U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement Monday. “Following the First Lady’s positive test for COVID-19, President Biden was administered a COVID test this evening. The president tested negative,” the statement said. The White House said President Joe Biden, who is scheduled to travel Thursday to […]
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Dick Durbin demanded details from “court fixer” Leonard Leo and two billionaires who were featured in recent reporting on Justice Samuel Alito. A pair of Senate Democrats on Wednesday pressed Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo and two right-wing billionaires to provide a detailed accounting of all gifts and hospitality they’ve provided […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law on Saturday legislation that suspends the U.S. government’s debt limit through January 2025 and avoids a potentially disastrous default just days before the government runs out of cash to pay its bills. His signature came with two days to spare: the Treasury Department had said the government […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement Sunday for a deal to increase the government’s borrowing limit and are urging Congress to approve the legislation to avoid a first-ever default. However, progressive Democratic lawmakers from the party’s ideological left and right-wing Republicans immediately voiced opposition Sunday to the deal […]