Politics

As President Joe Biden and congressional leaders are in a high-stakes standoff over the debt limit, experts warn it would be catastrophic if leaders do not reach an agreement in time – and launch the economy into chaos. If Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit, the Treasury …

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin to testify about ethics rules governing the Supreme Court.  “Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee by the chief justice of the United States is exceedingly rare, as one might expect in light of …

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit that kicked off in a Delaware court this week. Dominion’s goal is to prove to a jury that the network knowingly defamed the company following the 2020 presidential election.  Dominion found itself at the center of conspiracy …

Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is eager to return to the Capitol two weeks after he tripped and fell at a hotel, suffering a concussion and rib fracture, according to fellow senators. In recent days, several of his Republican colleagues said they’ve spoken with the GOP leader, who …

A seemingly abrupt decision by President Joe Biden not to veto a bill that would block Washington, D.C.’s new criminal code has left House Democrats and their staff frustrated by what they view as poor coordination and communication from the White House. The president told Democratic senators about his decision …

Virginia voters on Tuesday elected Democrat Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will be the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. “We will make this commonwealth and this country a better place …

Washington — President Biden is set to choose Jeff Zients, his former COVID-19 policy czar, to serve as his next chief of staff, according to two people familiar with the matter. Zients is expected to take the job shortly after the president’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7, …

Washington — Once stripped of their committee assignments by the Democratic-controlled House over controversial social media posts, Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar has been installed on House panels by GOP leaders for the new Congress. Greene, of Georgia, will serve on the Homeland Security Committee, her office …

Washington — Congressional negotiators unveiled early Tuesday the details of a $1.7 trillion government spending package that will fund federal agencies through September 2023, setting up a final legislative fight in the waning days of the congressional session. The sweeping measure, which Republican and Democratic leaders are racing to pass …

A judge refused Friday to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden administration conspired to silence conservative voices on social media. Psaki filed a motion in federal court in …