The House of Representatives on Friday passed an updated budget resolution sent over from the Senate that paves the way for Democrats to push through President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package without needing any GOP support. The vote was…
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Cuomo blames nursing home scandal on ‘political attack’ by Trump admin
In his first public comments since a scathing attorney general report finding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration undercounted nursing home deaths, the governor on Friday argued criticisms of him were a “political attack” that began with the Trump administration. “That was…
Ilhan Omar slams Wall Street over GameStop frenzy: Those who ‘cut off the public’ should go to prison
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. on Thursday called for prison time for Wall Street short-sellers who “used their power to cut off the public from buying” certain stocks that unexpectedly surged in trading volume this week. The share prices of stocks that…
Hawley: Gamestop, Robinhood saga shows ‘the fix is in’ on Wall Street
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the “fix is in” when it comes to Wall Street, arguing that the Gamestop stock surge shows that hedge funds do not want “real competition” from small investors. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she…
Biden White House announces new effort to focus on ‘domestic violent extremism’
President Biden requested a “comprehensive threat assessment” on domestic violent extremism from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday in coordination with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. Psaki,…
AOC says she skipped inauguration, in part, because she didn’t ‘feel safe around other members of Congress’
Amid the pomp and circumstance of this week’s inauguration, one prominent Democrat was notably absent. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., first told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that she had foregone her invitation to President Biden’s inauguration to support a union strike in the…
Symone Sanders: What to know about Kamala Harris’ chief spokeswoman
Political strategist and social activist Symone Sanders has been named chief spokesperson and senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris. Sanders, a native of Omaha, Neb., attended and matriculated from Mercy High School and Creighton University. Sanders worked for Girls…
Cuomo takes parting shot at Trump admin, targets ‘reclamation’ of SALT funds
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took a parting shot at the Trump administration in its final days, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office next week. Speaking during a press conference on Friday, Cuomo applauded the recently announced Biden plan, which some officials have labeled…
Graham releases Russia probe docs, slams probe as ‘one of the most incompetent, corrupt’ in FBI, DOJ history
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released a slew of additional documents and transcripts related to his panel’s investigation into the origins and aftermath of the Trump-Russia probe, calling the original probe into whether members of President Trump’s…
VP-elect Harris compares Capitol riots to 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said Thursday that last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol reminded her of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. In an interview on NPR, the former Democratic California senator said photographs of rioters…