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BALTIMORE (AP) — A new generation of House Democratic leaders taking over for Nancy Pelosi debuted at the party's annual retreat, feisty and fired up to brag about their accomplishments with President Joe Biden and counter Speaker Kevin McCarthy's new Republican majority. The team, led by New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, brings a wholesale reshuffling [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe Biden's plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers. At stake is the loyalty of young, college-educated voters who are a critical part of the Democratic [...]
WASHINGTON — The government plans to expand minimum cybersecurity requirements for critical sectors and to be faster and more aggressive in preventing cyberattacks before they can occur, including by using military, law enforcement and diplomatic tools, according to a Biden administration strategy document released last week. The Democratic administration also intends to work with Congress [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month's fiery crash and toxic chemical release in East Palestine would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences under legislation introduced earlier this week by Ohio's two U.S. senators. An early copy of the Railway Safety Act of 2023, [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials urged Congress this week to renew a surveillance program the government has long seen as vital in protecting national security but the future of which is uncertain because of scrutiny from an unusual alignment of civil liberties advocates and some Republicans. The program, which is under the Foreign Intelligence [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with "low confidence" in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person [...]
WASHINGTON — The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off of all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns. The Office of Management and Budget calls the guidance a "critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate primaries in several pivotal states last year exuded a carnival-like aura, dominated by candidates whose ill-advised remarks and damaging personal baggage ultimately cost the party its chance of retaking a majority. Among those candidates were the football legend who held a gun to his ex-wife’s head, the rivals who nearly [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In its latest ambitious roadmap to tackle climate change, California relies on capturing carbon out of the air and storing it deep underground on a scale that's not yet been seen in the United States. The plan — advanced by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration — comes just as the Biden administration [...]
The death of a Mexican man who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting the spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec and parts of New England, officials say. The number of illegal border crossers is tiny compared with those entering the country illegally from Mexico, but the death [...]