Tag: United States government
Police officer, federal agent shot, wounded in Memphis
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A police officer and a federal agent were shot and wounded in Tennessee on Friday while looking for a vehicle that...
Stefanik’s rise toward leadership job irks conservatives
WASHINGTON — Conservatives in and out of Congress are expressing opposition to Rep. Elise Stefanik ’s rise toward House Republicans' No. 3 leadership job,...
In booting Cheney, ‘My Kevin’ leads GOP back to Trump
<p>WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point, preparing to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-39442b6fc9e6eafb24ba1c55e8ec9797">dump Rep. Liz Cheney </a> from the No....
Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure
<p>PHOENIX — The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from...
Former acting Defense chief to testify on Jan. 6 response
WASHINGTON — Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is scheduled to testify next week about the Pentagon's role in responding to the deadly Jan....
With ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity test
<p>President Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-cabinets-coronavirus-pandemic-2da5b94270676e9a42643b9b2d67d2db"> commitment to diversity</a> in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that...
Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling
<p>JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Interior Department said Friday it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics said would have weakened rules...
Police officer, federal agent shot, wounded in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A police officer and a federal agent were shot and wounded in Tennessee on Friday while looking for a vehicle that...
Police: 29 people recovered from semitruck in Texas
<p>SAN ANTONIO — More than two dozen people were recovered from a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who...
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
<p>WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...