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Rob Carr/Getty Images Former Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley appealed to President Joe Biden on Saturday for help in chasing his NFL dream. Kinley signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent, but the U.S. Military has denied his request to delay his service until after he plays…

Published: 5:34am, 27 Jun, 2021 Updated: 11:02am, 27 Jun, 2021 Read More

The White House scrambled to put Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal back on track on Saturday, after Republican senators balked at his surprise demand to pair the nearly $1tn plan with an even bigger investment package covering progressive policy priorities, a demand the president made on Thursday even while hailing…

The Justice Department filed a major lawsuit to challenge Georgia’s controversial new voting law in federal court on Friday, alleging that state lawmakers passed it to hinder Black Georgians’ ability to vote. The move is the Biden administration’s first major step to push back against the wave of Republican-backed voting…

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about voting rights with two Democratic members of Congress, during which time I took the opportunity to draw their attention to a hitherto little-discussed law that played a big role in accelerating President Donald Trump’s outlandish efforts…

June 24, 2021 | 9:06pm | Updated June 24, 2021 | 9:06pm Enlarge Image Vice President Kamala Harris alerts President Joe Biden to discuss the Florida condo collapse after finishing his press conference at the White House on June 24, 2021. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Sure you don’t want to say…

US President Joe Biden lamented a "sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world" after the pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid was forced to close under the new national security law. The newspaper published its defiant final edition on Thursday, in which it said it had been…

President Joe Biden is nominating Cindy McCain to be the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, one of 17 nominations announced Wednesday that included major diplomatic and arts assignments.Read More

Politics OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP via Getty Images By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post June 23, 2021 | 4:43 PM WASHINGTON – Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is impeding the confirmation of James Kvaal, President Joe Biden’s pick to head higher-education policy at the Education Department, to secure commitments on student loan…

Published June 23, 2021 6:57am WASHINGTON - A day before US President Joe Biden was due to announce measures to combat a rise in violent crime, the Justice Department on Tuesday revealed it had created five new units to tackle gun trafficking. The units will be set up in the…