Kamala Harris said America isn't a 'racist country,' but warned the nation shouldn't 'ignore the realities' of racism
Vice President Kamala Harris holds a virtual bilateral meeting with His Excellency Alejandro Giammattei, President of the Republic of Guatemala in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive...
Republicans shake their heads, doze off, and live-tweet during Biden's first joint address to Congress
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) during U.S. President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Many Republicans seemed unmoved during Biden's...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office hid New York's COVID-19 nursing home death toll for at least 5 months, report says
Governor Andrew Cuomo AP New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office hid the state's nursing home death toll for at least five months. Cuomo's senior aides prevented state health officials from releasing the actual numbers,...
Trump's exit from the White House was 'not an easy transition' and 'took some time to get used to,' report says
Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as president on January 20, 2021. Pete Marovich - Pool/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump did not have...
A 'happy and relaxed' Melania Trump is enjoying life after leaving the White House, report says
Donald Trump and Melania Trump exit Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport on the way to Mar-a-Lago Club on January 20. Noam Galai/Getty Images Melania Trump has stayed out of politics and the...
Sen. Joe Manchin brushes off the idea of switching parties: 'I've never considered it from that standpoint'
In this Feb. 13, 2021, file photo Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., departs on Capitol Hill in Washington Alex Brandon/AP Sen. Joe Manchin has not thought about switching parties despite his conservative...
Rep. Liz Cheney, the highest-ranking Republican who voted for Trump's impeachment, leaves open the option of a presidential run
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming). AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Rep. Liz Cheney has not ruled out a possible presidential run in the future. "I'm not ruling anything in or out - ever is a long time,"...
Anti-Asian hate-crime bill passes Senate 94-1, with only Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voting against it
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS Only one senator, Josh Hawley, voted against a bill addressing the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes. The bill would improve public reporting of...
AG Bill Barr reportedly told a US attorney 'I am going to f---ing fire your a--' if he talked to Matt Gaetz about DOJ business
Attorney General Bill Barr has called China and Huawei a "monumental danger" to US economic and national security interests. Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images Bill Barr threatened to fire a US attorney...
Mike Pence autobiography to be published as planned despite Simon & Schuster's employees efforts to cancel the deal, report says
Vice President Mike Pence Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images Mike Pence's book deal with Simon & Schuster will go on as planned, the WSJ reported. The company's employees had pushed for the book deal to be...
'I'm not celebrating, I'm relieved': Democratic lawmakers react to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict with tears and hugs
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) embraces Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) as members of the Congressional Black Caucus react to the verdict in the Derick Chauvin murder trial in the Rayburn Room at the...
Chuck Schumer calls 4/20 an 'unofficial American holiday' as he makes the case for marijuana legalization
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called 4/20 an "unofficial American holiday." The top Democrat made his case to "end the...
GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were the only 'no' votes on a bill reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program
Rep. Lauren Boebert; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images GOP Reps. Greene and Boebert voted against a bill that would renew the National Marrow Donor Program. The program helps match bone...
Sen. Ted Cruz no longer wears a mask at the Capitol, falsely claiming 'everybody' in the Senate has been vaccinated against COVID-19
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), in the Senate Subway on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz has stopped wearing a mask at the Capitol, CNN reports. Cruz claimed...
Senate overwhelmingly votes to advance bill on anti-Asian hate crimes in a rare bipartisan move
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) speaks during a press conference on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act at the U.S. Capitol on April 13, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting to...
Biden unveils Afghanistan troop withdrawal plan from the same room where Bush announced the war in 2001
President Joe Biden; former President George W. Bush ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images Biden on Wednesday unveiled his plans to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan. He...
Mitch McConnell dodged a question about Trump calling him a 'dumb son of a b----'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump's cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20,...