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2023-05-23 19:43:56
by Dan McCue
MOUs Expand Right-to-Repair to 70% of Ag Machinery Sold in US

WASHINGTON — Two new agreements reached between the American Farm Bureau Federation and agricultural equipment manufacturers represent a dramatic expansion... Read More

WASHINGTON — Two new agreements reached between the American Farm Bureau Federation and agricultural equipment manufacturers represent a dramatic expansion of farmers’ and ranchers’ right to repair their own farm equipment. The memoranda of understanding with manufacturers AGCO and Kubota,... Read More

2023-05-22 20:36:39
by Dan McCue
Bayer Makes Idaho Platform for Its Climate Neutral Ambitions

BOISE, Idaho — Bayer, the global life sciences, health care and nutrition company, has long maintained that it wants its... Read More

BOISE, Idaho — Bayer, the global life sciences, health care and nutrition company, has long maintained that it wants its operations and those of its entire value chain to be climate neutral and fully fossil-fuel free by 2030 — just... Read More

2023-05-17 13:46:55
by TWN Staff
The Well News Named Finalist in DC SPJ Dateline Contest

WASHINGTON — The Well News has been named a finalist in two categories of this year's Dateline Awards from the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Well News has been named a finalist in two categories of this year's Dateline Awards from the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Each year, the D.C. Chapter honors excellence in journalism by print, digital... Read More

2023-05-16 18:25:22
by TWN Staff
New Survey Finds Importance of Religion Declining Among Americans Overall

WASHINGTON — The importance of religion and regular church attendance to most Americans continues to decline according to a new... Read More

WASHINGTON — The importance of religion and regular church attendance to most Americans continues to decline according to a new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute, “Religion and Congregations in a Time of Social and Political Upheaval.” “Churches are... Read More

2023-05-15 19:55:16
by Tom Ramstack
Justices to Decide if House Dems Can Get Trump Hotel Docs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a dispute over whether Congress can get access to documents... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a dispute over whether Congress can get access to documents surrounding former President Donald Trump’s lease of a government building he turned into a posh Washington, D.C., hotel. The House... Read More

2023-05-10 16:34:32
by Dan McCue
Judd Seeks New Privacy, Reporting Standards When It Comes to Suicide

WASHINGTON — It was the nightmare behind a tragedy she never saw coming. Ashley Judd’s voice still quivered noticeably at... Read More

WASHINGTON — It was the nightmare behind a tragedy she never saw coming. Ashley Judd’s voice still quivered noticeably at times as she recounted the events of April 30, 2022, and the weeks and months that followed before a large... Read More

2023-05-05 19:22:00
by Dan McCue
Familiar Faces to Fill New Roles at White House

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced a series of personnel moves at the White House Friday, including the fact that... 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

2023-05-05 16:03:37
by Dan McCue
Supreme Court Considering Dropping Term’s Major Election Case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears to be considering dropping the current term’s most consequential election case now that a... 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

2023-05-05 15:10:38
by Dan McCue
Former Aviation Biofuel Company Chief Charged With Embezzlement

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted the founder and former CEO of a company formed to convert... 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

2023-05-04 20:51:17
by Dan McCue
GAO Report Outlines Chronic Staff Shortages at FEMA

WASHINGTON — With the start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season just weeks away, a new report from the Government... 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

2023-05-04 17:12:03
by Dan McCue
Tickets on Sale for Annual Congressional Baseball Game

WASHINGTON — It's that time of year again. Congressional baseball time that is. Tickets are on sale for this year's... 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

2023-05-02 18:35:13
by Dan McCue
Actor Michael J. Fox Hails ‘Breakthrough’ Parkinson’s Test

NEW YORK — Actor Michael J. Fox is hailing a newly developed spinal fluid test as “one of the most... 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

2023-05-02 15:26:41
by Dan McCue
Supreme Court Agrees to Reconsider Benchmark Chevron Ruling

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider a long held precedent and hear a case that could... 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

2023-05-01 20:49:50
by Dan McCue
Cardin, Winner of 36 Elections, to Pass on 2024 Contest

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland’s senior U.S. senator, a Democrat and winner of 36 elections, including primaries and general... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland’s senior U.S. senator, a Democrat and winner of 36 elections, including primaries and general election contests, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year. Cardin’s decision will bring to an end an astonishing... Read More

2023-04-28 20:01:20
by Dan McCue
Bill Seeks to Strike Offensive Phrase From US Code

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill introduced on Friday seeks to remove the more than two dozen uses of an offensive... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill introduced on Friday seeks to remove the more than two dozen uses of an offensive phrase used to describe those with intellectual disabilities from federal law and replace it with language more in sync with... Read More

2023-04-28 15:14:17
by Dan McCue
End of COVID Emergency Brings Changes for Health Care Providers, Patients

WASHINGTON — Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health emergency declared to combat it will... Read More

WASHINGTON — Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health emergency declared to combat it will come to an end on Thursday, May 11. Though public health officials say SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains... Read More

2023-04-24 16:04:41
by Dan McCue
High Court to Decide When Officials Can Block People on Social Media

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to determine whether the First Amendment protects social media users from being... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to determine whether the First Amendment protects social media users from being blocked on the personal pages of government officials. Today’s decision consolidates two cases, one a lawsuit brought against two members... Read More

