Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

Cheney told ’60 Minutes’ she has little affection for Biden, who she believes has embraced harmful polices for the economy and national security.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has been given many labels: an obstacle to progress, defender of the status quo. Who is he? “Not those people,” he says.

Although Manchin said he’d already determined Trump was a divisive force before Jan. 6, the West Virginia senator said the attack still stuns him.

A joint sessions speech, known for its glad-handing cadence, was bound to be subdued with only 200 folks permitted at an event that can hold 1,500.

Biden is expected to unveil the initial pieces of his economic agenda next week in Pittsburgh, which includes a $3 trillion infrastructure component.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this week will tell lawmakers the White House’s priorities on crumbling roads, bridges and airports.

For more than 171 years, the federal agency responsible for managing the U.S.’s relationship with tribes has never had a Native American at its helm.

Thirty-one states have a minimum wage law below $10. No state has a minimum wage at $15 or above, though the District of Columbia does.