Tag: United States government
Jim Klobuchar, columnist and US senator’s father, dies at 93
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Klobuchar, longtime Minnesota newspaper reporter and columnist and father of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has died after a long battle with...
Biden and McConnell may be friends, but can they cut a deal?
WASHINGTON — The two players in the most important relationship in Washington finally are ready for a face-to-face meeting.
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Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks
WASHINGTON — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting evidence of climate change in...
Walmart sales soared, essential workers got scant protection
<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sandra Kunz had been worried for her safety while working as a cashier at a Walmart in Aurora, Colorado, during...
Takeaways: Partisan discord instead of Jan. 6 answers
<p>WASHINGTON — A House hearing about what went wrong in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege frequently spiraled into partisan shouting matches on Wednesday, with...
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case against Democrats' sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for...
2018 audit found ‘glaring deficiencies’ at pipeline company
BOSTON — An outside audit three years ago of the pipeline company hit by a cyberattack threatening fuel supplies in the eastern United States...
Law to police doping in horse races not in play ’til 2022
<p>For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere...
Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks
<p>WASHINGTON — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting evidence of climate change in...
CDC advisers mull how to use Pfizer shots in kids 12 and up
States are rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to pediatricians and even some school vaccine clinics as they prepare to vaccinate millions of kids as...