Tag: District of Columbia
Biden picks UPenn president for Germany ambassador
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced he's nominating University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
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Medicaid expansion takes effect in deep-red Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — A voter-approved expansion of Medicaid took effect Thursday in Oklahoma after a decade of Republican resistance in a state that has...
White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowed
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has filled about 56% of his senior White House staff positions with women, including about 36% who come from...
World Series champion Dodgers to visit White House
WASHINGTON — The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the White House on Friday to celebrate their first World Series championship in 32 years.
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Biden to host Dodgers, World Series champs, at White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday to mark the team's World Series victory...
Biden behind on global vaccine sharing, cites local hurdles
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came up well short on his goal of delivering 80 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of...
Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...
House poised to approve $715 billion transportation bill
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House is set to approve a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit...
Review: ‘Forever Purge’ gets political on southern border
The dystopian action-horror “Purge” franchise has previously made stops in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Now it's time to pull on...
Donald Rumsfeld, a cunning leader undermined by Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...