Capitol rioter who rappelled from Senate balcony agrees to cooperate with prosecutors

Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that a rioter who charged the Capitol and rappelled into the Senate chamber during the Jan. 6 insurrection has agreed to a plea deal, …
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Manchin signals support for immigration in budget deal

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a key moderate, on Wednesday said he supports including immigration provisions in a budget reconciliation bill, easing the path toward resolution on an issue that threatened to divide Democrats…
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Biden rallies Democrats: 'We're going to get this done'

President Biden received a warm welcome from Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill where he met with lawmakers just off the Senate floor to rally them to support his infrastructure agenda, which is picking up political momentu…
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Michigan GOP executive director quits under pressure from Trump allies

The executive director of the Michigan Republican Party has quit his post just a few months after taking over the top job amid pressure from supporters of former President Trump.Jason Cabel Roe, a longtime Republic…
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Biden, Democrats plot path on trillions in spending

President Biden on Wednesday met with Senate Democrats for less than an hour as the group plots a path forward on two major infrastructure bills – one bipartisan and one with only Democratic support.”It was great t…
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Mo Brooks's Jan. 6 defense raises questions about official immunity and DOJ strategy

Brooks’s dismissal motion argues that he was “acting officially” because the White House asked him to speak at the Jan. 6 rally.
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Anti-vaxxers gain power on right, triggering new fears

Public health experts are growing increasingly concerned about a rise in anti-vaccination rhetoric among elected officials and right-wing media as a new wave of coronavirus infections begins to wash over Americans who hav…
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MLB All-Star Game whiffs, earns lowest ratings in history: Here's why

Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game used to be magical. Now its viewership can’t even beat your average episode of “NCIS.”
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McConnell: Biden voting rights speech 'utter nonsense'

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) knocked President Biden’s voting rights speech as “utter nonsense” for calling the fight over voting laws the “most significant test to our democracy since the Civil War.””…
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Olivia Rodrigo makes surprise appearance at White House briefing

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room on Wednesday afternoon to promote coronavirus vaccinations.Rodrigo, who is meeting with President Biden and Anthony Fauci later We…
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