Schumer: Senators will ‘get the job done’ on infrastructure
The Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session without producing the text of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill
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Mexico to hold referendum on accountability of ex-presidents
A referendum in Mexico on Sunday is going to cost Mexico about $25 million, few like the poorly written question on the ballot, and the vote is being held in the coronavirus pandemic
Cori Bush sleeps outside Capitol as progressive Democrats push to extend eviction moratorium
Housing experts say millions of Americans potentially face eviction without the ban
‘Vote them out’: Willie Nelson headlines Texas protest rally
Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in support of voting rights
Less than 0.1 per cent of vaccinated Americans have been infected with coronavirus
The data shows that the existing vaccines have been overwhelmingly successful at stopping coronavirus infections
Trump remains Republican Party’s biggest fundraiser, pulling in more than $50m this year
Committees affiliated with the former president raised about $56 million in the first months of 2021, according to The New York Times
CDC says nationwide vaccine mandate not under consideration
The agency boss said that private companies were considering mandates, not the US government
Florida becomes epicentre of America’s pandemic as coronavrius cases surge 50 per cent
1 in 5 coronavirus cases nationally is found in Florida
Trump lashes out at reports he pressured DOJ to call election ‘corrupt’
‘The corrupt and highly partisan House Democrats who run the House Oversight Committee yesterday released documents — including court filings dealing with the rigged election of 2020 — that they dishonestly described as attempting to overturn the elect…
Agency: Trump is due $1M tax refund for Chicago skyscraper
An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on the 2011 tax bill on his downtown Chicago skyscraper, but local officials are trying to block the refund