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White House climate adviser says US needs to be humble going into Earth Day summit
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said the United States needs to be humble going into this week's Earth Day summit after four years away from global climate n...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden's USPS board nominees aren't likely to oust embattled postmaster DeJoy, insiders say
Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Critics of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hoped Thursday's confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden's three nominees to the U.S. Postal Service's g...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden seeks to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new goal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions -- calling on the U.S., by 2030, to slash them by 50-...
Apr 22, 2021
Hillary Clinton to co-author new thriller, "State of Terror"
ABC News Photo Illustration, Simon & Schuster and St. Martin's Press(NEW YORK) -- Hillary Clinton is taking on the thriller genre for her next book. This fall, Clinton and her long-time friend, Canadi...
Apr 22, 2021
Iowa governor urges residents to get COVID-19 vaccines as demand falls in 43 of 99 counties
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has urged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as more than 40% of the state's counties are seeing a decrease in demand...
Apr 21, 2021
Key lawmakers work on policing reform compromise in wake of the Chauvin conviction
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Key lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they see an opportunity to reform policing practices in the wake of Derek Chauvin's conviction in Minn...
Apr 21, 2021
Lawmakers propose bill to ban feds from buying people's private data
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers proposed a new bill Wednesday that would ban federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies from buying user data collec...
Apr 21, 2021
Pelosi is a 'master of the inside game of politics': Journalist and author Susan Page
Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Journalist Susan Page, author of a new biography about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said the speaker is a "master of the inside game of p...
Apr 21, 2021
Biden announces 200 million vaccine dose goal being met early
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration will meet the goal of 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered during his...
Apr 21, 2021
AG Garland announces federal probe into policing practices in Minneapolis
YinYang/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a "pattern or practice" investigation into the Minneapolis police department...
Apr 21, 2021
