Tag: United States Congress
Ukrainian president says Russian troops remain near Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president said Wednesday that Russia has maintained a massive military presence near his country's borders.
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Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
WASHINGTON — Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time...
US Rep Mace: Vandalism at South Carolina home ‘very scary’
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on Tuesday posted...
Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban
More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...
Biden invites GOP senator as infrastructure deadline looms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to meet Wednesday with West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure as...
‘Past the point of no return’? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading
KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats lost last year's election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40...
New Mexico congressional election tests Democrats’ dominance
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A special congressional election in New Mexico is testing political enthusiasm among Democrats in an increasingly progressive district last won by...
US lawmakers want Ma’Khia Bryant foster care journey probed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care experience...
Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, telling House Democrats...
Top GOP senator: Easing police protections hurts departments
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday linked Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers to problems many law enforcement...