Environmental groups sue Postal Service over buying gas-powered vans instead of electric
Four environmental groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucksRead More
Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation coming from Russia as well as misleading information that human smugglersRead More
Biden seeks new powers to use oligarchs’ assets for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress on Thursday for new powers to seize and repurpose the assets of Russian oligarchs as partRead More
Millionaire candidates and billionaire backers pour cash into Senate races
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Millionaire candidates and billionaire investors are harnessing their considerable personal wealth to try to win competitive Republican primaries for open U.S.Read More
Emotional Biden says teachers helped him overcome stutter
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden congratulated the 2022 national teacher of the year on Wednesday by offering a deeply personal story saluting school leadersRead More
McCarthy defends 1/6 audio, House GOP backs ‘next speaker’
WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy assured colleagues Wednesday he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionRead More
McKinsey exec faces questions on opioid, FDA consulting work
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top executive for global consulting firm McKinsey & Company faced congressional questions Wednesday about the company’s work for U.S. health regulatorsRead More
House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interviewRead More
World leaders, DC elite to pay tribute to Madeleine Albright
WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing world leaders and America’s political elite paying final respects to Madeleine Albright, former President Bill Clinton recalled in his final conversation withRead More
Trump drawn to celebrity in weighing midterm endorsements
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year stacked up on operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump, betting thoseRead More