Sotomayor returns to Supreme Court bench as the only justice wearing a mask
Justice Sonia Sotomayor was back on the bench for oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday after participating remotely…
Arizona is ground zero for election changes
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Biden to speak on Ukraine crisis Tuesday as US official says the ‘beginning of an invasion’ is happening
President Joe Biden will address the Ukraine crisis Tuesday afternoon as the White House prepares to announce "significant" new sanctions…
Omicron continued to disrupt work and families’ lives even as Covid-19 cases dropped
Millions of Americans remained out of work because they or a loved one were sick with coronavirus symptoms in late…
Bill to help veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure takes key step forward in Congress
The Senate took a significant step in recent days to help former military service members suffering from toxic burn pit…
Why a Putin summit would be a huge risk for Biden
By agreeing in principle to a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden is reaching for a signature foreign…
Is it Presidents’ Day, President’s Day or Presidents Day?
Some American federal holidays are fairly simple and celebrated by everyone, such as Independence Day and Thanksgiving. Others are controversial,…
Student debt: What Biden is doing (and not doing)
There have been good and bad headlines related to student loans in recent days.
Anatomy of a tweet: The behind-the-scenes story of how a retired federal judge used Twitter to try to stop an insurrection
Retired federal judge Michael Luttig never expected to jump into the heated fight over the certification of the 2020 presidential…
The filibuster fight is over in the Senate. But not on the Democratic campaign trail
The debate over the future of the Senate filibuster has become a lightning rod in American politics. Democrats' slim governing…