House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pulled out all six Republicans designated to serve on a key select committee on the economy, three sources tell CNN, a sign of the fallout among House Republicans over being vetoed from the panel investigating the January 6 insurrection. None of McCarthy’s initial appointments to the select committee on…

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that requiring Covid vaccinations for all federal employees is “under consideration,” a day after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that health care workers at the agency must get their shots. “That’s under consideration right now, and if you’re not vaccinated you’re not nearly as smart as I thought you…

A Democratic-led House select committee says it has uncovered evidence of political interference by the Trump administration into the federal government’s coronavirus response last year, including attempts to alter or block data reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailing the dire effects of the virus. A new document released Tuesday details…

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack at the Capitol held its first hearing on Tuesday with harrowing testimony from four officers who shared their stories of being attacked by the rioters. The three-hour hearing was the opening act for the committee that’s preparing to investigate all of the circumstances surrounding the January…

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection, on Tuesday called out members of his own party for treating January 6 as another “partisan fight.” Read his opening statement, as prepared for delivery, distributed by his office: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to my colleagues on…

A star-studded concert featuring a variety of artists spanning the musical and entertainment worlds will take place in New York’s Central Park next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, promising the event will be a “historic, monumental moment for all New Yorkers and all Americans.” “WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert,” being organized by…

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid for re-election, snubbing George P. Bush despite his firm support after Trump has belittled some members of the Bush family. “Ken is strong on Crime, Border Security, the Second Amendment, Election Integrity and, above all, our Constitution,” Trump said in a…

The Justice Department formally declined to assert executive privilege for potential testimony of at least some witnesses related to the January 6 Capitol attack, a person briefed on the matter said. The decision paves the way for some former Justice Department officials to testify on what they witnessed in the chaotic days between former President…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday changed its masking recommendations as it grows more concerned over the Delta variant of Covid-19, urging vaccinated people in certain areas of the country to resume wearing masks indoors in publc areas. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced that the agency now recommends that people…

Six months into Joe Biden‘s presidency, the intelligence community still can’t quite escape politics. Biden will make his first formal remarks to staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday, an address that comes at a moment of quiet but profound change for a workforce that was buffeted by the fierce…

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol kicked off its first high-profile hearing Tuesday with harrowing testimony from officers who experienced firsthand the violent events of that day at the hands of a pro-Trump mob. The committee heard gripping and emotional accounts from four officers — DC Metropolitan Police Officers…

The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. Certain families will now be subject to the fast-track deportation procedure known as “expedited removal,” which allows immigration authorities to remove an individual without a hearing before an immigration judge.…

Republicans looking to undermine an investigation into January 6 are returning to a familiar playbook for the GOP: invoking Speaker Nancy Pelosi. After Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois joined Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming in becoming the lone Republicans to serve on the select committee, the GOP started to ramp up its attacks on the…