Category: News
Sen. Hirono: Barr, Sessions Should Be Subpoenaed If They Don’t Want to Testify Voluntarily
As the internal watchdog from the Justice Department begins an investigation into revelations that the Trump administration secretly seized phone data from at least two House Democrats, former attorneys general must be subpoenaed to testified on the scandal, according to a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Markey: ‘I Say No Deal’ If GOP Won’t Put Climate Provisions in Infrastructure
Another Democratic lawmaker has drawn a line in the sand as it relates to compromise with Republicans on President Biden's once-in-a-generation American Jobs Plan infrastructure initiative.
Psaki: I Don’t Know if Anything We Do in the White House Is Boring
If you're one of those who say that President Biden and his White House are, well, a bit boring -- press secretary Jen Psaki would beg to differ.
Energy Sec. Granholm on Infrastructure Negotiations: ’We Cannot Sit And Negotiate Forever’
President Biden's been negotiating with Senate Republicans in an attempt to win votes for his once-in-a-generation American Jobs Plan infrastructure initiative, but time -- and the president's patience -- are growing short, according to a member of Biden's Cabinet.
‘We Never Hired as Many People as Rapidly as the Economy Is Doing Right Now’
As some worry about a labor shortage, it's good to remember that the US economy is hiring an unprecedented number of people at the moment -- while other countries are reporting labor shortages of their own, according to an economist who was a top economic adviser for President Barack Obama.
Historian Beschloss on Tulsa: Many Americans Think If Something Terrible Happens, the Best Way To Be Patriotic Is to Forget It
As the nation observes, with the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the solemn centennial of the worst race massacre in US history, a prominent American historian worries that when confronted with just dark or grim events, many American people move in the opposite direction of what is constructive.
Manchin Expresses ‘Frustration,’ Over GOP Obstruction But Still Not Ready To Break Filibuster
Sen Joe Manchin of West Virginia, perhaps the most conservative member of the razor-slim Democratic majority in the Senate, told reporters that it is "frustrating" with his Republican colleagues -- but still was not ready to vote for a rules change to end the Senate filibuster.
George Will: GOP Feels Terror from Own Voters, ‘I Would Like To See Jan. 6th Burned into American Minds’ Like 9/11
Although most congressional Republicans are fighting hard to kill a proposal for a bipartisan commission to study the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, a prominent conservative columnist wants the events of that day "burned into the American mind as firmly as 9/11."
Media’s ‘Bias for Facts’ Make It Appear as ‘Pro-Democratic Party’
Republicans and supporters of Donald Trump regularly complain that the "mainstream media" is biased against them and in the pocket of the Democratic Party. Not true, says journalist and Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon Jr.
For Haitians, Biden Administration Overturns Another Trump Decision
The Biden administration has instituted a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This new TPS designation enables Haitian nationals -- and individuals without nationality who last resided in Haiti --currently residing in the United States as of May 21, to file initial applications for TPS, so long as they meet eligibility requirements.
