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BOSTON — A union of federal employees petitioned a federal court Monday seeking to prevent the government from shutting down if the U.S. budget reaches its debt limit. The petition from the National Association of Government Employees says President Joe... Read More

WASHINGTON — Regulators are a step closer to making their final determinations regarding a closely-watched wind project proposal in Idaho. Magic Valley Energy LLC — an affiliate of New York-based energy infrastructure company LS Power — is seeking the Bureau... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public comment on the possible issuance of an offshore wind energy research lease in the Gulf of Maine. Under the leadership of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and with bipartisan support... Read More

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have proposed a rule to improve the detection and repair of leaks in natural gas pipelines and storage facilities. According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration the proposal, transmitted to the Federal Register on... Read More

WASHINGTON — If the House GOP’s Secure the Border Act — a bill that, among other things, would restart construction of former President Donald Trump’s border wall between the U.S. and Mexico — somehow makes it through the Senate, President... Read More

Happy debt-limit summit eve, for those who celebrate! The House returns to Washington after a district work period, but no votes are planned for today. However, one can expect plenty of activity behind the scenes as Republicans and Democrats alike... Read More

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to Kyiv on Tuesday to mark Europe Day together with Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy. The 27-nation bloc traditionally marks its “peace and unity” on May 9.... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a series of personnel moves at the White House Friday, including the fact that Neera Tanden will succeed the departing Susan Rice to serve as assistant to the president and domestic policy advisor. In... Read More

WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who helped guide the nation’s response during the coronavirus pandemic, is stepping down from her position as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Walensky’s departure was confirmed on Friday in a statement... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears to be considering dropping the current term’s most consequential election case now that a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court has likely rendered the justices’ opinion moot. The case, Moore v. Harper, tests... Read More

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Westinghouse Electric Company launched its newest nuclear technology on Thursday, a small modular nuclear reactor packed with enough safety and other features to easily reach its 80-plus-year operating life cycle. Westinghouse’s new AP300™ small modular reactor... Read More

GENEVA — The World Health Organization ended the COVID-19 global health emergency on Friday, deeming the coronavirus an “established and ongoing health issue” that is essentially here to stay. The “COVID-19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern” has been in... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted the founder and former CEO of a company formed to convert biomass into sustainable aviation fuel, charging he embezzled at least $5.9 million from the enterprise. According to the Justice Department,... Read More

WASHINGTON — With the start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season just weeks away, a new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to suffer from chronic staff shortages that are leading to burnout... Read More

NEW YORK — A large and growing number of corporate CEO’s are preparing for what they believe will be a brief and shallow recession in the next 12 to 18 months, according to The Conference Board, the business membership and... Read More

WASHINGTON — It's that time of year again. Congressional baseball time that is. Tickets are on sale for this year's installment of the annual charity event, which is scheduled to be played at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at... Read More

WASHINGTON — A new Senate bill, the Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act, would provide educational incentives and create competitive grants to help grow the number of health care workers trained to care for sickle cell disease patients. The lead sponsor... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday evening voted 56 to 41 to end the Biden administration’s two-year pause on tariffs for imports of solar panels and related equipment from four Southeast Asian countries. The vote sends the resolution, known as... Read More

WASHINGTON — In a new bill, House Republicans are pushing for construction to resume on former President Donald Trump’s wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. Introduced on Tuesday,  H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday licensed the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a highly contagious virus that is a common cause of lower respiratory tract disease in older adults. The vaccine, Arexvy, was... Read More

The big news in Washington today is, of course, the pending decision by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee on interest rates. That decision is scheduled to be released early this afternoon. A press briefing by Fed Chair Jerome Powell... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy announced the division winners and Project Pitch Champion in the Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition's Class of 2022-2023 during a live event held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Monday. According... Read More

WASHINGTON — Actor and social justice advocate Ashley Judd will speak at the National Press Club on Tuesday, May 9, on the current state of privacy law and the need for more responsible and respectful reporting on suicides. Judd’s mother,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, made it official Wednesday morning: He’s launching a bid to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024. Allred’s formal announcement came via a three-minute 11-second video posted to Twitter, though his intentions were... Read More

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Par Hawaii, a refiner of renewable fuels, is now the first entity of its kind in the nation to win federal approval to produce its goods in a Foreign-Trade Zone. Now that the U.S. Commerce Department has... Read More

NEW YORK — Actor Michael J. Fox is hailing a newly developed spinal fluid test as “one of the most significant breakthroughs in decades” when it comes to understanding Parkinson’s disease. In an op-ed in USA Today and on the... Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro made a little history on Monday, not only signing his first bill into law, but also signing a first-of-its-kind in the nation bill eliminating all costs for preventative breast cancer screenings for women... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will meet next Tuesday to begin discussions anew on raising the nation’s debt ceiling as the timeline for action grows ever smaller. Biden invited McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider a long held precedent and hear a case that could result in a profound scaling back of the power of federal agencies to regulate everything from health care to how... Read More

All eyes will be on the Supreme Court today — sort of — on this the first anniversary of Politico publishing the leaked draft majority opinion in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the landmark Roe... Read More