Tag: United States government
US Capitol Police officer testifies in lawmaker threat case
<p>NEW YORK — A U.S. Capitol Police officer testified Friday against a New York man accused of threatening to kill members of Congress, recounting...
No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. Clyburn, fined $5K over screening
<p>WASHINGTON — The No. 3 House Democratic leader, Rep. Jim Clyburn, has been fined $5,000 after Capitol Police reported he avoided being screened before...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: David faces Goliaths over pipeline
WASHINGTON — On one side of an upcoming Supreme Court case over a proposed natural gas pipeline in New Jersey are two lawyers with...
Wildfire-fighting plane is shut down as fire season begins
<p>DENVER — The world’s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear...
Democrats move 2 bills showing strength and limits of power
WASHINGTON — Democrats were on a roll. The House voted along party lines to make the nation’s capital the 51st state, and two hours...
How struggling households can get federal rental assistance
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...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
<p>WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
US health panel reviews J&J vaccine pause over rare clots
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...