Politics & Policy

Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during his confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021. (Sarah Silbiger/Reuters Pool) California…

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference in Chicago, Ill., March 26, 2019. (File photo: Joshua Lott/Reuters) Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration spent $281.5 million in federal coronavirus relief…

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE F or over two decades, presidents of both parties neglected to enforce an entirely overlooked law authorizing sanctions against Chinese military-linked firms in the United States. As the United States barreled…

Then—President Donald Trump listens to a question from reporters next to then—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) The former president slammed…

A healthcare worker draws a coronavirus vaccine from a vial at the Mission Commons assisted living community in Redlands, Calif., January 15, 2021. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Florida’s outgoing emergency management director, Jared…

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A mong the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial, six won’t have to face voters for quite some time: One is up for reelection in 2024 (Mitt Romney), three are…

Then-president Donald Trump prior to boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., January 12, 2021 (Carlos Barria/Reuters) The impeachment trial is hurtling toward a conclusion, after brief drama over potentially calling…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a daily briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City, July 13, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Democrats in the New York State Assembly will weigh rescinding Governor…

(Taalulla/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are urging the Food and Drug Administration to “immediately eliminate” rules requiring people to obtain abortion drugs in-person amid the coronavirus…

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) in Washington, September 10, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Senator Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022. Shelby is the third Republican senator to say…