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New Justice Department team comes into focus ahead of vote on Garland
Two more of President Joe Biden's nominees to lead the Justice Department will be questioned by the Senate this week as Merrick Garland prepares for confirmation as attorney general.
Review of Jan. 6 riot urges more police, mobile fencing
An insurrection task force directed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S. Capitol Police need more support to address security weaknesses. The review was led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.
House poised to pass Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.
Biden will establish a gender policy council within the White House
In addition to establishing the council, President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed at reversing Trump administration policies on campus sexual assault and harassment.
At session midpoint, Minnesota lawmakers aim for first deals
Security funding connected to the Derek Chauvin trial and tax measures tied to COVID-19 assistance are the first big tests of how Minnesota’s divided government is able to get along this year.
Cuomo defiant as top New York lawmakers call on him to quit
The two top Democrats in New York’s legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment and undercounting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat said Sunday he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through other parts of the White House’s agenda such as voting rights.
Biden marks 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order
A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to restrict voting access.