Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court

Legislation introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers would to add four seats to the nine-member Supreme Court, in a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration

Former Vice President Pence gets pacemaker

Former Vice President Mike Pence received a pacemaker Wednesday.

US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 576,000, a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession

Months after hack, US poised to announce sanctions on Russia

The Biden administration is preparing to announce new sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference

House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations

A House panel has advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves, approving legislation Wednesday night that would create a commission to study the issue

Treasury Department creates office to oversee virus relief

The Treasury Department is creating a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money passed by Congress to combat the coronavirus-related recession

NATO to match U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance has agreed to withdraw its roughly 7,000 non-American forces from Afghanistan to match U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pull all American troops from the country starting on May 1

Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security

As Congress pushes for a return to normalcy months after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, an internal report about the deadly siege is painting a dire picture of the Capitol Police’s ability to respond to threats against lawmakers

House committee to vote on D.C. statehood, a once-fringe issue now central to Democrats

Legislation to make Washington D.C. the 51st state advanced from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Wednesday, teeing up the bill's expected passage in the full House for the second consecutive year possibly as soon as next week.

Senate advances bill to combat attacks against Asian-Americans

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday easily advanced a bill designed to combat hate crimes against Asian-Americans in a bipartisan response to a wave of attacks since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists

A study of people's attitudes toward the press finds that distrust goes deeper than just partisanship and down to how journalists define their mission

Harris highlights pregnancy difficulties facing Black women

Vice President Kamala Harris has marked Black Maternal Health Week by leading a White House discussion of the issues that make African American women two to three times more likely than other women to die because of childbirth

Democrats signal limited patience for GOP opposition to Biden infrastructure package

Top Senate Democrats on Tuesday signaled they may have no choice but to bypass Republicans in order to advance President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion infrastructure package, as GOP leaders continued to attack the plan over the scope of its...