Biden Administration To Rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The Biden administration announced its plans to rejoin the U.N. Human Rights Council three years after the U.S. withdrew from the organization.
Politics & Government
$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says
Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
Inside Former President Donald Trump's Upcoming Senate Impeachment Trial
The Senate impeachment trial starts Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argue it is "political theater," while the impeachment managers work to prove he incited an insurrection.
Schumer Faces Pressure From The Left To Deliver As Majority Leader
Progressives are watching the new Senate majority leader to see if he can deliver on some of the party's most ambitious legislative goals. If not, they say he could face a primary challenge next year.
Biden Orders U.S. To Reengage With U.N. Human Rights Council 'Immediately'
The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Rep. Ron Wright Is 1st Member Of Congress To Die After Coronavirus Diagnosis
The Texas Republican died after he tested positive for the coronavirus more than two weeks ago. Wright has remained in isolation and was also being treated for cancer.
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby Won't Seek Reelection
Shelby is the fourth GOP senator to announce he won't seek reelection in 2022.
READ: Trump's Impeachment Defense Brief
Lawyers for the former president say that he did not directly call for violence in his remarks to supporters on Jan. 6 — and that in any event he should not be on trial. Read the brief in full.
Timeline: What Trump Told Supporters For Months Before They Attacked
The record shows at least eight months of incendiary statements from then-President Trump and others close to him leading up to the insurrection at the Capitol.
Trump Lawyers Reject Impeachment Case, Calling It 'Political Theater'
House managers say the former president is responsible for the Jan. 6 riot. But Trump's attorneys argue that his "speech was never directed to inciting or producing any imminent lawless action."