CAPITOL

US Capitol Police request two-month extension of National Guard deployment in Washington

(CNN) — US Capitol Police have requested a two-month extension of National Guard troop support at the US Capitol which is now under review at the DepartmentRead More

White House

WH says relief checks to go to most who got December payment

Roughly 98% of U.S. households that received a COVID-19 relief check in December will also qualify for the next round of payments being championed byRead More

GOP state lawmakers seek to nullify federal gun limits

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control lawsRead More

Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement was on high alert Thursday around the U.S. Capitol after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group toRead More

Feds on high alert Thursday after warnings about potential threats to US Capitol

(CNN) — Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group ofRead More

With Biden’s backing, Dems revive bill to overhaul policing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, ableRead More

Pelosi

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaulRead More

Capitol Hill security increased and House session canceled amid warnings about March 4 conspiracies

(CNN) — US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhancedRead More

President Joe Biden

Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi for lifting restrictions: ‘Neanderthal thinking’

(CNN) — President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions against pleas from the US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRead More

It’s back to school for Jill Biden and new education chief

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona went back to school Wednesday inRead More