Just The NewsPoliticsLegislationLawsIllinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bailFebruary 24, 2021, 1:05 PMIllinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker credited the state's legislative black caucus for helping get the measure passed, signed...
PoliticsTrumpLegislationRepublicansImpeachment5 Republicans Join Democrats in Vote to Push Trump Impeachment Trial ForwardJanuary 26, 2021, 2:44 PMMost Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday against holding an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump on...
PoliticsPolicyWhite HouseLegislationClimate, Coronavirus, Border Wall Among Targets of Biden Executive OrdersJanuary 21, 2021, 2:48 AMU.S. President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders and other actions Wednesday aiming to address the coronavirus...
PoliticsPolicyTrumpLegislationOpinionUS Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Sweeping Asylum RulesJanuary 8, 2021, 10:42 PMA U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks...
PoliticsSocietyLegislationHouseCoronavirusUS House to Vote on Higher Pandemic Relief PaymentsDecember 28, 2020, 1:45 PMDemocrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to vote Monday on higher pandemic relief payments to Americans...
TrumpLegislationCoronavirusTrump Threatens Not to Sign COVID-19 Aid Package, Government Funding BillDecember 22, 2020, 9:44 PMU.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to not sign a massive year-end bill passed by Congress that includes nearly $900...
PoliticsLegislationNational SecurityRescuesCoronavirusUS Lawmakers Approve $900 Billion Coronavirus Aid PackageDecember 22, 2020, 1:56 AMThe U.S. Congress has passed a massive year-end bill that includes a $900 billion coronavirus aid package and $1.4 trillion in...
HistoryPoliticsLegislationOpinionBiden Moves Quickly on US Government Transition November 8, 2020, 1:39 PMDemocrat Joe Biden, the projected winner of the long and contentious U.S. presidential election over Republican President...
PoliticsLegislationHouseDemocratsHealth CareCoronavirusUS House Democrats Crafting New $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief PackageSeptember 24, 2020, 9:27 PMDemocrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that could be voted...
PoliticsInternationalPolicyWhite HouseLegislationNational SecurityForeign AffairsUS Officials: Israel, UAE to Sign Deal at White HouseSeptember 8, 2020, 8:28 PMIsrael and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15...
PoliticsInternationalLegislationForeign AffairsWarmbier’s Parents Praise Bill Seeking Further North Korea Sanctions December 18, 2019, 3:40 PMThe parents of Otto Warmbier, an American student who died after 17 months in a North Korean prison, hailed on Wednesday new...
PolicyLegislationDemocratsDebatesDemocrats Threaten to Boycott Debate Over Labor DisputeDecember 13, 2019, 7:15 PMAll seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event...