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.… Read more
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The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
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 and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation.… Read more
Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she faces as the new police chief in the nation’s capital.… Read more
Maryland political aide died after 2 gunshot wounds, one self-inflicted
A former Maryland political aide who failed to appear for his trial on federal corruption charges died after suffering two gunshot wounds — one of them self-inflicted — as FBI agents closed in on him in Tennessee, according to an autopsy report made public Friday.… Read more
Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
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 that required a hospital visit by the injured law enforcement officer, according to records from the Department of Homeland Security.… Read more
Death of intellectually disabled inmate at Virginia prison drawing FBI scrutiny, document shows
The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate at a Virginia prison who’s been identified as “a possible victim of a crime,” the agency said in a document reviewed Monday by The Associated Press, months after a federal lawsuit was filed alleging the man was fatally beaten by correctional officers.… Read more
Biden chooses a longtime Hill aide respected by Republicans as his new legislative affairs director
President Joe Biden is tapping Shuwanza Goff — a veteran congressional aide who also served as his main point of contact to the House at the start of the administration — as his new director of legislative affairs, making her the first Black woman to be the White House’s chief emissary to Capitol Hill.… Read more
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.… Read more
How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates
Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination.… Read more
The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court
Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order.… Read more
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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.… Continue Reading
The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
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 and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation.… Continue Reading
Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she faces as the new police chief in the nation’s capital.… Continue Reading
Maryland political aide died after 2 gunshot wounds, one self-inflicted
A former Maryland political aide who failed to appear for his trial on federal corruption charges died after suffering two gunshot wounds — one of them self-inflicted — as FBI agents closed in on him in Tennessee, according to an autopsy report made public Friday.… Continue Reading
Biden’s dog Commander has bitten Secret Service officers 10 times in four months, records show
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 that required a hospital visit by the injured law enforcement officer, according to records from the Department of Homeland Security.… Continue Reading
Death of intellectually disabled inmate at Virginia prison drawing FBI scrutiny, document shows
The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate at a Virginia prison who’s been identified as “a possible victim of a crime,” the agency said in a document reviewed Monday by The Associated Press, months after a federal lawsuit was filed alleging the man was fatally beaten by correctional officers.… Continue Reading
Biden chooses a longtime Hill aide respected by Republicans as his new legislative affairs director
President Joe Biden is tapping Shuwanza Goff — a veteran congressional aide who also served as his main point of contact to the House at the start of the administration — as his new director of legislative affairs, making her the first Black woman to be the White House’s chief emissary to Capitol Hill.… Continue Reading
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.… Continue Reading
How Trump is gaining an advantage in the nitty-gritty battle for delegates
Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination.… Continue Reading
The fight over Alabama’s congressional redistricting now shifts back to federal court
Standing at an Alabama Statehouse microphone before lawmakers voted on new congressional districts, state Rep. Chris England said that change in the Deep South state has often happened only through federal court order.… Continue Reading