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The lead GOP negotiators on the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, L-R, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-...
Lisa Mascaro & Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Infrastructure Deal: Senate Ready To Move Ahead On $1T Bill

Senate Republicans have reached a deal with Democrats over major outstanding issues in a $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden meets with advisors, union and business leaders about infrastructure in the Roo...
Alan Fram, Associated Press

Infrastructure Talks Leave Biden’s Entire Agenda At Risk

President Joe Biden has leapt back into the Senate’s up-and-down efforts to clinch a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal.
3 years ago
Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone (C) leaves the office of House Minority Leader Kevin McC...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

At First Jan. 6 Hearing, Police To Detail Violence, Injuries

Democrats are launching their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building — an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day.
3 years ago
The Biden administration on July 26 released guidance and resources to support people experiencing ...
Kate Sullivan, CNN

Biden Administration Announces Resources To Support People With Long COVID

The Biden administration on Monday released guidance and resources to support people experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19, known as "long COVID," as the condition shapes up to be a major, long-term public health issue.
3 years ago
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) answers questions during a press conference on the establishment of a c...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

As Jan. 6 Probe Begins, Dem Vows: ‘We Have To Get It Right’

Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson is about to pick up his duties as chairman of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
3 years ago
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returns to his office after talking to journalists fo...
Lisa Mascaro & Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Big Infrastructure Bill In Peril As GOP Threatens Filibuster

The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging by a thread.
3 years ago
Salt Lake City (Chopper 5, KSL TV)...
Madison Swenson

Mayor Mendenhall, SLC Council Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has signed a joint resolution with the Salt Lake City Council, declaring racism a public health crisis.
3 years ago
FILE: Tom Barrack, former Deputy Interior Undersecretary in the Reagan administration, delivers a s...
The Associated Press

Trump Inaugural Committee Head Accused Of Being UAE Agent

The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates.
3 years ago
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a...
The Associated Press

Fauci, Paul Clash On Virus Origins, Trade Charges Of Lying

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, angrily confronted Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday in testimony on Capitol Hill, rejecting Paul's insinuation that the U.S. helped fund research at a Chinese lab that could have sparked the COVID-19 outbreak.
3 years ago
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a news conference after visiting the Holocaust Mu...
The Associated Press

US Rep. Greene: Twitter Timeout Is ‘Communist-Style’ Attack

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says her 12-hour suspension from Twitter is "a Communist-style attack on free speech.” Twitter says it imposed the timeout because some of her tweets violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.
3 years ago
FILE: The U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images)...
Jill Colvert & Will Weissert, Associated Press

House Republicans Post Record Fundraising Ahead Of 2022 Race

The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election.
3 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after the weekly Sen...
Alan Fram & Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Senate Democrats Reach $3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement

Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.
3 years ago
Flanked by other state House Democrats, Texas State Rep. Chris Turner (D-District 101) (C), Chair o...
Paul J. Weber, Acacia Coronado & Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Texas Democrats Dig In After Exodus; GOP Threatens Arrest

Texas Republicans are authorizing law enforcement to find and bring back more than 50 legislators who fled to Washington “under warrant of arrest if necessary” after Democrats left the state to once again block passage of sweeping new voting restrictions.
3 years ago
The Texas Capitol is seen on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 202...
Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Texas Democrats Plan To Leave State To Stop GOP Voting Bill

Democrats in the Texas Legislature are planning to leave the state in another revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws.
3 years ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC ...
Maeve Reston, CNN

Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll As Attendees Clamor For Him To Run Again

Former President Donald Trump bathed in the adulation of an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday as he easily won the informal straw poll of attendees when they were asked who they'd like to see run for the White House in 2024.
3 years ago
FILE - Gov. Cox said even though case counts are dropping it's important that residents keep gettin...
Doug Wright & Shelby Hintze, KSL TV

Sunday Edition: Rising COVID Cases Among Unvaccinated, Utah Leading Anti-Trust Suit & Long-Term Impacts Of Housing Insecurity

This week on Sunday Edition, we look at the reasons why the state of Utah is leading the charge in anti-trust suit against tech giant, Google. Plus, the long lasting ways housing insecurity experts say will impact the next generation. And while Utah has met one goal in terms of vaccines, we’re seeing an increase in COVID cases and hospitalizations at some of the highest rates in the country.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn towards Marine One while departing the White House July...
Zeke Miller & Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden Says U.S. War In Afghanistan Will End August 31

President Joe Biden says the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31.
3 years ago
FILE: A signage of Microsoft is seen on March 13, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Get...
Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer

Pentagon Cancels Disputed JEDI Cloud Contract With Microsoft

The Pentagon said it has canceled a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon.
3 years ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Ca...
Mary Clare Jalonic, Alan Fram & Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Pelosi Names GOP’s Cheney To Panel Investigating Jan. 6 Riot

The new committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a surprise member: Republican Liz Cheney.
3 years ago
FILE: The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)...
Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Approves $715 Billion Transportation, Water Bill

The Democratic-led House approved a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit and water over five years that could serve as a marker in the negotiations over a bipartisan infrastructure package.
3 years ago
FILE: Ballots are counted by Maricopa County Elections Department staff ahead of Tuesdays election ...
Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions

The Supreme Court has upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting measures put in place by Republican lawmakers following last year’s elections.
3 years ago
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks alongside Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) (R) and Rep. Pa...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

House Votes To Launch New Probe Of Jan. 6 Insurrection

Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday.
3 years ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Ca...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

House To Vote On Bill Launching Probe Of Jan. 6 Insurrection

A new House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol would have 13 members and the power to subpoena witnesses.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk on the south lawn of White House on June 27, 202...
Lou Kesten, Associated Press

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias in Syria, Iraq

The Defense Department says the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against what it says were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria.
3 years ago

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