U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai used the hearing to respond to those concerned of a trade policy pause.Senators from both parties pressed Tai on the Biden administration’s pledge to not negotiate any major new trade deals until it... >>>

Rep. David Cicilline, the top Democrat on the House antitrust panel, said Thursday that Republican allegations of conservative censorship on social media was not a real problem and that it was not productive to spend time focusing on it. © Provided... >>>

The policy has garnered more bipartisan support than ever. But there is already a wide gap between what Biden campaigned on, what Republicans are amenable to and what employers think could be workable.President Joe Biden’s support for a federal... >>>

Trump shifted the focus to phony vote-by-mail fraud claims, but Republicans tried to limit all kinds of voting pre-2020 — and they’re at it again.That’s most evident in Georgia, where GOP legislators are considering crackdowns on early in-person... >>>

Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) on Thursday asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review obstacles to child care access for disabled parents and children.In the letter, the three... >>>

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday vowed to oppose the Equality Act in court shortly before a House vote on the legislation, saying it would damage religious freedom. The Equality Act would would expand on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair... >>>

"I think that the American people from around the country are hurting and $1.9 trillion will get us back on the right track," said the New York congressman.In a Thursday CNN interview, host Poppy Harlow remarked to Espaillat: "There's $1.5 million... >>>

Rep. Chip Roy slammed the Equality Act on the steps of the Capitol Thursday, calling it an attempt by the government to force people to bend to the will of the "cultural elite. ""This is a government using its power to tell us to bow down to the... >>>

Read CNN's Fast Facts on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. © Provided by CNN PersonalBirth date: April 16, 1962 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name: Antony John Blinken Father: Donald Blinken, investment banker and US ambassador to... >>>

House Democrats are asking President Biden to share his unilateral ability to launch nuclear weapons. In a letter to the president, Reps. Ted Lieu and Jimmy Panetta, accompanied by nearly 30 colleagues, argued that "vesting one person with this... >>>

Pelosi also accidentally called the Wisconsin senator "Don" Johnson. "Not Miami Vice or anything like that?" she said, referencing a TV actor.The top Democrat said she's disappointed over the Kentucky Republican calling her draft proposal "partisan... >>>

Acting chief Yogananda Pittman said the Capitol police will "maintain its enhanced and robust security posture" for the still-to-be-scheduled event.Acting chief Yogananda Pittman and House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett testified in a hearing,... >>>

The White House on Thursday swiped at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, signaling a change in leadership at the U.S. Postal Service could be coming once President Biden's picks for agency's board of governors are confirmed."The president is... >>>

Granholm will be a key player in Biden's vision for a green economy as the United States fights to slow climate change. Michigan was devastated by the 2008 recession, and Granholm has promoted emerging clean energy technologies, such as electric >>>

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