Democrats propose spending trillions to fight climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls on the issue asRead More

Cherokee Nation’s council OKs pick for US House delegate

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Tribal Council of the Cherokee Nation has unanimously approved the newly elected chief’s selection to be the tribe’s first-ever delegateRead More

Pentagon sidelines 127 building projects to fund border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of PresidentRead More

Ginsburg: Work on court ‘saved me’ during cancer treatment

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Tuesday night that her work on the bench saved her during herRead More

Pentagon Oks military construction cash to build border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 milesRead More

McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellRead More

Judge: Drugmakers, others can face trial over opioids crisis

A federal judge overseeing litigation related to the nation’s opioids epidemic has ruled that claims against Purdue Pharma and other drug companies can move toRead More

Justice Sotomayor encourages kids to ‘Just Ask’ in new book

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said that the seed for what has become her latest children’s book was planted the dayRead More

Biden taps influence industry despite pledge on lobbyists

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary promising “from day one” to reject campaign cash from lobbyists. “I work for you — not any industry,”Read More

Ben & Jerry’s debut flavor backing criminal justice reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has unveiled a new flavor to highlight what it calls structural racism and a broken criminalRead More