Seth McLaughlin

Donald Trump torches Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx over coronavirus response

Former President Donald Trump on Monday slammed a pair of top health officials from his administration, saying Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx are "self-promoters" trying to "reinvent history" regarding his coronavirus response.

March 29, 2021

Joe Biden eyes tax hikes to pay for economic agenda

President Biden will propose tax increases to pay for more than $3 trillion in new spending on infrastructure and health care, but he's open to more borrowing, too, the White House said on Monday.

March 29, 2021

White House plans to be open about Biden’s health

The White House said Monday it is committed to being transparent when it comes to President Biden's health.

March 29, 2021

White House ‘deeply concerned’ about bloodshed in Myanmar

The White House said Monday it is "deeply concerned" about the increasing bloodshed in Myanmar.

March 29, 2021

Biden proposes new windmill farms along huge swaths of U.S. coastline

President Biden announced a plan Monday to ramp up development of large offshore wind farms to generate electricity for up to 10 million homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

March 29, 2021

Civil rights groups challenge Georgia election law in court

Civil rights groups have sued Georgia, challenging a new election law that requires an ID to vote by absentee ballot.

March 27, 2021

Trump celebrates new Georgia election law, laments changes didn’t happen sooner

Former President Donald Trump is celebrating the newly enacted election law in Georgia.

March 26, 2021

Biden: New Georgia election law is an ‘atrocity’

President Biden on Friday described the new election rule that Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into law as an "atrocity."

March 26, 2021

White House ‘deeply concerned’ over arrest of Georgia lawmaker Park Cannon

The White House is "deeply concerned" by the actions of Georgia state troopers who arrested a state representative as she sought to gain entrance to the room in which Gov. Brian Kemp was signing an election bill into law.

March 26, 2021

President Biden planning executive actions on guns, White House says

President Biden is preparing executive actions that seek to combat gun violence.

March 26, 2021

Joe Biden ‘has not made a decision’ on U.S. troop withdrawal date from Afghanistan

The White House said Friday President Biden is still hashing out his plans on when U.S. troops will be removed from Afghanistan.

March 26, 2021

Joe Biden puts GOP on notice in long-delayed press conference

President Biden survived his long-delayed first formal press conference in a very Bidenesque fashion, mixing calls for bipartisanship with partisan threats and long-winded responses on policy that marked a dramatic break with his predecessor in both style and substance.

March 25, 2021

Biden: My plan is to run for reelection in 2024

President Biden said Thursday that he plans to run for reelection in 2024.

March 25, 2021

Biden: GOP’s election integrity push makes ‘Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle’

President Biden said the GOP-led efforts to tighten voting laws in various states "make Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle."

March 25, 2021

Joe Biden signals support for filibuster overhaul if there is ‘lockdown’ in Senate

President Biden signaled Thursday that he's open to making changes to the Senate's filibuster rules beyond merely making a senator or group of senators hold the floor in order to block action.

March 25, 2021

Biden: GOP has to decide whether to end ‘politics of division’

President Biden said Thursday the ball is in the GOP's court when it comes to confronting some of the biggest challenges facing the United States.

March 25, 2021

Bookmaker eyes Biden’s bite at first formal presser

President Biden's choppers are getting a little added attention ahead of his first formal press conference, thanks to a political oddsmaker handing gamblers the chance to plunk down money on whether the commander in chief's "dentures pop out at any point."

March 25, 2021