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Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to w...
Syndicated Author Oct 24, 2023
GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues...
Syndicated Author Oct 18, 2023

Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) - Old. Confused. Corrupt. Dishonest.Those are among the top terms Americans use when they're asked to describe President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the...
Syndicated Author Aug 28, 2023

Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S."Wi...
Syndicated Author Aug 21, 2023

Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right t o a clean and healthful environmen...
Syndicated Author Aug 14, 2023

Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present ...
Syndicated Author Aug 07, 2023

Biden decides to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama. Th...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2023

Joe Biden, America’s oldest sitting president, needs young voters to win again. Will his age matter?
At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he's more interested in the 80-year-old president's accomplishments than his age."People as young as me, we're all focusing o...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2023

The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Pentagon official has attacked this week's widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims "insulting" to employees who are investigating sightings a...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2023

Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden 's dog Commander bit or otherwise attacked Secret Service personnel at least 10 times between October 2022 and January, including one incident...
Syndicated Author Jul 25, 2023
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