Politics

Washington — The Justice Department on Monday formally asked a federal appeals court to put on hold an order from a U.S. district court judge that halted the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill, calling the ruling “extraordinary and unprecedented.” The Biden administration is appealing Friday’s …

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis will hear a second day of oral arguments in Dominion Voting System’s lawsuit against Fox News Wednesday, as both Dominion and Fox seek a summary judgment that would avert a jury trial that is currently scheduled to begin in April. Dominion is suing …

Washington — The White House has released the President Biden’s budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year, detailing the administration’s priorities for advancing his economic agenda as he prepares to mount an expected reelection bid. The 182-page budget plan lays out the administration’s funding requests to Congress for 21 executive …

Switching political parties in order to choose the primary in which a voter wants to cast a ballot is an old Wyoming tradition, one that has faced growing scrutiny as Democrats in the state continue struggle to field competitive candidates, and Republican primaries often all but decide who eventually wins …

Washington — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is “doing well” and “remains on a path to recovery” as he continues to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office said Monday. The update from Joe Calvello, Fetterman’s communications director, is the first the Democratic senator’s office has provided since it announced on …

The House of Representatives is expected Wednesday to pass legislation requiring hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return to federal offices and shutter many of the telework arrangements permitted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the measure is unlikely to be passed into law, the proposal raises new debate over …

David DePape, the man charged with attempted murder and several other counts in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul, pleaded not guilty in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday. The suspect waived his right to a speedy trial, and Judge Teresa Caffese set a trial date of …

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday voted to begin debate on a $1.7 trillion spending package hours after it was unveiled by congressional leaders, as lawmakers race to pass the plan before Friday and avert a partial government shutdown just before the Christmas holiday. The Senate’s 70 to 25 vote moves …

The House has approved the removal from the Capitol of the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who wrote the infamous Dred Scott Supreme Court decision denying African Americans U.S. citizenship and protecting the institution of slavery. The measure, passed by a voice vote Wednesday afternoon, directs the Joint …

Outgoing Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan dropped some big hints about his political future, even as he told a room of about 1,700 supporters and donors there would be no big announcement Wednesday night. “I understand there has been some speculation about my future,” he joked with the crowd in …