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President Joe Biden announced Monday the commutation of sentences for 37 federal death row inmates, converting their punishments to life imprisonment without parole. The move comes weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, a staunch advocate for expanding the use of capital punishment, takes office. Biden’s decision spares individuals convicted of heinous …

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ending two of the program’s policies in place for decades — the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. The legislation, which would cost more than $195 …

President Joe Biden achieved a historic milestone on Friday as the Senate confirmed his 235th federal judge, surpassing former President Donald Trump’s total of 234 judicial confirmations. The Biden administration’s emphasis on professional and demographic diversity sets his selections apart, solidifying a key aspect of his legacy. “Judges shape our …

In a late-night vote, the Senate passed a funding bill early Saturday morning to keep the government open for three more months, narrowly avoiding a shutdown during the holiday season. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it promptly. The Senate approved …

The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $4.28 billion in additional student loan forgiveness for 54,900 public service workers. This latest action increases the Administration’s total student debt relief to nearly $180 billion for approximately five million Americans. The relief stems from extensive reforms made to the Public Service …

A Kansas City, Missouri, man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expects a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump will be allowed to attend Trump’s inauguration, a federal judge ordered Thursday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s election subversion case in …

House Republicans failed Thursday evening to fast-track a funding bill, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown as the Friday night deadline looms. The measure, which required a two-thirds majority for passage, was defeated 174-235, with dozens of GOP lawmakers voting against it. Only two Democrats supported the bill. The …

Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cannot continue prosecuting the 2020 presidential election interference case against Republican President-elect Trump and 14 of his allies. The 2-1 majority panel ruling prevents Willis and her office from moving forward in a historic case that’s slogged …

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday called for Congress to abolish the debt ceiling, labeling it a “psychological” barrier and an unnecessary risk to the economy. Trump’s remarks came during a phone interview with NBC News, a day after he criticized a bipartisan short-term government funding deal. “Getting rid of the …

The House Ethics Committee has voted to release a long-awaited report detailing its investigation into allegations of misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. The bipartisan decision, made earlier this month, marks a rare move for the often-secretive panel, which traditionally refrains from publishing findings after a member’s resignation. The …

Efforts to prevent a partial government shutdown from starting this weekend fell apart Wednesday when numerous Republicans, on and off Capitol Hill, expressed their frustration with the many extraneous provisions added to a short-term funding package. Complicating the situation, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance posted on social media that he and President-elect Donald …

U.S. House Democrats awarded committee leadership positions to three members on Tuesday, completing a post-election shakeup that saw some longtime lawmakers ousted. The caucus voted to make Virginia’s Gerry Connolly the ranking member on the House Oversight & Accountability Committee, Minnesota’s Angie Craig the top Democrat on House Agriculture and …

The last time she was in Prince George’s County, in August, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) was surrounded by Maryland Democrats and accompanied by President Joe Biden, who had just stepped aside and cleared the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee. She returned Tuesday to headline an event …

With just days remaining to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders on Tuesday revealed a 1,500-page stopgap measure to keep the government funded through March 14. The new continuing resolution (CR) includes key provisions such as a one-year extension of the farm bill, $100 billion in disaster relief, and $10 …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is racing to finalize a bipartisan short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown, with the clock ticking down to Friday’s midnight deadline. Despite earlier plans to release the bill’s text over the weekend, Johnson now expects the document to be unveiled on Tuesday, leaving …