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Newhouse, colleagues introduce infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON D.C. — On November 21, 2025, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced the Urban Canal Modernizati…
Barbara O’Malley, Martin O’Malley's mother, dies at 93
BALTIMORE (AP) — Barbara A. O’Malley, the mother of former presidential candidate and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and a longtime staffer for former Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski known around Capitol Hill as “Mrs. O,” …
Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated
State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter — pressuring them, even — as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the raging pandemic.
Advocacy groups demand resignation of Census Bureau chief
A coalition of civil rights groups on Wednesday called for the resignation of U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham after the bureau's watchdog agency reported that bureau statisticians were being pressured…
Ex-premier yanks ministers from Italy's coalition government
ROME (AP) — A former leader of Italy yanked his party's ministers Wednesday from Premier Giuseppe Conte's government, triggering a political crisis in the middle of a pandemic that could lead to a revamped Cabinet,…
The Latest: House begins voting on 2nd Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment; voting underway
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was on the verge of being impeached for a second time just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results and then a mob of his supporter…
Voting begins in US House on impeaching President Donald Trump over riot at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting begins in US House on impeaching President Donald Trump over riot at Capitol.
Kansas game warden frees tangled deer with single gunshot
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas game warden is getting attention for a video that shows him firing a single shot from a handgun to disentangle the antlers of two whitetail stags.
Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida was one of the first states to throw open vaccine eligibility to members of the general public over 65, leading to rumors that tourists and day-trippers are swooping in solely f…
Lawsuit seeks more protection for endangered right whales
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Conservation groups filed suit Wednesday against the federal government, saying it has taken too long to act on proposals to expand protections for critically endangered right whales.
The Latest: Spain reports nearly 38,900 daily virus cases
MADRID — Spain reported 38,869 coronavirus infections and 195 deaths on Wednesday.
Facing 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone
WASHINGTON (AP) — His place in the history books about to be rewritten, President Donald Trump awaited his second impeachment -- something no other president has faced -- largely alone and silent.
The Latest: McConnell is undecided on impeachment vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
California opens scarce vaccines to those 65 and older
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is immediately allowing residents 65 and older to get scarce coronavirus vaccines, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.
Housing advocates call on Biden to extend eviction ban
BOSTON (AP) — Housing advocates around the country staked out courthouses and held rallies Wednesday, calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend and strengthen the current federal ban on evictions.