Tag: United States government
Louisiana will fill congressional seat with Saturday runoff
<p>BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana voters will decide Saturday which Democratic state senator from New Orleans gets promoted to Congress, ending an acrimonious clash...
How struggling households can get federal rental assistance
<p>An estimated 8.8 million Americans are behind on their rent, according the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While relief efforts have staved off some of...
US Capitol Police officer testifies in lawmaker threat case
NEW YORK — A U.S. Capitol Police officer testified Friday against a New York man accused of threatening to kill members of Congress, recounting...
US health panel reviews J&J vaccine pause over rare clots
<p>With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the...
No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. Clyburn, fined $5K over screening
WASHINGTON — The No. 3 House Democratic leader, Rep. Jim Clyburn, has been fined $5,000 after Capitol Police reported he avoided being screened before...
DOJ weighs in on suit filed by trans woman in Georgia prison
<p>ATLANTA — Prison officials must keep transgender people reasonably safe from substantial risk of harm and provide them with adequate medical care, the U.S....
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused
<p>The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the...
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
<p>WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
FirstEnergy in talks on deferred prosecution agreement
<p>CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy Corp. is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice while negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement over its role in secretly funding...