

Vice President Kamala Harris pushed for action on federal voting rights legislation during a virtual appearance at a Georgia event to commemorate what would have been the 93rd birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The event, which was televised by the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, …

U.S. Rep. John Katko, a Republican who has represented Cayuga County and three other central New York counties in Congress for four terms, announced on Friday that he will not run for reelection this year. Katko said in a statement that he will not run for a fifth term ” …

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Jan. 13, 2022 The Travis County district attorney on Thursday found that Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state’s open records law by not turning over his communications from last January when he visited Washington, D.C., for a pro-Trump rally that preceded the Jan. …

Last week, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)introduced legislation to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks while in office. In a move widely praised by government groups across the political spectrum, the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act will require all members of Congress, their …

On a late summer day in 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the National Mall before hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to march for freedom, justice, and equality.  On that day, Dr. King shared a dream that has continued to inspire a Nation:  To bring …