Four Senate Democrats sent fundraising emails Friday to capitalize on allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took gifts from a GOP mega-donor friend. Fundraising emails from Sens. Dick Durbin,…
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Biden calls for ‘more action’ after Texas mall shooting, asks Congress for assault weapons ban
President Biden is calling for ‘more action’ after a gunman in Allen, Texas, killed eight people, including children, and injured seven others at a mall on Saturday. Biden released a…
Abbott: Biden sending 1,500 troops to border ‘to do paperwork,’ after putting out ‘welcome mat’ to the world
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted President Biden’s move to send 1,500 troops to the southern border, saying the president is sending soldiers to fill out paperwork and not enough to…
Activists demand higher payments from California reparations task force: ‘$200 million’ per person
Activists on Saturday demanded that the state of California pay millions of dollars to each Black resident in reparations as a way to make amends for slavery and subsequent discrimination,…
Biden touts 82-year-old age in 2024 as a benefit: ‘I know more than the vast majority of people’
President Joe Biden attempted to ease concerns about his age in an interview Friday by framing his 80 years of life experience as a positive rather than a negative. ‘Because…
New Jersey Democrats slam Biden administration approval of congestion pricing plan for New York
The Department of Transportation has given the green light to New York’s controversial congestion pricing plan, which would impose a toll on drivers who attempt to enter Manhattan during peak…
Former Vice President Mike Pence defended Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from what he called malicious attacks against the conservative Black jurist. ‘Ever since his nomination to the Supreme Court…
Ted Cruz challenger said it would’ve been ‘better’ if Second Amendment ‘had not been written’
A challenger to Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said it would have been ‘better’ if the Second Amendment ‘hadn’t been written.’ In a resurfaced video from 2018, Rep. Colin Allred,…
Biden nominee backs US-funded border wall in Jordan ‘to provide physical security’
President Biden’s nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Jordan said she supports U.S. funding to provide a border wall in the country, saying it provides the U.S. ally with…
The mandatory supervised driving period in North Carolina for young people before they can drive by themselves will be scaled back permanently after Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday he’ll…