North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions in the state

Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a near-total abortion ban bill into law Monday.

GOP leaders uncertain over debt limit vote timing

House Republican leaders are still struggling to get to 218 votes on their package to raise the national debt limit — and are uncertain whether they will be able to hold the vote Wednesday, according to multiple GOP sources.

Biden’s labor secretary nominee has confirmation hearing Thursday

Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next secretary of labor, is set to take part in a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

House GOP seeks to restart momentum on border security package but familiar sticking points emerge

House Republicans are trying to restart momentum on a border security package that faced early opposition in the current Congress by beginning to move a slightly revamped package through the committee process on Wednesday, but early reactions indicate many of the same sticking points and hurdles remain.

HHS secretary violated federal ethics law by endorsing Democratic senator, report says

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated an ethics law that limits federal employees’ political activities when he stumped for Sen. Alex Padilla during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ annual awards gala last year, the Office of Special Counsel has found.

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will launch 2024 presidential bid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer, will launch his bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday in Boston.

US warns Russia not to touch American nuclear technology at Ukrainian nuclear plant

The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month.

Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial Is Set to Begin

This post was originally published on this siteA Delaware jury is scheduled to hear opening statements on whether election-fraud broadcasts were defamatory.

Biden will sign executive order aimed at expanding access to long-term care and child care

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order in the Rose Garden Tuesday aimed at bolstering the “care economy,” the White House said, issuing more than 50 directives across nearly every Cabinet-level agency in an effort to expand access to long-term care and child care.

This year’s tax season is critical to the debt ceiling debate. Here’s why.

Just how much longer the federal government can keep paying its bills on time and in full depends greatly on this year’s tax collections.

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