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The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations begin 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 …

Two U.S. Army National Guard members are being removed from the security mission to secure Joe Biden‘s presidential inauguration. A U.S. Army Official and a senior U.S. intelligence official said the two National Guard members had been found to have ties to fringe right-wing militias. No plot against Biden was …

The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations begin 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 …

In the weeks, days, and hours ahead of the insurrectionist siege on the Capitol by President Donald Trump‘s overzealous supporters, the warning signs were clear: online posts from hate groups and right-wing provocateurs agitating for civil war, the deaths of top lawmakers, and attacks on law enforcement. As the dust …

The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations begin 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 …

The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominations begin 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 …

The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations begin 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 …

Rudy Giuliani will not represent President Donald Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial. “Due to the fact that I may be a witness, the rule of legal ethics would prohibit me from representing the President as trial counsel in the impeachment trial,” Giuliani told the Hill. Giuliani made a speech …

  According to Newsweek, a former state lawmaker has filed a lawsuit against Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican Congresswoman who blocked constituents on the social media platform Twitter. The lawsuit accuses Boebert of Colorado of violating the First Amendment when she blocked at least 12 people on Twitter. Most of …

According to the New York Times, prosecutors in Georgia are moving towards a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s election wrongdoings. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is said to be seriously considering a probe of Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election in the state …

According to reporting by CNN, President Donald Trump is preparing to issue upwards of 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office. Trump met with aides, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to review the long list of pardon requests over the weekend. …

The details of last week’s Capitol riot are still unfolding. A new article reveals that supporters of President Trump were “about one minute” from crossing paths with Vice President Mike Pence. According to a Washington Post report, Pence was escorted to a safe place about 60 seconds before the mob …

Senator Dick Durbin, the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley unveiled new legislation that seeks to end federal capital punishment. If passed, all federal inmates on death row would face resentencing. As the Democratic Party prepares to gain control of Congress, they will be working to …

Last week President-elect Joe Biden outlined an ambitious $1.9 trillion COVID-19 and economic relief plan, which included a new round of direct payments to Americans, more aid for the unemployed, additional support for small businesses, states, and local governments, and Increased funding for vaccinations and testing. While that proposal will …

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Jaime Harrison as his choice for the Democratic National Committee’s new chair. Harrison is a former South Carolina Democratic party chair. DNC members will cast their votes the day after Biden’s inauguration, January 21st. Biden also nominated Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as his choice for DNC’s vice …