The Justice Department on Thursday charged a US Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days after a hearing where Republican lawmakers downplayed the deadly attack and claimed the pro-Trump rioters were unarmed. The new charge was filed against Guy Reffitt, a Texan whose case received national attention after his own…… MORE
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‘I have visited the border,’ says DHS Secretary in testy exchange over VP role
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declared it is his responsibly to manage security at the US-Mexico border, snapping back during a tense exchange with a GOP lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee at a budget hearing Thursday morning. “I am the secretary of Homeland Security, and it is my responsibility to manage the border…… MORE
Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a national holiday as many federal workers to have Friday off
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The President and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to deliver remarks at the White House on the creation of the federal holiday. LIVE UPDATES:…… MORE
Covid-19 outbreak hits US Embassy in Afghanistan
More than 100 people at the US Embassy in Kabul have Covid-19, one person has died, and several have been medically evacuated as a wave of the deadly pandemic hits Afghanistan and the US military withdrawal from the country continues. “COVID-19 is surging in the Mission,” an Embassy management noticed dated June 17 said. “114…… MORE
House votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 legal authorization for the war in Iraq, marking what the bill’s backers hope is a first step to curbing the President’s expansive war powers enacted after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The House voted 268-161 to repeal the authorization, with 49 Republicans joining Democrats to back…… MORE
READ: Supreme Court opinion in same-sex couple foster care agency case
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents. Read the opinion here:… MORE
McCarthy slams Biden for giving ‘Putin a pass’ after years of silence on Trump’s relationship with Russian president
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying in a statement on Thursday that Biden “gave Vladimir Putin a pass.” “The American people suffered massive disruptions because of Russia-linked cyber-attacks,” McCarthy said in a statement released Thursday. “Two Americans, both Marine veterans, are being held as prisoners…… MORE
Here’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the landmark health reform law, widely known as Obamacare, leaves in place the existing system. The act, which has survived multiple Republican attempts to tear it down in the 11 years since it was…… MORE
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents because the agency believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. This story is breaking and will be…… MORE
Abrams signals openness to Manchin’s voting legislation proposals
Stacey Abrams on Thursday praised West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to voting rights legislation, a notable statement of support from someone who is widely seen as a leader among progressives on the issue. “What Sen. Manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks that we need to ensure that democracy is accessible…… MORE
