GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards
PHOENIX — As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met...
US lawmakers decry violence against Asians in Georgia visit
ATLANTA — Members of Congress laid flowers Sunday at the three massage businesses in Georgia where a gunman killed eight people, six of them...
Collins, Hassan bill would help rural students
CONCORD, N.H. — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire have introduced a bill that would assist rural students...
Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting with his party and...
Democrats seek government records in Capitol riot probe
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are asking 10 federal agencies for documents and communications from the government as part of a wide-ranging investigation into the...
Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’
LANSING, Mich. — The leader of Michigan's Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected woman as “witches" and...
Rep. Greene agrees not to block critics from Twitter account
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and a Los Angeles-based political action committee have reached a settlement that bars the Georgia Republican...
Senate votes to extend small biz loan program for 2 months
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill 92-7 on Thursday to extend the deadline for business owners to apply for forgivable loans through the...
EXPLAINER: Varying views on how to keep accurate voter rolls
ATLANTA — A key element of voting restrictions pushed by Republican state lawmakers this year focuses on cleaning voter rolls to ensure only those...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
