Key GOP senators balk at terms of Biden infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal has been thrown in doubt as Republican senators said they felt “blindsided” by his insistence that...
US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Biden extols bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced a hard-earned bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top...
House GOP leader to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and has pushed for an independent commission to investigate the...
Analysis: Biden rebuts doubts, wins bet on bipartisanship
NEW YORK — Day after day, as the partisan battle lines hardened on Capitol Hill over President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, his calls for...
Wisconsin’s Johnson to tout claims of vaccine side effects
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing...
Congress acts to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare...
Break them up? 5 ways Congress is trying to rein in Big Tech
WASHINGTON — Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could...
Senate OKs bill to certify farm practices limiting emissions
The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry practices that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and remove...
Election bill defeat revives fight over Senate rules
WASHINGTON — The filibuster is here to stay, for now.
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