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In this article AAPL Governor Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing and makes announcement to combat COVID-19 Delta variant in New York, August 2, 2021. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Andrew Cuomo’s arraignment was postponed Friday until January after the Albany County district attorney told the court that the misdemeanor sex-crime

Sean Rayford | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses on Saturday, just a day after they had officially gone into effect.  The Republican attorneys general of Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah, as well as several private

A woman seeking employment attends the 25th annual Central Florida Employment Council Job Fair at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The unemployment picture improved for Americans overall in October, but not for women and Black workers. While the total unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.6% last month, it

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., conduct a news conference on plans to move forward with the Build Back Better Act and the infrastructure bill in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, November 5, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the October jobs report from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden lauded the October jobs report on Friday, saying the strong gains in employment and the falling

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several business groups expressed concern about President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate on Thursday, arguing that the requirements will burden businesses during the

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol building on November 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation released its initial analysis of Democrats’ major social spending and climate bill Thursday, judging that the “Build

US Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 28, 2021, after a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images A key House panel was set Wednesday to review the latest version of President Joe Biden’s social safety net and climate plan

Katie Novotny walks along First Street while displaying a sign of protest during a demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., November 3, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday of New York’s restrictions on carrying concealed guns outside the home as they considered the most significant

The gubernatorial election in Virginia between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe was too close to call after polls closed Tuesday night, according to NBC News. Youngkin held a slight lead over McAuliffe in the early returns. Polls closed at 7 p.m. ET. McAuliffe, 64, and Youngkin, 54, polled neck and neck in the

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators’ Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 2, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Democrats reached an agreement

US Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, speaks during a press conference as he talks about his position on US President Joe Bidens sweeping economic agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday demanded more time to evaluate the

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stablecoins, a popular type of digital asset pegged to traditional currencies, could transform the way Americans pay for everything from cell phones and gasoline,

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., participates in the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Committee markup to vote on adopting the report “Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite Stephen K. Bannon for Criminal Contempt of Congress” on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an

In this article FB U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael Riley poses for a picture outside of headquarters on D St., NE. Riley was selected Officer of the Month for February 2011 by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images U.S. Capitol Police Officer Michael Riley has

President Joe Biden looks on as AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler speaks during an event in honor of labor unions on September 8, 2021 in the East Room of the White House at Washington, DC. Oliver Contreras | AP Some of the nation’s largest labor unions are pushing the Biden administration to expand its vaccine mandate

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday that she is running for governor in 2022. James’s candidacy, which was expected, sets up a primary contest against

Migrants, mostly Haitians, wait for asylum processing by Mexico’s Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) outside a soccer stadium, in Tapachula, Mexico October 12, 2021. Jose Torres | Reuters The Biden administration on Friday announced its second attempt to terminate a Trump-era border policy that forces asylum seekers to stay in Mexico until their U.S. immigration