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Biden urges Congress to pass pandemic hate crimes bill after shootings of Asian women in Georgia

President Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass new hate crimes legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the wake of the murders of eight people at three Georgia massage parlors, including six Asian women.

March 19, 2021

American Rescue Plan, Joe Biden COVID-19 relief package, only adds to surpluses in many states

Ohio is forecasting a balanced budget over the next two years, but state and local officials will gladly accept $11.2 billion in federal pandemic aid that's coming their way from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden last week.

March 18, 2021

Police: Parents of Atlanta shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long helped catch son

The parents of the suspect in the shooting deaths of eight persons at three Atlanta-area massage parlors helped authorities catch their son, officials said Wednesday.

March 17, 2021

Donald Trump: Joe Biden ‘destroying our country’ with border policies

Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday night that President Biden's border policies are "destroying our country," blaming his successor for rolling back tough immigration rules.

March 16, 2021

Trump renews claims of ‘large-scale’ voter fraud in Georgia after Washington Post correction

Former President Donald Trump is renewing his accusations of voter fraud in Georgia, as a judge indicated he could grant a request to unseal Fulton County's absentee ballots for an investigation.

March 16, 2021

J.D. Vance likely Ohio Senate run backed by Peter Thiel

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting "Hillbilly Elegy" author J.D. Vance in his possible bid for the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in Ohio.

March 15, 2021

Joe Biden: ‘MAGA folks’ more likely to listen to doctors, preachers over Trump on vaccines

President Biden said Monday that local doctors and preachers are more influential than former President Donald Trump when it comes to persuading Mr. Trump's vaccine-skeptical supporters to get their shots.

March 15, 2021

Bill de Blasio calls for new probe of Andrew Cuomo allegedly politicizing COVID-19 vaccines

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday called for an investigation into reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's COVID-19 vaccine czar was gauging local officials' support for the governor in his sexual-harassment scandal, a development the White House also called "concerning."

March 15, 2021

John Katko: Terror suspects are part of border surge

People on the terrorist watchlist have been nabbed trying to cross the border as part of the new surge of migrants, Rep. John Katko, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, revealed Monday during a trip to the border.

March 15, 2021

North Korea giving cold shoulder to Joe Biden’s outreach efforts

The White House said Monday that North Korea has not responded to the Biden administration's behind-the-scenes efforts at diplomatic outreach in the past month.

March 15, 2021

Andrew Cuomo’s favorability drops to lowest level amid harassment claims, probes

The White House showed signs of losing patience with embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday over accusations he is politicizing COVID-19 vaccine supply, while also calling allegations of sexual harassment against him "troubling" as a new poll showed Mr. Cuomo's favorability at a historic low.

March 15, 2021

More Democrats pressure Andrew Cuomo to resign from office

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo "doesn't have any credibility" and will probably face impeachment over the burgeoning sexual harassment scandal that's prompted Democrats to abandon Mr. Cuomo in droves.

March 14, 2021

Schumer, Gillibrand call on Cuomo to resign as Dem support crumbles amid sexual harassment scandal

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign late Friday, hours after he refused to quit. The New York Democratic senators had been holdouts amid mounting calls from other prominent Democrats for Mr. Cuomo to step down.

March 12, 2021

Andrew Cuomo accuses Democrats of ignorance, refuses to resign

Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke into open warfare with his own party on Friday over his sexual harassment scandal, accusing Democratic lawmakers who are calling for his resignation of engaging in "politics at its worst."

March 12, 2021

Biden pledges to hold in-person summit with leaders of India, Japan and Australia

President Biden committed to meet in-person with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia at a summit by the end of this year, the White House said Friday.

March 12, 2021

Multiple N.Y. House Democrats call on Andrew Cuomo to resign in harassment scandal

Ten more House Democrats from New York, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign on Friday amid a sexual harassment scandal.

March 12, 2021

Andrew Cuomo impeachment investigation authorized by New York Assembly

New York's Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie authorized an impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Thursday, while a majority of legislators now have called for Mr. Cuomo's resignation in the burgeoning sexual harassment scandal.

March 11, 2021

Albany police receive report of Cuomo groping sixth woman

Police in Albany, New York, said Thursday they have received a report of Gov. Andrew Cuomo allegedly groping a female aide, an action which could be a criminal offense and intensified calls for his resignation.

March 11, 2021

Biden signs $1.9 trillion rescue plan to give workers ‘a fighting chance’

President Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will provide direct checks of $1,400 to most Americans, boost and extend unemployment benefits, and fund a massive bailout for states and cities.

March 11, 2021

Herschel Walker Georgia Senate run urged by Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump urged football legend Herschel Walker on Wednesday to run for the Senate from Georgia in 2022 against newly elected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

March 10, 2021