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Sinema brings Arizona leaders to Washington to pressure Senate action on border crisis

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) hosted a panel of local officials from Arizona in Washington this week as part of an effort to bring their stories on the impact of the border crisis into public view and pressure the Biden administration to do more.

Cluster bombs would be ‘very effective’ for Ukraine, NATO commander says

Ukraine could make “very effective” use of so-called cluster munitions that the United States has declined to provide, according to the top U.S. military officer in Europe.

Schumer unable to give updated time frame on Feinstein return amid judiciary paralysis

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was not able to provide an updated time frame for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) planned return from medical leave on Wednesday, more than a week after lawmakers came back from April recess.

White House blasts passage of McCarthy debt bill, saying it will hurt people

The White House lambasted the debt bill passed by Republicans in the House, saying it will hurt vulnerable people.

Senate won’t touch House GOP debt limit plan until McCarthy and Biden make a deal, McConnell says

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made it clear Senate Republicans would not get involved in the debt ceiling debate until an agreement is reached between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Angelina Jolie included on guest list for Biden’s state dinner with South Korea

Oscar award-winning actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie and son Maddox Jolie-Pitt will help the United States celebrate its 70-year relationship with South Korea at President Joe Biden's second state dinner.

Weingarten boasts House hearing proved her ‘right’ about school reopening guidelines

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten bragged that her union's recommended changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reopening schools had been proven right after testifying before a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

Hunter Biden investigation: Brennan condemned ‘politicization’ of intel days before laptop letter

Just days before signing an October 2020 letter baselessly linking the Hunter Biden laptop to Russia, former Obama CIA Director John Brennan condemned the “politicization” of intelligence on the podcast of Mike Morell — the ex-CIA acting director who said now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken “triggered” him to craft it.

DC police head to step down from position

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee III will step down from his position.

White House claims debt ceiling plan passed by House violates no tax hike pledge

The White House rolled out a new argument that lawmakers who vote for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) debt limit proposal are violating a long-held conservative pledge against tax increases shortly before the measure passed, though the organization behind the pledge disagrees.
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