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Smith’s J6 motion details Trump’s bid to influence elections in key swing states

Smith’s J6 motion details Trump’s bid to influence elections in key swing states

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a lengthy and partly redacted motion Wednesday that charts special counsel Jack Smith’s final argument before November that former President Donald Trump…

President Biden urges governors, including Gov. Polis, to push Congress hard on immigration, Ukraine

President Biden urges governors, including Gov. Polis, to push Congress hard on immigration, Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as members of the National Governors Association meet with her and President Joe Biden at the White House on Feb. 23, 2024. At right are…

Feds gear up for updated COVID-19, flu, RSV vaccine push starting in September

Feds gear up for updated COVID-19, flu, RSV vaccine push starting in September

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV…

Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud U.S., obstruct Congress, undercut voting in Jan. 6 plot

Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud U.S., obstruct Congress, undercut voting in Jan. 6 plot

A mob of pro-Trump extremists overrun the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Alex Kent for Tennessee Lookout) WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Donald Trump on Tuesday,…

U.S. Senate approves debt-ceiling bill, sends it to Biden ahead of Monday’s looming default deadline

U.S. Senate approves debt-ceiling bill, sends it to Biden ahead of Monday’s looming default deadline

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan debt limit bill is on its way to President Joe Biden after the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to clear the measure for his signature. The 63-36…

Neguse, Colorado Dems vote for deal to avert debt default; Boebert absent from House chamber

Neguse, Colorado Dems vote for deal to avert debt default; Boebert absent from House chamber

President Joe Biden meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to discuss…

Congress faces list of momentous decisions in looming lame-duck session

Congress faces list of momentous decisions in looming lame-duck session

WASHINGTON — Congress returns to Capitol Hill and a lengthy to-do list this week, following a six-week midterm elections break that saw Democrats outperform expectations and Republicans barely inch toward…

House Democrats pass climate, health care, tax bill, send it to Biden for signature

House Democrats pass climate, health care, tax bill, send it to Biden for signature

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Friday cleared Democrats’ long-sought climate, health care and tax package, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. The roughly $750 billion measure…

Boebert votes against contraception protections as Neguse supports right to birth control

Boebert votes against contraception protections as Neguse supports right to birth control

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to send the Senate legislation that would guarantee people the right to use contraception without government interference.  The legislation…

Boebert votes no, Neguse yes on bill to protect same-sex, interracial marriage

Boebert votes no, Neguse yes on bill to protect same-sex, interracial marriage

WASHINGTON — Both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law, though the bill’s path forward in…

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