Interior Department releases long-awaited review of federal oil and gas leasing program
The Department of Interior on Friday released a long-awaited report on oil and gas drilling on federal land that recommends an increase in leasing fees and consideration of climate change in leasing decisions. But the report largely sidesteps climate concerns, and does not recommend a halt to new oil...
‘Quite disruptive’: Months-long processing delays leave people out of work amid nationwide labor shortage
Dayana Vera de Aponte had locked in her holiday plans after nearly two years of uncertainty fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, but then the unexpected happen: she lost her job because of an unprecedented US government backlog. Link...
Five US lawmakers defy China by meeting with officials in Taiwan
Five US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Thursday to meet with government officials, defying Beijing to visit the contested island. Link...
Bidens greet troops at US Coast Guard Station Brant Point on Thanksgiving Day
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stopped by the US Coast Guard Station Brant Point Thursday, meeting with US troops stationed there as well as troops around the world virtually as they expressed their gratitude on the Thanksgiving holiday. Link...
Biden says guilty verdicts in murder of Arbery ‘reflect our justice system doing its job’
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the guilty verdicts in the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery “reflect our justice system doing its job,” but added, “that alone is not enough.” Link...
Biden had benign but potentially precancerous lesion removed during colonoscopy
President Joe Biden had a single 3-millimeter polyp removed during his routine colonoscopy last week at Walter Reed medical center. Link...
Biden had benign but potentially precancerous lesion removed during colonoscopy
President Joe Biden had a single 3-millimeter polyp removed during his routine colonoscopy last week at Walter Reed medical center. Link...
Thanksgiving is back, baby!
Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they plan to spend Thanksgiving with the same number of people (63%) or even more people (5%) than they did pre-Covid, according to new Monmouth University poll numbers — data that suggest people are getting back to their normal holiday routines even as...
What is the ‘1st Amendment Praetorian,’ the obscure far-right group subpoenaed by the January 6 committee?
An obscure far-right paramilitary group is in the spotlight this week after getting subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. Link...
Biden administration expected to restart ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next week
The Biden administration is expected to restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” border policy next week, according to a senior administration official. Link...