Tag: Government and politics
High court asked to review men-only draft registration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it's sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for...
Energy chief cites risk of cyberattacks crippling power grid
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of...
Feds oppose delaying Muncie officers’ excessive force trial
MUNCIE, Ind. — Federal prosecutors are objecting to an effort by four Muncie police officers to delay their trial on allegations they used excessive...
Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill
WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation,...
Trump’s grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don't ask what they'd do if they win.
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France tackles virus variants as it readies for tourists
French health authorities are racing to contain scattered cases of the more contagious delta virus variant, as France prepares to reopen its borders to...
Trump to GOP: Support candidates who ‘stand for our values’
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support those candidates who share his values in next year's midterm elections as he launched...
No mass protests after Honolulu police shoot, kill Black man
HONOLULU — Lindsay Myeni and her South African husband moved to Hawaii, where she grew up, believing it would be safer to raise their...
Mattie Parker is next Fort Worth mayor in win for GOP
FORT WORTH, Texas — Mattie Parker declared victory Saturday as the next mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, keeping it one of America's biggest cities...
Haitians in Mexico see bleak choices as they seek protection
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Adrián is trying to settle in to his third new city since 2016, when his wife was raped and mother...