Packed Democratic primary looms for Pennsylvania Senate seat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania already had a full lineup of Democrats wanting to join the U.S. Senate: A heavily tattooed lieutenant governor who looks more like a nightclub bouncer than the holder of an advanced degree from Harvard. A young
Senate Dems rallying behind Biden’s $3.5T budget vision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats across the political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll need for the crucial first step toward their $3.5 trillion vision of bolstering health care, education, family services and environment programs
Jan. 6 panel hires former House Republican to senior staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has hired former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman as a senior staff member, bringing on the one-term Virginia lawmaker as GOP leaders have criticized the panel as
Man sentenced to death for killing Texas police detective
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man convicted of capital murder was sentenced Friday to death for killing a San Antonio police detective.
US restricts more visas for Nicaraguans close to government
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The United States has slapped visa restrictions on 50 immediate family members of Nicaraguan officials who have been involved in or benefited from President Daniel Ortega’s growing repression, the U.S. State Department said Fr...
Not guilty verdict for Hawaiian elders protesting telescope
HONOLULU (AP) — Four Native Hawaiians arrested in 2019 while protesting against construction of a giant telescope on Hawaii's highest peak were not guilty of obstructing the mountain's access road, a judge ruled Friday.
Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease
WASHINGTON — Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehicles idling for hours at some of the country's busies...
GOP’s Elder shows fundraising muscle in California recall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has fortified his ascendant status among Republicans who want to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a September recall election, raising $4.5 million for his campaign in just 19 days
Hungary adds new restrictions on sale of LGBT-themed books
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's government on Friday ordered booksellers to place children's books that depict homosexuality in “closed packaging," the latest move in an escalating campaign that rights groups have decried as an assault on the LGBT c...
Former US Sen. Mike Enzi remembered as statesman, family man
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was remembered Friday as an honorable statesman and family man who was focused on leadership, tradition and faith.