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FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate hearing Tuesday that while he could not confirm that the agency was using geolocation data to track Capitol rioters, he said the nature of the investigation is such that it “would not surprise me.” Wray made the remarks at a hearing of the  Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on […]

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for states to prioritize getting teachers at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month, even as he acknowledged schools can reopen without workers getting a vaccine. “Let me be clear: We can reopen schools if the right steps are taken, even before employees

Investigators with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency were going to the scene of a deadly crash in southern California to probe whether it was connected to human smuggling, according to the agency. “Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations San Diego responded to the scene of today’s fatal crash in El Centro, California, and have

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that the city’s bars and restaurants can boost capacity to 50 percent and stay open longer, the latest move to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in response to what she said was continued adherence to public health guidelines. “We are further easing COVID-19 regulations on Chicago businesses,” Lightfoot said at a press

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and 21 other state governors have opposed President Joe Biden’s CCP virus relief bill allocation criteria. Their main objection is that the bill directs funds to be allocated according to unemployment numbers, instead of the population of the states. A joint statement released on Saturday reads: “Unlike all previous federal funding

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, criticizing her selection of Russel Honore to lead the review of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The letter, signed by 17 GOP lawmakers, questions Honore’s impartiality given his disparaging statements about the U.S. Capitol Police and members of

As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s troubles mount with increased scrutiny over his handling of the pandemic-related nursing home deaths and sexual harassment allegations, some New York Congress members are saying they will consider running against Cuomo in 2022. Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) both indicated that they will consider a run

Some Republicans in Congress have been too quick to exile former President Donald Trump, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News on Tuesday. “I think that Republicans on the Hill who are so quick to say President Trump doesn’t have a place in this party, they need to look at the numbers

OTTAWA—The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it. Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, the third approved for use in Canada, from the Serum Institute of India. But questions about who should receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine continue

The South Carolina Senate on March 2 passed a bill that added a firing squad as an alternative execution method for inmates on death row. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted in favor of the bill in a 32-11 vote. The measure, which would allow the state to restart executions after nearly a decade, states