Новости за 24.02.2021

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) sister, Mercia Bowser, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19."Mercia was loved immensely and will be missed greatly, as she joins the legion of angels who...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attracted her first Democratic midterm opponent Wednesday following a bipartisan firestorm over past controversial comments.Holly McCormack launched her campaign in Georgia's 14t...

Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, on Wednesday announced that newly-released data suggests that long-term symptoms associated with COVID-19 can linger for nearly 9 months following infection....

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) questioned the lack of diversity on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) board of governors, asking Postmaster General Louis DeJoy whether he considered it “a problem.”The freshman representative's remarks came amid a...

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday knocked Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) proposal for a 9/11-style commission to investigate the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying she is setting the panel up to...

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday knocked Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) proposal for a 9/11-style commission to investigate the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying she is setting the panel up to be partisan.McConnell...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on Wednesday that he will vote in favor of confirming Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to lead the Interior Department. "While we do not agree on every issue, she re...

Palm Beach County, Fla., officials will not lower courthouse flags to half-staff to commemorate the late talk radio host Rush Limbaugh despite an order by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), ...

Washington, D.C.'s mayor proclaimed a day of remembrance Wednesday for residents who have died from COVID-19 as the city's death toll passed 1,000.Muriel Bowser (D) ...

Two key House Democrats will roll out legislation Thursday that would revoke a lifetime pension and other taxpayer-funded perks from former presidents who are convicted of felonies during or after office.Rep. Sean...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) went viral on Tuesday for wearing a pink "Dangerous Creature" sweater while presiding on the Senate floor.The statement piece caused such a stir that Sen. Mitt Ro...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) went viral on Tuesday for wearing a pink “Dangerous Creature” sweater while presiding on the Senate floor. The statement piece caused such a stir that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was caught on a microphone telling...

One of Pennsylvania's largest health networks gave special access for coronavirus vaccines to employees' relatives, prompting criticism from health officials who said that other groups should have been prioritized....

As earmarks are poised to make a comeback, there’s no shortage of high-profile reminders about why Americans and Congress soured on them more than a decade ago.Remember the $223 million “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska? That was an earmark. What about...

Fanne Foxe, the exotic dancer whose relationship with Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.) ended his career in the 1970s, died earlier this month at the age of 84, The Washington Post reported.Foxe was born Annabel Villagra in Nueve de Julio, Argentina,...

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairperson Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Wednesday rolled out the group’s “100 Day Plan,” outlining the CBC’s legislative priorities that it hopes to see come to fruition during the first months of President Biden’s...

President Biden will sign an executive order on the economy on Wednesday afternoon aimed at improving the supply chain for semiconductors, or chips, used in many new technologies, along with other critical resources....

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic Senate candidate, has replaced the pro-weed and LGBTQ rights flags hanging from his office balcony with bigger ones after lawmakers moved to b...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday said that he plans on deciding later this year whether to run for reelection in 2022 amid speculation that the 87-year-old may retire. Grassley said on a call with Iowa reporters that he’d make his...

Intelligence community officials will appear before senators in their second hearing examining the breakdown in security during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Officials from the FBI, Pentagon a...

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether the Constitution permits police to carry out warrantless searches of people suspected of fleeing law enforcement after committing minor offenses.The case, which centers a California...

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.), the chairman of House Democrats' campaign arm, said Wednesday he’s doing a deep dive into the party’s election failures in 2020, including a look at “why the polling sucked.”Speaking at an event hosted by Politico,...

Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to the official who will decide whether language to increase the minimum wage can be included in their coronavirus relief bill. Staffers met with Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough...

The House Rules Committee on Wednesday released new text of the COVID-19 relief bill, adding spending measures that far exceed the $1.9 trillion price tag planned for the bill. The full House is expected to vote on the COVID-19 relief package...

The press pool covering Vice President Harris was sent home on Wednesday morning after an unidentified reporter tested positive for COVID-19.The reporter was tested, as most people entering the White House are, at...