Morgan Phillips

Even Congress is weighing in on behalf of Britney Spears as the 2000s pop icon tries to rid herself of her father’s heavy hand in a bitter conservatorship debate.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said fighting GOP-led attempts at voting restrictions will be for President Biden a “fight of his presidency,” as she announced the president will speak to the public next week on voting rights.

Vice President Kamala Harris pointed a finger at former President Trump as she made her first southern border visit Friday since President Biden appointed her border czar three months ago.

President Biden met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, at the White House Friday to discuss U.S. support for the beleaguered nation as it readies itself to battle the Taliban without the help of U.S. forces on the ground.

GOP lawmakers on Tuesday held their own hearing on the origins of COVID-19 and demanded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convene a bipartisan one, also urging the House to pass a bill to declassify all intelligence related to the virus.

This week, the House will vote on its first full bill containing earmarks, the Invest in America Act, which has 1,473 of them tucked into it.

California, where the cost of a gallon of gasoline is more than $1 above the national average, increased its gas tax on Thursday.

The recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set for Sept. 14.

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch disagreed with the high court’s decision to turn away a case that challenged libel protections for journalists and the media.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden snapped at reporters questioning him on the Afghanistan drawdown because he was “ready to be done answering questions.”