Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that the Justice Department will swiftly increase its resources dedicated to enforcing voting rights protections, citing a 2013 decision by the Supreme Court as well as bills being pushed by conservatives across the country that aim to tighten election procedures. In a speech delivered at the department’s headquarters, Garland
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks on the phone before Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), not pictured, testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., June 9, 2021. Al Drago | Pool | Reuters Multiple partisan groups are pouring millions of dollars into West Virginia in a bid to pressure
(L-R) U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) hold a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure in the basement of the U.S. Capitol building after original talks fell through with the White House on June 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum |
President Donald Trump has agreed to a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will take a minority stake in a U.S.-headquartered company called TikTok Global. ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, says it will have an 80% stake. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that sets criteria
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon May 6, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to place China and its military buildup at the center of American defense policy. The classified Pentagon-wide directive comes
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks with reporters after stepping off the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The political advocacy group backed by billionaire Charles Koch has been pressuring Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to oppose key parts of the Democratic agenda, including filibuster
WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the White House and a small group of Republican senators over a bipartisan infrastructure bill collapsed Tuesday, weighed down by deep disagreements over what constitutes infrastructure and how much money should be allocated for it. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, of West Virginia, the lead Republican negotiator, said President Joe Biden had
Since last decade, NASA has turned repeatedly to Colorado companies to produce the technology it needs to not only send astronauts on new lunar missions but also to Mars and into the depths of space. Above, the International Space Station. NASA | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russia’s space chief threatened Monday to withdraw from the
A sign warns consumers on the avaliability of gasoline at a RaceTrac gas station on May 11, 2021, in Smyrna, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – U.S. law enforcement officials said Monday they were able to retrieve some of the money paid to a criminal cybergroup on the heels of a crippling
Two years after the conviction and life sentence of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the cartel he once headed appears stronger than ever. A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration threat assessment released in March said the Sinaloa cartel remains the most extensive such organization in Mexico and “maintains the widest national influence” in the
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 4, 2021. DMITRY LOVETSKY | AFP | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday requested the government prepare the way for foreign citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country for an
Submarines are quiet, deadly and expensive. Boats like those in the Virginia class, which is a U.S. attack submarine, can cost $3.4 billion and take seven years to build. The Navy has ambitious goals for the future of the underwater fleet, but some problems could stand in the way. “The Navy is undergoing a 20-year
A top Justice Department official warned Friday that U.S. business leaders need to do more to prepare for an onslaught of ransomware attacks being carried out by overseas states and criminal groups. “The message needs to be to the viewers here, to the CEOs around the country, that you’ve got to be on notice of
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responded to the May jobs report on Friday, saying the steady growth in jobs and the decline in unemployment is evidence his economic plan is working. “None of this success is an accident,” said Biden, who spoke in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “It isn’t luck. It’s due in no small part
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures toward Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) during an infrastructure meeting with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden rejected a new Republican infrastructure counteroffer on Friday, but will continue talks with Republicans next week as the White House considers whether
A young child watches as local residents receive food items as Food Bank For New York City teams up with the New York Yankees to kick-off monthly food distribution for New Yorkers in need at Yankee Stadium on May 20, 2021 in New York City. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The two rounds
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the Cross Hall of the White House, in Washington, DC on May 20, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden wants Republicans to increase the spending in their infrastructure plan ahead of Friday talks that will shape whether Washington can
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures toward Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) during an infrastructure meeting with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden and Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wrapped up a meeting on a possible infrastructure compromise Wednesday and agreed to speak again in