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The vote count in the Senate shows Republicans can squeak through a confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, with anti-Trump leader Sen. Mitt Romney pledging to help advance the nominee. The move gives Mr. Trump the green light as he plans to unveil his pick Saturday to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.…

Now the California Democrat faces a crucial decision: Does she try to negotiate an agreement with a White House that suddenly seems ready to deal or continue to hold her ground and make Trump, facing his own election woes, swallow the sweeping $2.2 trillion bill she has long demanded?Early signs suggest Pelosi is still not…

Public health officials are taking aim at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warning it should not bow to political pressure and clear a COVID-19 vaccine before one is ready. The officials say they are unnerved over the pressure cranked up by the president, and worry it will contribute to distrust in the public health system that could actually…

President Trump is moving to end racial sensitivity training for federal government employees, claiming it is 'divisive, anti-American propaganda'. The Commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Saturday morning confirming he wants to cancel taxpayer funded seminars on 'critical race theory', describing them as 'a sickness that cannot be allowed to continue'.  His tweet followed the release of a two-page…

In testimony before the House coronavirus subcommittee earlier Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the action will affect up to 40 million renters. The earlier eviction ban, passed by Congress in March as part of a massive economic rescue package, applied to federally financed rental units and protected about a quarter of the nation's tenants.…