Category Archives: Politics
White House tours to resume next month as virus fades
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public tours of the White House will resume next month after a more than 14-month hiatus due to the coronavirus, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.
Nebraska congressman faces high-stakes trial in California
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A little-known Republican congressman from Nebraska will begin a high-profile trial Wednesday in California over accusations by federal prosecutors that he lied about illegal campaign contributions from a Nigerian billionaire. ...
Biden signs budget bill with Ukraine aid but no virus cash
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill providing $13.6 billion in additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as part of a $1.5 trillion government spending measure that omits COVID-19 aid the White House says is
EXPLAINER: What’s behind federal anti-lynching legislation?
President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which Congress passed on March 7, enables the prosecution of crimes as lynchings if they
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year. Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer says a provinci...
COVID-19: Quebec reports increase in hospitalizations, ICU patients and 20 new deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 20 more deaths linked to COVID-19 and a slight increase of five patients in hospital with the disease. Health authorities say 1,082 people are in hospital after 79 patients were admitted in the previous 24 hours
New California law prevents enrollment drop at UC Berkeley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that stops one of the most prestigious U.S. universities from being forced to turn away thousands of students from its incoming freshman class.
New US sanctions target more in Putin’s power structure
WASHINGTON (AP) — New U.S. sanctions Tuesday targeted more individuals in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power structure, including senior Russian military officials and the leader of Kremlin-allied Belarus.
Democrat Horn joins crowded US Senate race in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, a moderate Democrat who pulled off one of the biggest political upsets in the 2018 midterm elections, announced Tuesday she's joining the race for Oklahoma's soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Dutch to drop last remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government will drop its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week despite a recent rise in infections as the nation learns to live with the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday.
