Tag: United States Congress
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
<p>WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...
First lady holds virtual reception for guests not at speech
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden held a virtual reception Wednesday for guests who ordinarily would have joined the first lady in her box to watch...
Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women to share the...
Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate
<p>WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson is heading to Capitol Hill for an audition of sorts. Lawmakers will be grilling her about her nomination to...
Biden to keep intelligence inspector general Trump appointed
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden intends to keep the watchdog overseeing the U.S. intelligence community, a longtime intelligence official who rose to the post...
Tim Scott, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden
<p>WASHINGTON — Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, is often happy to dart past Capitol Hill reporters without saying much. This time, he...
Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data
<p>More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head...
What’s behind the growth slump? Takeaways from census data
The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing...
What’s in Biden speech? Lawmakers race to add priorities
WASHINGTON — Ahead of President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday, lawmakers are intensifying the push to make sure key priorities are included...
Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data
More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head...