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House to Vote on Resolutions Expanding Potential for Coal Development
House to Vote on Resolutions Expanding Potential for Coal Development
House to Vote on Resolutions Expanding Potential for Coal Development
2025-07-18 22:02:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on three resolutions aimed at reversing Biden-era curbs on coal production in three western states. H.J. Res. 104, 105 and 106 all provide for congressional disapproval of decisions adopted by the Bureau... Read More

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DOE Seeking to Accelerate Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors
DOE Seeking to Accelerate Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has launched a pilot program aimed at accelerating the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthening domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel. To kick off that effort, the department on Thursday issued a request... Read More

BOEM Extends Comment Period on American Samoa Lease Sale 

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is extending the public comment deadline for a proposed seabed lease sale... Read More

2025-07-18 20:44:10
Trump Administration Shuts Down LGBTQ Youth Suicide Hotline

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday officially ended the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program,... Read More

2025-07-18 15:33:12
Catholic and Greek Orthodox Leaders Enter Gaza in Rare Solidarity Visit After Israel's Church Strike

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Top church leaders in Jerusalem headed into Gaza Friday in a rare solidarity visit... Read More

2025-07-18 12:46:23

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2025-07-18 12:36:13
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House Gives Final Approval to Trump's $9B Cut to Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or... Read More

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2025-07-17 21:21:24
by Dan McCue
President Trump Diagnosed With Blood Vessel Disease

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following a medical workup for mild swelling in... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following a medical workup for mild swelling in his legs, the White House announced on Thursday. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt provided the health update for the president... Read More

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2025-07-17 21:03:44
by Tom Ramstack
Police Arrest Man Near US Capitol With Multiple Guns in His Car

WASHINGTON — Police are trying to figure out the motives of an Oregon man arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after... Read More

WASHINGTON — Police are trying to figure out the motives of an Oregon man arrested Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he was found with guns in his car parked next to the U.S. Capitol. He was identified as Nolan R.... Read More

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2025-07-17 15:12:29
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Congress Tops Press in Annual Women’s Softball Game 

WASHINGTON — It was a dark and stormy night.  Taylor Swift and other female-led pop artists blared over the loudspeakers... Read More

WASHINGTON — It was a dark and stormy night.  Taylor Swift and other female-led pop artists blared over the loudspeakers as players headed up to bat. The 17th Annual Congressional Women’s Softball game, where congresswomen and the Washington, D.C., women’s... Read More

2025-07-17 13:35:40
by Dan McCue
Senate Votes to Claw Back $9B in Foreign Aid, Public Broadcasting Funds

WASHINGTON — The Senate early Thursday morning approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back some $9 billion earmarked for... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Senate early Thursday morning approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back some $9 billion earmarked for foreign aid and public broadcasting, less than 48 hours before the money was to have been allocated. “I appreciate all... Read More

2025-07-17 12:41:14
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Urban League Declares a 'State Of Emergency' for Civil Rights in the US in Response to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump 's upending of civil rights precedents and the federal... Read More

2025-07-17 12:29:05
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Two Killed, Several Injured in Israeli Strike on Gaza's Only Catholic Church

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Wednesday,... Read More

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding several others, according to witnesses and church officials. Among the injured was the parish’s priest,... Read More

2025-07-17 12:19:45
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Justice Dept. Fires Maurene Comey, Prosecutor on Epstein Case and Daughter of Former FBI Director

(AP) — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal... Read More

(AP) — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the... Read More

2025-07-16 20:51:58
by Alexa Citrin
Bipartisan Immigration Reform Act Introduced to Congress

WASHINGTON — A revised version of the Dignity Act, a bill aimed at immigration reform, was introduced Tuesday by Reps.... Read More

WASHINGTON — A revised version of the Dignity Act, a bill aimed at immigration reform, was introduced Tuesday by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, along with a bipartisan group of House lawmakers. The Dignity Act, first... Read More

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