Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was crawling through the Senate on Wednesday as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to delay the chamber’s August break until it passes. The Senate
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The district attorney of Albany County, New York, said Tuesday that his office is criminally investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been accused of sexually harassing multiple women. DA David Soares also said his office would “welcome any victim to contact our office with additional information” about Cuomo. And Soares said he plans to request
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women and then retaliated against a former employee who complained publicly about his conduct, according to a bombshell report released Tuesday by state Attorney General Letitia James. The monthslong probe concluded that Cuomo “sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building, in Washington, DC, October 15, 2020. Tom Williams | Pool | Reuters At least seven U.S. senators revealed Monday that they had attended a party with
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., speaks during the Problem Solvers Caucus news conference on the infrastructure deal outside of the Capitol on Friday, July 30, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senators introduced their bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sunday after months of wrangling, setting it up for passage as soon as
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two June 14, 2021 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Alex Wong | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Singapore and Vietnam next month to strengthen the U.S.’s relationship and economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said in a
Stevica Mrdja / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images A digital news start-up that’s being launched by veteran journalists received an investment from a top tech executive. The start-up, expected to launch in the fall, is led in part by longtime National Geographic executive Mark Bauman. The endeavor has received funding from tech entrepreneur Brian
A woman holds a sign reading “America Open Your Eyes” as people wave Cuban and US flags during a Freedom Rally showing support for Cubans demonstrating against their government, at Freedom Tower in Miami, on July 17, 2021. – Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel on July 17, denounced what he said was a false narrative over
Then-President Donald Trump pressured his new acting attorney general to overturn the 2020 vote, telling him “just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen,” according to notes of a phone call released Friday by a House committee. Trump also suggested that he was considering replacing the
A security guard stands outside the United Nations building in Herat, Afghanistan on October 23, 2010. Chris Hondros | Getty Images The main UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked by “anti-government elements” on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA. Rocket-propelled grenades
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on September 20, 2018. – Trump is heading to Las Vegas for a campaign rally. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The income tax returns of former President Donald Trump must be released by the IRS
First lady Jill Biden speaks after touring a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a high school in Waipahu, Hawaii, Sunday, July 25, 2021. Caleb Jones | AP WASHINGTON — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden had a sharp object removed from her left foot by doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday, her office
President Joe Biden answers a question from the press as he holds a mask upon arrival on Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2021, as he travels to speak on the economy. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Federal workers will be required to prove their coronavirus
The Senate voted Wednesday to advance a bipartisan infrastructure plan, a critical step toward Democrats passing their sweeping economic agenda. Senators voted 67-32 to push the bill forward; 17 Republicans and all 50 Democrats voted yes. The vote opens the process to debate and amend the proposal, which would put $550 billion into transportation, broadband
The lead GOP negotiators on the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, L-R, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) speak to reporters after meeting privately with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the U.S. Capitol on July 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.
President Joe Biden wears a protective mask during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and White House officials will resume wearing masks indoors when traveling to parts of the nation with high
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 6, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden said Tuesday his administration is weighing whether to require federal employees to be vaccinated for the coronavirus as
People visit the memorial that has pictures of some of the victims from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 15, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. 92 victims have been identified as the search and recovery effort nears completion. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The last missing person in the collapse of