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The next 100 days of President Joe Biden’s term will test his administration in a critical new way: Convincing those who are not yet vaccinated to do so while making it more convenient for them to get their shot. With an overwhelming majority of seniors now vaccinated, the Biden administration is turning its focus to
Continue ReadingThe top US military intelligence official said during a congressional hearing on Thursday that the Russian military is an “existential threat” to the United States. “The Russian military is an existential threat to the United States,” Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about
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When President Joe Biden drops by Jimmy Carter’s two-bedroom ranch house in Plains, Georgia, on Thursday — a pilgrimage to visit a man he vocally supported as a young senator decades ago — it will be at least the fourth time he’s spoken with one of his presidential or vice-presidential predecessors this month. He phoned
Continue ReadingGet ready for a Big Apple summer. Mayor Bill de Blasio is targeting July 1 for New York City’s “full reopening,” telling MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” “we’re ready to come back and come back strong.” “We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full-strength,” de Blasio said Thursday. That will likely
Continue ReadingBy Monday, numerous media outlets had debunked the viral false claim that President Joe Biden has proposed to restrict how much red meat Americans are allowed to eat. Even a Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday afternoon that the claim was inaccurate. Yet two days later, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy went on
Continue ReadingA bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a plan to overhaul the way the US military responds to sexual assault cases, arguing it’s time to change the way the cases are prosecuted to finally change a pervasive culture within the ranks of the US military. On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden spent the majority of his first speech to Congress on Wednesday discussing his economic and infrastructure plans for the nation, his foreign policy vision for America’s role in the world and the coronavirus pandemic and other health care issues, according to a CNN analysis of the address. The President also touched on
Continue ReadingLawmakers on Capitol Hill and advocates who want to overhaul the nation’s policing laws held a series of meetings Thursday searching for legislation that can pass both chambers of Congress, the day after President Joe Biden highlighted the demand for policing reform in his prime-time address. The families of several victims of police violence met
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, joined by an unusual alignment of conservative and liberal justices, ruled in favor of a ‘nonpermanent resident alien’ on Thursday who is seeking to challenge his deportation, arguing that the government had not given him proper notice of his removal proceedings. The case is extremely technical concerning immigration procedures and
Continue ReadingJill Biden has no time for dawdling; she has work to do. At a vaccine clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week, sensing hesitancy from a woman waiting to get her first shot, the first lady spoke up: “It’s, like, so fast.” The woman said she was scared, so Biden went to stand next to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden pledged his support for transgender Americans during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, telling members of the community he’s standing by them at a time when they face a barrage of attacks by GOP-led state legislatures. “I also hope Congress will get to my desk the Equality Act
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President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was not given a heads-up that the apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani were set to be raided Wednesday, an extraordinary move in the Justice Department’s ongoing probe of former President Donald Trump’s onetime attorney. Asked if he was given notice ahead of the raid, Biden emphatically
Continue ReadingThe US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is now formally underway, according to several US defense officials. Fewer than 100 troops, along with military equipment, have been moved largely by aircraft to execute President Joe Biden’s order to begin the withdrawal process no later than May 1. In addition, contractors and US government workers are also
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden hit the road on Thursday, traveling to Georgia to promote his sweeping economic proposals the day after making the case for the massive new government programs in his first address to a joint session of Congress. The President and first lady will participate in a drive-in rally in Duluth, Georgia, on Thursday
Continue ReadingAmericans of all political stripes agree that attempts at bipartisanship in Washington are a good thing, but expectations that such efforts are likely to be successful on upcoming major legislation are low in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. All told, 87% say that attempts at bipartisanship are a good thing, including 92% of
Continue ReadingSen. Joe Manchin, the powerful West Virginia Democrat, made clear Thursday that the aggressive vision for the federal government that President Joe Biden laid out to the nation must first face scrutiny in Congress, signaling the long slog ahead facing the White House’s sweeping domestic agenda. “Oh, most certainly,” Manchin told CNN in a one-on-one
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Eighteen months ago, media reports indicated that Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, was under scrutiny by federal prosecutors at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for actions related to his involvement in the Ukraine scandal that led to Trump’s first impeachment. Given the time that has passed,
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On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unveiled his “American Families Plan,” which calls for $1.8 trillion to be invested in education, child care and paid family leave. This investment is essential to ensure that all who want join the American workforce have the opportunity. But even more importantly, it is aimed at helping women, who
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When President Joe Biden drops by Jimmy Carter’s two-bedroom ranch house in Plains, Georgia, on Thursday — a pilgrimage to visit a man he vocally supported as a young senator decades ago — it will be at least the fourth time he’s spoken with one of his presidential or vice-presidential predecessors this month. He phoned
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About half of Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s address to Congress had a very positive reaction to the speech, and 71% said they walked away feeling more optimistic about the country’s direction, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. By a wide margin, speech-watchers said that Biden’s policy proposals would move the country
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