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Sen. Elizabeth Warren reignited her push for a tax on the accumulated wealth of the richest Americans by pointing at the Amazon founder.

Eric Adams' outreach comes after years of battles between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York business community.

 The memorandum directs the Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop "cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure."

President Joe Biden said his administration is weighing whether to require federal employees to be vaccinated for the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads.

Biden was briefed on the updated CDC guidance on Tuesday morning.

The Biden administration said it will speed up asylum claim processing at the border while also streamlining deportations for migrants who don't qualify.

Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to extend a moratorium on federal student loan payments and forgive up to $50,000 in debt.

The U.S. will continue to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan but has made no promise about what will happen after Aug. 31.

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is a top critic of China, but his portfolio in the past included stock and options of Chinese firm Alibaba.

Rep. Liz Cheney also said the Jan. 6 select committee might subpoena Trump and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.

A Georgia man has plead guilty on Tuesday to four murders related to the shootings at three metro Atlanta spas where eight people died, six of whom were of Asian descent.

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached record level highs in the first half of 2021, with a major spike in May, a United Nations report says.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to make crypto markets safer.

Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., will speak at the start of the hearing on the pro-Trump Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., previously rejected two of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's picks for the committee probing the pro-Trump Capitol riot.

The federal statute under which Tom Barrack was charged is used to prosecute spies, not lobbyists.

President Biden announced Monday that some Americans experiencing long-term effects of Covid may qualify for disability resources from the federal government. 

The final victim of the collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, Florida has been recovered and identified.

Steve Ricchetti's brother Jeff lobbied the National Security Council on behalf of General Motors in the second quarter.

Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough described the new measure as "the best way to keep Veterans safe."