Tag: United States Senate
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Trump endorses Mo Brooks among Alabama GOP Senate contenders
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama's 2022 Senate race, siding with the conservative firebrand who riled...
EXPLAINER: Senate eyes budget rule to push past filibuster
WASHINGTON — With the Senate split 50-50, leaders of the Democratic majority are looking for ways to advance their priorities and President Joe Biden's...
US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Longtime Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida has died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 84.
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Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report
Key lawmakers said Tuesday they're concerned they've been kept in the dark about what suspected Russian hackers stole from the federal government and they...
AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border,...
CDC inquiry sought on HIV outbreak in WVa’s largest county
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV...
McConnell downplays need for aid to home state’s government
LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell downplayed a new infusion of federal relief for his home state's government, questioning the need...
EXPLAINER: What Biden’s new $100B plan for broadband means
The problems with U.S. broadband networks have been obvious for years. Service costs more than in many other rich nations, it still doesn't reach...
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls...
