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Biden doesn't penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders

Despite promising to punish senior Saudi leaders while on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden declined to apply sanctions to the one the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Alleged leader of Oath Keepers disavows right-wing extremist group

Jessica Watkins, an alleged leader of the Oath Keepers that is accused of planning to attack the Capitol, disavowed the right-wing extremist group on Friday in her first public comments since her arrest.

Democrat launches campaign to unseat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her first public Democratic challenger after Holly McCormack announced her plans this week to challenge the conspiracy theorist for her seat in the heavily GOP district in Georgia.

'They restricted our freedoms': CPAC speakers push back against Covid restrictions

Even as attendees were required to wear masks, the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off its 2021 meeting with a defiant stance toward Covid-19 restrictions.

Several Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC.

Several of former President Donald Trump's closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they can't attend "due to the ongoing public health emergency."

Declassified report on Saudi role in killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border

The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN.

Golden Trump statue turns heads at CPAC

With the first full day of the Conservative Political Action Conference underway, there's already an indisputable star: an outrageously golden statue of Donald Trump wearing shorts and flip-flops.

Biden administration has released declassified Khashoggi report

The Biden administration has released a long-awaited declassified US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Two GOP lawmakers who supported the Equality Act in 2019 changed their votes this time

Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Senate Democrats look for alternative ways to boost minimum wage after suffering setback

Senate Democrats are scrambling to find a new way to force a minimum wage increase as part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package after suffering a major setback Thursday night when the Senate parliamentarian ruled against including a $15 minimum wage in the legislation.

Here's what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus

The $1.9 trillion House coronavirus package contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic.

DHS mandates state and local spending on domestic terrorism prevention

The Department of Homeland Security will require state and local grant recipients to spend funding on domestic violent extremism prevention efforts, the department announced Thursday.

Covid-19 cases discovered on one US Navy ship in Middle East, suspected cases on a second

About a dozen sailors and Marines onboard the USS San Diego tested positive for Covid-19 while the ship was deployed to the Middle East, the Navy said in a statement Thursday. 

Murkowski to meet with Tanden on Monday as confirmation remains on the rocks

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will meet on Monday with Neera Tanden, the Biden administration's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

50 prominent men join push for 'Marshall Plan for Moms' proposal

Fifty prominent men, including business leaders, athletes and actors, are backing a proposal that would pay moms $2,400 a month for their "unpaid labor at home," as record numbers of women have left the workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis.

House vote key first step for Democrats' stimulus plans

Not even halfway through President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office and the House of Representatives is on track Friday to pass his $1.9 trillion relief bill.

Unemployment-benefits fraud victims are getting tax bills -- and major headaches

Theodore Taylor was pretty surprised when he received a tax document recently from Ohio's unemployment agency showing that he had been paid $1,300 in benefits last year.

House to vote on Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package Friday

The House of Representatives will vote on Friday to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief.

'Captain of a ship in uncharted waters': Inside Nancy Pelosi's first months of the new Congress

On the cusp of passing President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could move the legislation without a single Democratic defection.