Tag: Government and politics
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans as the White...
Poul Schlueter, longtime Danish prime minister, dies at 92
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Poul Schlueter, Denmark's prime minister for over a decade who negotiated exemptions for his country to a key European Union treaty...
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible...
Court rules against using race, sex to allocate federal aid
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a conservative legal group that sought to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from giving priority status...
US court revives lawsuit against private prison in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — A federal appeals court said Friday the nation’s largest private prison corporation can be held liable for negligence by a man...
Feds: Ex-FBI agent defraud woman with ‘secret probation’
DALLAS — A former FBI agent has been charged with fraud for allegedly conning a Texas woman out $800,000 by convincing her for years...
Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, ‘2nd-rate imitations’
Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject...
German President Steinmeier says he will seek a 2nd term
BERLIN — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Friday that he will seek a second term, saying he wants to help heal divisions widened by...
Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road for holiday
Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, as their eagerness to break free from coronavirus confinement...
Lawyers: Biden in office makes 2020 protest suit unnecessary
WASHINGTON — Lawsuits filed by protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before a photo op by former President...