Tuesday's politics & policy stories


House ethics panel upholds $500 mask fines for Greene, other Republicans

Unions press progressives to back infrastructure

Duckworth, Pressley push bill requiring paid leave for pregnancy loss

Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

DHS announces new cybersecurity regulations for pipelines

Federal officer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Harvey Weinstein extradited to California for second rape trial

California synagogue shooting suspect pleads guilty

Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Chair of Trump's 2017 inaugural fund arrested on federal charges

Biden names tech foe as DOJ antitrust chief

Jul 20, 2021 - Health

Psaki confirms multiple breakthrough COVID cases in White House

Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Fauci and Rand Paul accuse each other of lying in fiery exchange

Bezos unveils $100 million awards to Van Jones and José Andrés

Rep. Scalise gets vaccinated after holding out, calls shot "safe and effective"

Delta variant now makes up 83% of U.S. COVID cases, CDC director says

Updated Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Scoop: White House official, Pelosi aide test positive for COVID

New York reaches $1.1 billion settlement with opioid distributors

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announces run for U.S. Senate

Democrats unveil carbon border tax plan

Bipartisan senators unveil bill to claw back Congress' national security powers

Axios-Ipsos poll: Convincing the unvaccinated

Jul 20, 2021 - Health

Hannity urges viewers to get vaccinated: "Please take COVID seriously"

Updated Jul 20, 2021 - Politics & Policy

6th Texas Democrat in D.C. tests positive for COVID

Man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Flynn case judge

Updated Jul 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account suspended for COVID misinformation

Jul 19, 2021 - World

Socialist Pedro Castillo named Peru's president-elect

Jul 19, 2021 - Health

DeSantis vows to take cruise ship battle with CDC to Supreme Court

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio pleads guilty to burning BLM banner

Dems eye infrastructure for Medicare expansion

House builds infrastructure alliances

By the numbers: Would-be Dreamers

GOP split over infrastructure messaging