Republican lawmakers left a meeting with President Joe Biden Thursday optimistic that an agreement can be reached on an infrastructure package, but lawmakers must act quickly if they hope to strike a deal before the president’s fast-approaching deadline. While Biden has long projected a desire to work across the aisle […]
CDC announces updated mask guidance for vaccinated Americans ‘Media Buzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the CDC’s decision to lift mask mandates for vaccinated Americans on ‘The Story’ Republican lawmakers questioned the timing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to ease indoor mask requirements on Thursday […]
A former staffer for Rep. Doug Lamborn is suing the Republican congressman from Colorado for taking a “reckless and dangerous approach” to COVID-19, allegedly risking staff being infected by the virus. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday by former aide Brandon Pope in the U.S. District Court for the District of […]
More than 1 million Americans have signed up for coverage at HealthCare.gov since February, taking advantage of an extended open enrollment period and new financial assistance that President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies put in place as part of the federal government’s COVID-19 response. HealthCare.gov, the federally run online […]
WASHINGTON – A Marine Corps officer was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting police officers at the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, making him the first service member on active duty charged for his role in the deadly riot, the Justice Department said. Maj. Christopher Warnagiris is accused of forcing his way inside […]
Ramadan is a time we prioritize “feeding our souls” over feeding our physical bodies. Most Muslims don’t drink or eat anything (from sunrise to sunset) during this month. Many try to take extra steps to dig deeper into our spiritual selves. We seek to enhance our faith, our relationship with […]
An unprecedented wave of Black candidates are running in statewide Democratic primaries throughout the country, providing a political test for Democrats’ party-wide commitment to racial equality heading into the 2022 midterms. Black candidates have emerged as major contenders for the Democratic nomination in the party’s three best opportunities to pick […]
Recently, the head of Planned Parenthood acknowledged the racist and eugenic beliefs of its founder, Margaret Sanger, and stated that the organization is working to undo the damage these views have caused. I applaud Alexis McGill Johnson for openly discussing the ugly origins of Planned Parenthood, but completely disagree that the organization is […]
The TAKE with Rick Klein The ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney might be the most visible manifestation of the Republican Party’s embrace of former President Donald Trump’s lies about the election. But his bigger triumph could be in rewriting the ugly history of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. […]
The Minnesota Department of Corrections announced Wednesday that an officer recorded last month berating people who were peacefully protesting police brutality no longer works for the department. Sgt. Paul Gorder, an employee of Minnesota Correctional Facility ― Stillwater for more than 30 years, could be seen taunting and shouting profanities […]
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