Congress Heights Gunman on the Run After Double Shooting
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A search is underway for a suspect linked to a shooting that injured two people near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Mellon Street in Southeast on Sunday evening,…
Big Business Asks Congress For Massive Handouts ‘Accelerating’ Clean Energy Transition
Big Business Asks Congress For Massive Handouts ‘Accelerating’ Clean Energy Transition Thomas Catenacci on April 26, 2022 A group of 48 corporations wrote a letter to Congress on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to…
Congress probe: U.S. military landlord put families at risk even after fraud plea
By Joshua Schneyer and M.B. Pell (Reuters) – Balfour Beatty Communities, one of the U.S. military’s largest private landlords, continues placing the health of service members and their families at risk even…
Congress must act if it wants to extend Title 42 immigration measure -White House
WASHINGTON – Congress will have to act if it wants to extend a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy known as Title 42 that has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system, the White…
U.S. has permitted more wind and solar under Biden, but needs to do more -report to Congress
(Reuters) – The U.S. has accelerated the permitting of wind and solar projects on federal lands under President Joe Biden, but his administration needs more staff and less administrative red tape to…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Hate-Motivated Threats Against a U.S. Member of Congress
Tampa, FL – A Florida man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to threatening a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s…
Jen Psaki says COVID is not Over; not Waiting for Republicans in Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House continues to warn Americans, COVID-19 is not over and said the disease is not waiting for Republicans in Congress. “The virus is not waiting for Republicans…
White House urges Congress to move quickly on $10 billion COVID-19 funding
(Reuters) – The White House urged Congress to move quickly on $10 billion in funding for COVID aid after bipartisan agreement was reached on Monday, a sum that is less than the…
Biden Asks Congress To Punish Oil Companies Not Drilling More
Biden Asks Congress To Punish Oil Companies Not Drilling More Thomas Catenacci on March 31, 2022 President Joe Biden asked Congress to hit oil companies with fines for not producing energy on…
EXCLUSIVE: Bill To Help Small And Conservative Media Orgs Stand Up To Big Tech Gains Traction In Congress
EXCLUSIVE: Bill To Help Small And Conservative Media Orgs Stand Up To Big Tech Gains Traction In Congress Ailan Evans on March 31, 2022 Republican lawmakers are backing a bill partly designed…
Venice Man Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Making Threatening Phone Calls To Members Of Congress
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung today sentenced Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) to 15 months in federal prison for transmitting in interstate commerce communications threatening to injure certain…
Peru’s Castillo survives impeachment vote in Congress
By Marco Aquino LIMA -Peruvian President Pedro Castillo survived on Monday an impeachment vote in Congress that fell short of the votes needed to oust the leftist leader eight months after he…
‘In A Heartbeat’: Palin Says She’d Serve In Late Congress Member’s Open Seat
‘In A Heartbeat’: Palin Says She’d Serve In Late Congress Member’s Open Seat Sebastian Hughes on March 22, 2022 Former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told Newsmax she would take over recently…
Schumer says Congress will call oil and gas company CEOs to testify on energy prices
WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders in the coming weeks will call on chief executives of major oil and gas companies to testify about recent spikes in U.S. energy prices, Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
Zelenskiy calls on U.S. Congress for more Russia sanctions, defense aid
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for further military assistance to help protect the skies over Ukraine and for further sanctions against Russia including the…
Ocean County GOP Rejects Trump Threat, Endorses Chris Smith for Congress
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The rift between the Ocean County GOP and former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has come to light after the party establishment elite voted in a closed-door session,…
Biden, backed by business executives, presses Congress on chip funding
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden met with executives of chipmakers including Samsung, Micron and other companies on Wednesday as part of an effort to push the U.S. Congress…
Congress Requests DOJ Investigate Amazon For Alleged ‘Criminal Conduct’
Congress Requests DOJ Investigate Amazon For Alleged ‘Criminal Conduct’ Ailan Evans on March 9, 2022 Bipartisan members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on…
Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now
TAIPEI – China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third term in…
U.S. Congress reaches agreement for Ukraine aid, government funding bill
– U.S. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement early on Wednesday to allocate $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and provide $15.6 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping legislation…
Congress passes $50 billion U.S. Postal Service relief bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to provide the long loss-making Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and require its…
Argentina government warns Congress not to block IMF deal
By Walter Bianchi and Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES – Argentine bonds fell on Monday as a new $45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) started to move through Congress, with…
U.S. Congress to ‘explore’ Russian oil ban, enact $10 billion in aid for Ukraine this week -House Speaker Pelosi
WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the chamber is “exploring” legislation to ban import of Russian oil and that Congress intends to enact this week $10…
Congress Demands Answers From CCP-Friendly HSBC Bank
Congress Demands Answers From CCP-Friendly HSBC Bank Philip Lenczycki on March 4, 2022 Following the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, former CEO of HSBC Asia, Peter Tung-shun Wong, supported the National Security Law,…
Leader of Alabama Chapter of Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy and Obstruction of Congress for Efforts to Stop Transfer of Power Following 2020 Presidential Election
WASHINGTON – A regional leader of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty today to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for his actions before, during…
Biden administration to push congress for $6.4 billion in aid to Ukraine – Schumer
WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration will ask Congress for $6.4 billion dollars in economic and military aid to help Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
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