Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:25:42 +0000
As I write this, it’s 83 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, DC, and I can’t help but long for those years when I was a kid, when spring felt like spring and seasons were demarcated. Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Research finds that even if we halt heat-trapping […]
Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:40:51 +0000
WASHINGTON – Bills that would legalize and tax marijuana at the national level, and provide opportunities for people convicted of federal pot crimes to clear their records, were introduced Tuesday in Congress.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 22:52:31 +0000
WASHINGTON – Under sharp criticism from senators, a Facebook executive on Tuesday defended the social network’s ambitious plan to create a digital currency and pledged to work with regulators to achieve a system that protects the privacy of users’ data.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:29:25 +0000
Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 23:19:45 +0000
Arizona Senator Martha McSally, the first woman to fly in combat for the US Air Force, said she was raped by a superior officer.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:23:31 +0000
WASHINGTON — Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise that would avert a second painful government shutdown.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 05:51:17 +0000
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 04:51:49 +0000
WASHINGTON – In a high-stakes case of dare and double-dare, Speaker Nancy Pelosi served notice Wednesday that President Donald Trump won’t be allowed to deliver his State of the Union…READ
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 06:56:25 +0000
The White House said it is moving forward with plans for President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union speech next week in front of a joint session of Congress — despite a letter from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting he delay it.
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This was supposed to be the quiet time on Capitol Hill, but Congress returns to work Monday facing a showdown in the House over immigration while Senate Republicans are trying to stop an all-out trade war after President Donald Trump’s decision to impose import tariffs on close US allies.
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