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Biden tries to salvage agenda threatened by Democratic infighting
BrianPIrwin/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday worked to salvage his sweeping legislative agenda as Democratic infighting imperiled his ambitious goals on infrastructure, clim...
Sep 22, 2021
When to expect decision on COVID-19 vaccine boosters
carmengabriela/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to greenlight Pfizer booster shots Wednesday for seniors and other high-risk Americans, a step that would pave th...
Sep 22, 2021
Haaland embraces 'indigenous knowledge' in confronting historic climate change impacts
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson(WASHINGTON) -- A relentless drought and wildfire season in America's West and a tense standoff over federal leases for oil and gas drilling have been ear...
Sep 22, 2021
House Democrats remove money for Israel's Iron Dome system in funding bill
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats on Tuesday removed $1 billion in funding for Israel's Iron Dome air defense system from their stopgap government funding bill, after progressives threate...
Sep 21, 2021
Two disbarred attorneys outside Texas sue abortion doctor under SB8
Kuzma/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The first tests of Texas' unprecedented and highly controversial scheme for enforcing a ban on nearly all abortions have come from two non-Texans -- both former l...
Sep 21, 2021
Democrats introduce post-Trump ethics bill to enforce subpoenas, limit conflicts
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats on Tuesday released a new package of measures to limit presidential power, a rebuke of former President Donald Trump and designed wit...
Sep 21, 2021
House votes to approve bill to avert government shutdown
rarrarorro/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted along party lines to pass a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week. The final vote was 220-211. The bill would fund the gover...
Sep 21, 2021
Biden to focus on 'intensive diplomacy' at UN amid tensions with allies
mizoula/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- As President Joe Biden kicked off a week of global engagements amid tensions with some key allies, the White House previewed his speech to the United Nations General Asse...
Sep 21, 2021
Republicans dig in on debt-limit standoff despite Democratic effort to mount pressure
f11photo/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are holding firm against a hike to the federal debt limit, even as Democratic leaders announced Monday that they would link the raise in the borrowing...
Sep 21, 2021
Line 3 pipeline resistance continues as activists ask Biden admin to shutdown project
kodda/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Opposition to the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks with the project nearly complete. Environmentalists, Hollywood celebrities and Demo...
Sep 21, 2021
