Tag: United States government
Dakota Access pipeline wants review from US Supreme Court
BISMARCK, N.D. — The owners of the Dakota Access pipeline said Thursday they want the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court opinions confirming...
US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge...
Former Trump official Zinke eyes Montana’s new US House seat
HELENA, Mont. — Former Montana congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Thursday indicating he's interested in running...
Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform
WASHINGTON — The family and representatives of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday — and left...
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
<p>PLAINS, Ga. — President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency...
Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool
WASHINGTON — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.
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Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.
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AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden’s joint address to Congress
<p>WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-joint-address-congress-a157a7355bfc5c189fdc1040722fb652">first address to a joint session of Congress</a> and the Republican...
US: Nuclear waste tank in Washington state may be leaking
<p>SPOKANE, Wash. — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid...
AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden’s joint address to Congress
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response....