WASHINGTON — Officials in the District of Columbia are accustomed to being short-changed in different ways. There’s the long-standing issue of D.C.’s quest for statehood…
Brazil Supreme Court rules coronavirus vaccine can be made mandatory
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s Supreme Court says coronavirus vaccination can be made mandatory, delivering a blow to the nation’s nascent anti-vaccine movement. However, the…
Michael Regan tapped to lead EPA, Deb Haaland for interior secretary
President-elect Joseph R. Biden tapped North Carolina environmental regulator Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and named Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico…
Oklahoma governor’s cabinet secretary indicted on bribery
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s secretary of digital transformation and technology was charged Thursday with felony bribery for allegedly attempting to bribe…
Georgia Senate runoffs hinge on evangelical voters
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Social and religious conservatives are the GOP’s secret weapon in the high-stakes Senate runoff races in this Bible Belt state. Those churchgoing…
US plans family deportations, including girl with broken arm
HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. government is preparing to deport more than a dozen children and their parents held at a Texas immigration detention center,…
San Diego strip clubs exempt from coronavirus lockdown, California judge rules
SAN DIEGO — A California judge on Wednesday extended an order exempting San Diego strip clubs from state pandemic-related restrictions, a setback for Gov. Gavin…
Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue oppose renaming Atlanta Braves; Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock keep quiet
Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have a message for Georgia baseball fans: Go, Braves. The Georgia senators said the Atlanta Braves should keep…
Republicans refocus their efforts on future elections
Senate Republicans pivoted Wednesday from challenging the November election results to trying to ensure fair elections in the future. “Clearly, we can’t let this go…
Americans for Prosperity Foundation sues Commerce Department
The Koch network’s political arm has picked a fight with Big Tech’s conservative critics by suing the Trump administration for access to records about the…