Tag: United States government
Despite population increase, DC suspects a census undercount
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation's capital are questioning the results of the 2020 census, which show a large boost in population but not...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
<p>WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Trump Interior secretary running for Montana US House seat
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he’s running for Montana’s newly-awarded U.S. House seat.</p>
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Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing for possible Taliban attacks on U.S. and coalition forces as they withdraw from Afghanistan, a prospect that complicates...
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
WASHINGTON — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on...
‘We did it!’: Minnesota exults at Census win at NY’s expense
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether <a href="https://apnews.com/article/electoral-college-census-2020-government-and-politics-politics-86e1a31aeeea02004a3c71abd58097ee">the 2020 census</a> would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to...
Despite population increase, DC suspects a census undercount
<p>WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation's capital are questioning the results of the 2020 census, which show a large boost in population but not...
Census Bureau: 70% of voters cast ballots early or by mail
DENVER — More than two-thirds of all U.S. citizens of the voting age population participated in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...