Democrats push stimulus and $1,400 checks, with or without RepublicansBy Cullen Paradis The proposal has a $15 minimum wage, a third round of $1,400 checks and extensions to federal protections
Brooklyn man chooses jail time rather than give up dog to former employerBarry Myrick emptied out his bank account and spent 15 hours in jail in his fight to save bedbug-sniffing Roxy from his...By Snow Digon
Nineteen charred bodies found near Mexico-US borderAutopsies are underway, but identification of the corpses will be complicated due to their condition, a source from the...By AFP News
Facebook 'Supreme Court' to judge Trump suspensionReaction to the Trump ban has ranged from criticism that Facebook should have booted him long ago to outrage over his...By AFP News
Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on CovidThe flood of executive orders and other directives which Biden began signing immediately on Wednesday has likewise...By Sebastian Smith
Sanitizer-in-chief: Mysterious alcohol wipes-wielding man at Biden inauguration captures TwitterHe never reneged on his duty to wipe the podium with alcohol wipes in between speakers to ensure that the area remained...By Snow Digon
Trailblazer Kamala Harris: America's first woman vice presidentHarris, 56, enters the post having already forged a unique path, as California's first Black attorney general and the...By Joshua Melvin
'Democracy has prevailed': Biden enters the White HouseBiden, who has vowed a major escalation in the nation's Covid vaccination drive, warned that the "toughest and...By Shaun Tandon
Trump's farewell speech boasts about 'greatest political movement' and 'greatest economy'He urged Americans to "unify" following the Capitol riotBy Danielle Ong
Biden leads Covid memorial on eve of inaugurationThe US on Tuesday recorded another 2,482 deaths due to the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally.By Sebastian Smith
Biden pushes unity two days before taking over crisis- laden White HouseAccording to US media, one of Trump's final actions could be announced Tuesday at the latest: scores of pardons for...By Sebastian Smith
Third stimulus check: $1,400 payment may arrive by late February, economist suggestsThe new round of payments will include dependents over the age of 17By Danielle Ong
Biden team lays out plans as inauguration, impeachment loomBy Brian Knowlton Plans for the inauguration -- in normal times a bracing, even joyous, tribute...
Trump brand tarnished after bruising presidency and Capitol attackBy Delphine Touitou, John Biers Assessing the state of Trump's finances is difficult because of the opaque...
Biden unveils $1.9 tn economic plan as US recovery bucklesBy Jim Watson with Chris Stein in Washington Dubbed the American Rescue Plan, the proposal released Thursday includes a host...
Trump impeachment trial looms over Biden's first 100 days agendaBy Sebastian Smith If convicted, a second, simple majority vote would be enough to bar the real...
Trump impeached for unprecedented second timeBy Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith Trump survived a first impeachment almost exactly a year ago when the...
Why is Pence not invoking the 25th Amendment to oust Trump?By Danielle Ong Says the 25th Amendment is only for when a president is incapacitated
Biden inauguration: Worries as Homeland Security chief quitsBy Paul Handley The Pentagon said Monday it had authorized 15,000 National Guard troops to be...
Conservative social network Parler sues Amazon over web shutdownBy Juliette Michel In its early days, the platform attracted a crowd of ultraconservative and even...