Government and Politics
Published on November 24, 2021 - Page 13
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Tuesday, President Joe Biden ordered a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve. He’s aiming...
Published on November 24, 2021 - Page 21
HARRISBURG — Many questions remain unanswered Tuesday as to what Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate can accomplish from what they call a “forensic...
Published on November 23, 2021 - Page 9
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation last week to federally decriminalize marijuana, a measure...
Published on November 23, 2021 - Page 17
WASHINGTON (AP) — As lawmakers deepen their probe of the rallies that preceded the deadly attack, the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol...
Published on November 19, 2021 - Page 12
WASHINGTON (AP) —Pushing back against reports of White House tensions, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she doesn’t feel underused. “I’m...
Published on November 18, 2021 - Page 10
DETROIT — President Joe Biden punched the accelerator on a battery-powered Hummer on Wednesday, causing the wheels to squeal and the truck to jet...
Published on November 16, 2021 - Page 7
HARRISBURG — The newest entrant to the crowded Republican gubernatorial field, Jake Corman, said Monday that he will set himself apart in the primary...
Published on November 16, 2021 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (AP) —More than 100 federal prison workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the start of 2019, including a...
Published on November 9, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Monday, President Joe Biden launched his sales pitch for his recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill. He predicted a...
Published on November 8, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) —Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor’s offices in key battleground states next year, buoyed by President...
Published on November 8, 2021 - Page 4
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — School board candidates opposing mask mandates and lessons about racism in U.S. history won in red states and some politically...
Published on November 7, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Saturday, President Joe Biden hailed Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward...
Published on November 6, 2021 - Page 4
HARRISBURG (AP) — Vote-counting in the contest for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s statewide Commonwealth Court narrowed the race to a virtual dead...
Published on November 6, 2021 - Page 10
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents searched the New York homes of people tied to the conservative group Project Veritas months after the group received a...
Published on November 5, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, the...
Published on November 3, 2021 - Page 9
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) —Tight races for governor unfolded in Virginia and New Jersey late Tuesday with the Democratic candidates narrowly trailing their...
Published on October 29, 2021 - Page 8
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday he and Democrats in Congress reached a “historic” framework for his sweeping domestic policy...
Published on October 25, 2021 - Page 6
HARRISBURG — Spending in the race for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court has blown past $5 million, according to new campaign finance...
Published on October 25, 2021 - Page 6
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Joe Biden hosted budget talks Sunday with two pivotal senators in hopes of resolving lingering disputes over Democrats’...
Published on October 22, 2021 - Page 17
SEATTLE (AP) — Isaiah Obet was behaving erratically and in mental distress in 2017 when Officer Jeff Nelson ordered his police dog to attack and then...
Published on October 21, 2021 - Page 5
SCRANTON (AP) — In an abrupt change Wednesday, the White House floated new plans to pay for parts of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social...
Published on October 20, 2021 - Page 2
Probation system fix eyed HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate is again launching a bipartisan bill to overhaul how probation is handled,...
Published on October 18, 2021 - Page 4
Some of the defendants charged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol are turning away defense lawyers and electing to represent themselves, undeterred...
Published on October 16, 2021 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (AP) —A commission tasked with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court released a draft report discussing expanding the court. It...
Published on October 11, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Capt. Kim Pierre-Zamora remembers the protective vest she was issued when she went to basic training a number of years ago. It...
Published on October 10, 2021 - Page 10
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police on Saturday arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as a suspect days...
Published on October 9, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most...
Published on October 6, 2021 - Page 6
WASHINGTON (AP) —To get around Republican obstruction, President Joe Biden said Democrats are considering a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules....
Published on October 5, 2021 - Page 10
The Treasury Department on Monday announced plans to start reallocating the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance in a bid to get more...
Published on October 4, 2021 - Page 4
As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for “immediate action” on...