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BOISE, Idaho — Students in Idaho are suing the state after Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law... Read More
BOISE, Idaho — Students in Idaho are suing the state after Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law that removes student ID cards as an acceptable form of voter identification at polling places. In a complaint filed in... Read More
WASHINGTON —The Metropolitan Police Department is not aware of any protests planned in the district in the wake of former... Read More
WASHINGTON —The Metropolitan Police Department is not aware of any protests planned in the district in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s “announcement” he’ll be arrested next week, but is continuing to monitor the situation, a spokesman told The... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging Congress to give the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation more power to punish bank... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging Congress to give the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation more power to punish bank executives whose institutions failed due their own mismanagement or excessive risk taking. Biden’s remarks, issued as a statement from the... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday ignored shouted questions from reporters about whether he’ll sign legislation that unanimously passed... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday ignored shouted questions from reporters about whether he’ll sign legislation that unanimously passed Congress last week calling for declassification of information on the origins of COVID-19. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine... Read More
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday charging... Read More
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday charging him in relation to the ongoing abductions of children from Ukraine. The move marks the first time a leader of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Peak bloom isn’t expected to occur until sometime late next week, but an influx of tourists is already... Read More
WASHINGTON — Peak bloom isn’t expected to occur until sometime late next week, but an influx of tourists is already evident in anticipation of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which is kicking off this year on Saturday, March 18, and... Read More
WASHINGTON — GPT-4 has just been released, and the fact that this technology can do many things humans can —... Read More
WASHINGTON — GPT-4 has just been released, and the fact that this technology can do many things humans can — like produce natural-sounding text, process images and even solve problems — has workers worried. Some companies and individuals are embracing... Read More
WASHINGTON — A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of a Chinese cyberattack is being opposed by some of Washington, D.C.’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of a Chinese cyberattack is being opposed by some of Washington, D.C.’s biggest law firms. The SEC says it is trying to investigate the extent of 2020 cyberattacks in the United States,... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma Senate is poised to consider a bill that would have state elections take place... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma Senate is poised to consider a bill that would have state elections take place under different rules than federal contests if Congress were to mandate national election guidelines the state found onerous. The legislation,... Read More
WASHINGTON — After weeks of introducing “messaging” resolutions aimed at pleasing the party’s hardcore base of so-called “MAGA Republicans,” the... Read More
WASHINGTON — After weeks of introducing “messaging” resolutions aimed at pleasing the party’s hardcore base of so-called “MAGA Republicans,” the House GOP this week is rolling out its first major piece of legislation. Called H.R. 1 — the Lower Energy... Read More
WASHINGTON — American historian Melvyn Leffler discussed his latest book, "Confronting Saddam Hussein," at the Wilson Center. Twenty years after... Read More
WASHINGTON — American historian Melvyn Leffler discussed his latest book, "Confronting Saddam Hussein," at the Wilson Center. Twenty years after the start of the Iraq war, the eminent U.S. foreign policy researcher has a new interpretation of former President George... Read More
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is a signature away from removing a student ID issued by a high school, college or... Read More
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is a signature away from removing a student ID issued by a high school, college or university from the list of acceptable forms of identification to vote in elections in the state. Last week, the Republican-controlled... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has amended its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Bivalent vaccine, authorizing... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has amended its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Bivalent vaccine, authorizing its use as a single booster dose for children 6 months through 4 years who’ve completed their primary vaccinations with... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled a hearing next Wednesday, March 22, on the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled a hearing next Wednesday, March 22, on the proposed future pricing of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The session, which is being held in room 216 of the Hart... Read More
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background... Read More
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks conducted before the sale of a firearm. Last June, in the wake of mass shootings at a supermarket in... Read More
WASHINGTON — The new chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force advocated for a shift in defense strategies... Read More
WASHINGTON — The new chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force advocated for a shift in defense strategies Tuesday at a Senate hearing. He recommended that the United States put large groupings of small satellites into low earth... Read More
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing federal limits on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking... Read More
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing federal limits on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a move the Biden administration believes will prevent serious illness and death for thousands of Americans each year. PFAS,... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club. Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll... Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio filed a 58-count civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Tuesday, seeking to hold the... Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio filed a 58-count civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Tuesday, seeking to hold the Class 1 railroad financially responsible for the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine that caused the release of an estimated... Read More
WASHINGTON — Afghan and Iraqi refugees accused the Biden administration in a court filing last week of creating too many... Read More
WASHINGTON — Afghan and Iraqi refugees accused the Biden administration in a court filing last week of creating too many new obstacles to their residency in the United States. The plaintiffs were translators for the U.S. military. They say they... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, Lyft and other companies with ride-sharing apps can continue to treat their drivers as independent contractors,... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber, Lyft and other companies with ride-sharing apps can continue to treat their drivers as independent contractors, a California appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower court decision. At issue was California’s Proposition 22, which state voters... Read More
WASHINGTON — It was one of inescapable advertising slogans of the late 1960s. “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” the... Read More
WASHINGTON — It was one of inescapable advertising slogans of the late 1960s. “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” the ads for Virginia Slims “ultra-smooth” cigarettes declared. Every ad crafted for the product by the creative team at the Leo... Read More
WASHINGTON — In February, Biden tapped Xochitl Torres Small, currently USDA undersecretary for rural development, to serve as the agency’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — In February, Biden tapped Xochitl Torres Small, currently USDA undersecretary for rural development, to serve as the agency’s deputy agriculture secretary. As she awaits confirmation, she’s using every tool at her disposal to ensure rural America is getting... Read More
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s nearly $37 billion purchase of new Boeing passenger jets is yet another sign of the United... Read More
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s nearly $37 billion purchase of new Boeing passenger jets is yet another sign of the United States' rebirth as a global manufacturing leader, Biden administration officials declared Tuesday. Their enthusiastic assessment came just moments after Boeing... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was discharged from the hospital on Monday after suffering a concussion from... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was discharged from the hospital on Monday after suffering a concussion from a fall last week and will continue being treated at an inpatient rehabilitation facility, his office said. "Leader McConnell's concussion... Read More
AVONDALE, La. — Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, is partnering with a Louisiana-based expert in wind turbine... Read More
AVONDALE, La. — Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, is partnering with a Louisiana-based expert in wind turbine technology to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator, a program aimed at addressing the challenging wind conditions in the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and House members including Reps. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz.,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and House members including Reps. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., were among those crying foul on Monday after the Biden administration approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil-drilling project on public land on... Read More
WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt, of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources, will tour a U.S.-supported electric... Read More
WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt, of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources, will tour a U.S.-supported electric vehicle lab as part of a humanitarian visit to Pakistan this week. Pyatt’s visit comes in the wake of a... Read More
WASHINGTON — A restaurant group lost out last week at a Washington, D.C., court in their attempt to recover lost... Read More
WASHINGTON — A restaurant group lost out last week at a Washington, D.C., court in their attempt to recover lost profits from the COVID-19 pandemic under their insurance policies. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Davenport, Iowa, Monday night, ostensibly to deliver... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Davenport, Iowa, Monday night, ostensibly to deliver remarks on an “America First Education Policy.” But as he preps to take the stage at the city's Adler Theatre... Read More