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Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan passes hurdle in U.S. House
The House Rules Committee turned back scores of Republican attempts to modify the package and sent it to the House floor for passage late Friday or early Saturday. -
U.S. House Democrats ready first step toward $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Republicans have pushed back on the $1.9 trillion price tag of Biden's proposal, which comes on top of $4 trillion in COVID-19 aid last year. On Monday, the president met with 10 Senate Republicans to discuss their own scaled-back $618 billion plan. -
Democrats plan initial steps on Biden COVID-19 relief for next week
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will begin moving forward next week on President Joe Biden's plan to deliver a fresh infusion of COVID-19 relief to Americans and businesses reeling from the pandemic, top Democrats said on Thursday. -
Family of Black man killed by Cincinnati store owner seeks federal civil rights probe
Da'Shawn Tye, 19, was shot at the Mages Grocery in the Ohio city's Price Hill neighborhood on Nov. 19. On Dec. 9, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced no charges would be filed, saying Tye was attempting to rob the store for the third time. -
Biden to target drilling, fossil fuel subsidies in new climate orders
The orders will set the direction for newly sworn-in President Joe Biden's climate change and environmental agenda and mark a drastic reversal from his predecessor Donald Trump, who sought to maximize the country’s oil, gas and coal output by removing regulations and easing environmental reviews. -
Biden's immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
A day earlier, the 58-year-old grandfather of eight U.S. citizens was on his way to work when immigration agents surrounded his car in Midland, Texas, just blocks from his home. They told Ortega he had an outstanding deportation order from 15 years ago. -
Biden plans to limit private prisons and transfer of military equipment to police
President Joe Biden is poised to issue executive actions as soon as Tuesday scaling back the use of private prisons and placing new limits on the transfer of military equipment to local law enforcement, according to a person familiar with the matter and a planning document. -
Trump impeachment trial faces challenge from Republican Senator Paul
The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Capitol siege could draw its first challenge on Tuesday, with a Republican senator arguing that trying a former president would violate the U.S. Constitution. -
U.S. House to deliver Trump charge to Senate, triggering impeachment trial
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday is set to formally deliver to the Senate a charge accusing former President Donald Trump with inciting insurrection in a speech to his supporters before the deadly attack on the Capitol, setting in motion his second impeachment trial. -
Schumer sees next big U.S. COVID-19 relief bill passing in 4-6 weeks
The U.S. Senate is aiming to approve some coronavirus relief before former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial begins in early February, but Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned a comprehensive deal may be four to six weeks away. -
Biden overturns Trump ban on transgender people serving in U.S. military
President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order that overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, a move cheered by LGBTQ advocates that fulfills a campaign promise. -
Biden launches COVID-19 initiatives on first full day in White House
President Joe Biden launched initiatives on Thursday to rein in the raging COVID-19 pandemic, tackling his top priority on his first full day in the White House as he tries to turn the page on Donald Trump's tumultuous leadership.
