Tag: United States Senate
Critics say rail facility bailout would help Hoeven’s bank
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is considering giving $10 million to an intermodal rail facility, a move backers say will reduce shipping...
Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
<p>WASHINGTON — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging...
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
<p>DETROIT — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-police-legislation-elections-c987221568ce5322d93c274c9f42b2a8">George Floyd Justice in Policing Act</a>, arguing the bill doubles down on reform...
EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets
<p>ISLAMABAD — Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of...
Minorities underrepresented in service academy nominations
<p>Minority students are significantly underrepresented when it comes to getting nominations from members of Congress to attend the nation's military service academies, according to...
Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s top trade envoy
<p>WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as the top U.S. trade envoy in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Wednesday . She will be...
Booker ‘strongly considering’ 2022 Senate run in Kentucky
<p>FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, who nearly pulled off an upset in last year's Senate primary, said he's “strongly considering” another run for...
Booker ‘strongly considering’ 2022 Senate run in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, who nearly pulled off an upset in last year's Senate primary, said he's “strongly considering” another run for...
Kentucky House passes new rules for filling Senate vacancies
FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would remove Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s ability to appoint a member of his own...
Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
<p>MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-race-and-ethnicity-wisconsin-2c0bc1149d9b6e057c31d56e92d0267b">made racist comments </a> last week when he said...