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GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his confirmation as the department… Read More ›

Biden administration to purchase millions more coronavirus vaccine doses

Biden administration to purchase millions more coronavirus vaccine doses

Biden is in a race to contain the virus as faster-spreading variants threaten to increase the death toll across the United States.   The Biden… Read More ›

Vermont Sen. Leahy Taken To Hospital For Observation

Vermont Sen. Leahy Taken To Hospital For Observation

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s longest-serving member, 80-year-old Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening for observation after not feeling… Read More ›

Rand Paul calls impeachment ‘dead on arrival’ after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional

Rand Paul calls impeachment ‘dead on arrival’ after most Republicans signal that trial is unconstitutional

Washington – The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment… Read More ›

Janet Yellen Wins Senate Approval As Treasury Secretary

Janet Yellen Wins Senate Approval As Treasury Secretary

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her… Read More ›

House delivers impeachment article to Senate, triggering only 4th impeachment trial of a president in US history

House delivers impeachment article to Senate, triggering only 4th impeachment trial of a president in US history

The House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after they walked across the Capitol and… Read More ›

Biden to reinstate Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump

Biden to reinstate Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump

Washington – President Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom,… Read More ›

Anti-Biden conspiracy claims US escalating role in Syria

Anti-Biden conspiracy claims US escalating role in Syria

“Here we go again,” one person tweeted, claiming a “large” convoy had entered eastern Syria on the “first day” of Biden’s presidency.   Rumors that… Read More ›

She was murdered for catching an Indian priest and nun in a sex act. Three decades later, justice is served

She was murdered for catching an Indian priest and nun in a sex act. Three decades later, justice is served

The dead nun’s slippers were scattered on the convent kitchen floor — one near the entrance, the other by the fridge. Her white veil was… Read More ›

Joe Biden begins term with series of executive orders

Joe Biden begins term with series of executive orders

Some of his 15 executive orders reversed the actions of his predecessor, Donald Trump, while others were extensions of them.   US President Joe Biden… Read More ›

Democrats Ask Ethics Panel To Investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley

Democrats Ask Ethics Panel To Investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Democratic senators on Thursday asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh… Read More ›

Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start ‘from scratch,’ sources say

Biden inheriting nonexistent coronavirus vaccine distribution plan and must start ‘from scratch,’ sources say

Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell… Read More ›

For Evangelical Christians, Trump left but God didn’t – analysis

For Evangelical Christians, Trump left but God didn’t – analysis

“The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away” – Job 1:21   For Evangelical Christians, Wednesday’s changeover in Washington from Donald Trump to President Joe… Read More ›

World hopes for renewed cooperation under new U.S. president

World hopes for renewed cooperation under new U.S. president

In Europe, close allies finally see chance to come in out of the cold after strained security and economic ties with Trump, while across globe… Read More ›

‘It feels like I’m going home’: Biden enters White House as 46th US President

‘It feels like I’m going home’: Biden enters White House as 46th US President

New commander-in-chief begins work in West Wing, planning executive actions to undo Trump’s policies on immigration, climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

On Day One, Biden Targets Trump Policies On Climate, Virus

On Day One, Biden Targets Trump Policies On Climate, Virus

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump’s legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of… Read More ›

President Donald Trump gives farewell speech before Biden inauguration

President Donald Trump gives farewell speech before Biden inauguration

Biden is set to take office Wednesday.   US President Donald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration… Read More ›

Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback

Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback

  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a last-minute slap at President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court struck down one of his administration’s most momentous climate… Read More ›

Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’

Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’

One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died… Read More ›

Iraq: Alleged US airstrike against Iran-backed militia kills at least 6

Iraq: Alleged US airstrike against Iran-backed militia kills at least 6

The area could contain several weapon storage facilities meant to be used by the militias or smuggled into Syria and Lebanon.   Six people have… Read More ›