2023-04-19 20:00:04
by Dan McCue
War of Words Continues Between White House, House Speaker McCarthy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is continuing the war of words with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., using successive public... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is continuing the war of words with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., using successive public appearances this week to pan the speaker’s proposed plan to raise the debt ceiling as “the same old trickle-down dressed... Read More

2023-04-18 13:35:01
by Kate Michael
Spanberger Says US Intelligence 'Very Strong'

WASHINGTON — Within the span of about one year, U.S. intelligence went from celebrating its capability to prepare Ukraine for... Read More

WASHINGTON — Within the span of about one year, U.S. intelligence went from celebrating its capability to prepare Ukraine for a surprise Russian invasion to an embarrassing and damaging leak of classified high-level documents by a low-level IT staffer. Rep.... Read More

2023-04-17 20:20:21
by Dan McCue
McCarthy Blames Biden for Debt Ceiling Impasse in Wall Street Speech

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., traveled to Wall Street on Monday to both blame President Joe Biden for... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., traveled to Wall Street on Monday to both blame President Joe Biden for the ongoing impasse over raising the nation’s debt ceiling and announce that the chamber’s Republican Conference intends to move its... Read More

2023-04-17 13:53:02
by Dan McCue
Montana GOP Looks to Change Rules in US Senate Contest

HELENA, Mont. — A bill moving through the Republican-led Legislature in Montana would rewrite the rules for a single electoral... Read More

HELENA, Mont. — A bill moving through the Republican-led Legislature in Montana would rewrite the rules for a single electoral contest in 2024 — the party’s uphill battle to take down three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. “This bill is... Read More

2023-04-12 18:32:01
by Dan McCue
DC-Penned ‘Country Roads’ Among Latest National Registry Entries

WASHINGTON — “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a song penned in a basement apartment in Georgetown in the wee hours... Read More

WASHINGTON — “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a song penned in a basement apartment in Georgetown in the wee hours of a December night in 1970, and later made famous by John Denver, was named Wednesday to the National Recording... Read More

2023-04-06 15:46:24
by Dan McCue
A Kennedy to Challenge Biden for 2024 Democratic Nomination

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who also happens to be heir to the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who also happens to be heir to the legacy of one of America’s most famous political families, is running for president. Kennedy, a Democrat, filed his registration form... Read More

2023-04-06 14:05:26
by Kate Michael
This 100-Year-Old Train Chugs Along on French Fry Oil

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — In recognition of Earth Day, a 100-year-old steam engine will chug into Grand Canyon National Park powered... Read More

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — In recognition of Earth Day, a 100-year-old steam engine will chug into Grand Canyon National Park powered by french fry oil.  On Saturday, April 22, 2023, The Grand Canyon Railway — which may be the last daily... Read More

2023-04-05 21:36:03
by Claire Cleveland
Research Shows Kids Need Play for Their Mental Health

WASHINGTON — In 2021, the United States declared child and adolescent mental health a national emergency. COVID-19 was a factor,... Read More

WASHINGTON — In 2021, the United States declared child and adolescent mental health a national emergency. COVID-19 was a factor, but a decline in mental health had been documented for at least a decade. In 2018, suicide was the second... Read More

2023-04-05 21:12:12
by Dan McCue
Is Big, Bold Centrism Back in Style?

WASHINGTON — To be perfectly honest, 2022 did not seem to be the year of the centrist Democrat, or Republican... Read More

WASHINGTON — To be perfectly honest, 2022 did not seem to be the year of the centrist Democrat, or Republican or anything. Week after week, it seemed, another moderate raised the white flag, tired — exhausted, really — of being... Read More

2023-04-05 20:41:20
by Tom Ramstack
CNN Wins Dershowitz Defamation Lawsuit

WASHINGTON — CNN won Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz filed against the television... Read More

WASHINGTON — CNN won Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz filed against the television network for its criticism of his commentaries about then-President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The CNN broadcast could lead viewers to... Read More

2023-04-04 20:50:01
by Tom Ramstack
Aide to Former Maryland Gov. Killed After Fleeing Arrest for Fraud

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former aide to Maryland’s governor was shot and killed Monday evening as FBI agents tried to... Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former aide to Maryland’s governor was shot and killed Monday evening as FBI agents tried to arrest him while he fled fraud charges. Roy McGrath was confronted by law enforcement agents after he escaped to the... Read More

2023-04-03 20:01:48
by Dan McCue
NASA Names First Moon Mission Astronauts

HOUSTON — Christina Hammock Koch will be the first woman and Victor Glover the first African American to venture around... Read More

HOUSTON — Christina Hammock Koch will be the first woman and Victor Glover the first African American to venture around the moon, NASA announced on Monday, as it revealed the four-person flight crew for the upcoming lunar orbital flight of... Read More

2023-04-01 16:54:14
by Dan McCue
Judge Rules Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox Can Go to Trial

GEORGETOWN, Del. — A judge in Delaware has ruled that Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation case against the Fox... Read More

GEORGETOWN, Del. — A judge in Delaware has ruled that Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation case against the Fox News Network can proceed to trial. In a 130-page opinion released Friday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis denied motions... Read More

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