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President Joe Biden on Monday will order flags on federal land be lowered to half-staff for the next five days to mark the United States surpassing 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden will also deliver remarks at a candle-lighting ceremony later Monday and hold a moment of silence. “Tonight’s events, including …

Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. Trump is expected to use the speech to …

During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …

The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …

A Republican donor who gave $2.5 million to a conservative non-profit in Texas to investigate voter fraud wants his money back. Fred Eshelman, from North Carolina, now says he regrets his decision and doubts the conspiracy theories that fueled the efforts back in November and December, the Washington Post reported. …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that in under 24 hours, she was able to raise over $2 million for Texas relief efforts. By early Saturday morning, she tweeted that the fundraising had reached $3.2 million. AOC’s office told Yahoo News on Friday that on Thursday evening, via Twitter, the New York …

A group of 17 state attorneys general is calling for the cancellation of up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for all borrowers. The Democratic attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, sent a letter to congressional leaders on Friday supporting …

During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …

This week the Justice Department charged six additional individuals associated with the Oath Keepers for conspiring to obstruct the United States Congress’s certification of the result of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, among other charges. The charges are an expansion of an existing conspiracy case charging three Oath Keeper members, …

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for a “full investigation” of the allegation that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was hiding the real number of nursing home deaths during the pandemic in the state. In a statement Friday, Ocasio-Cortez said, “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and …

During his presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed his cabinet would be “the most diverse in history.” It seems as President he is living up to that promise. There are more women and people of color in President Biden’s proposed cabinet than in the last four administrations. “Building a diverse team …

Six United States Capitol Police officers were suspended and a total of 35 are under investigation for their actions during the deadly insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6. “Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with …

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has announced that he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Biden‘s nominee for the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Manchin released a brief statement on Friday saying that Tanden’s past comments on Twitter about colleagues on both sides of the aisle had …

A federal judge temporarily halted South Carolina’s abortion ban on Friday. U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis granted a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the ban and said she would renew that order when it expires in advance of a March 9 hearing on a more extensive preliminary injunction. The …

The United States officially rejoined the landmark international accord to limit global warming known as the Paris Agreement on Friday. On January 20, on his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order beginning the 30-day process to bring the United States back into the Agreement. The …