March 8, 2022, 8:18am Politics
President Joe Biden’s trip Tuesday to Fort Worth, Texas, is personal — a chance to talk with veterans and their caregivers and push for more help for members of the military who face health problems after exposure to burn pits. Read story
March 4, 2022, 2:04pm Nation & World
The first person to be tried in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was a Texas militia member who advocated for physically removing and replacing “corrupt” members of Congress as he drove to Washington, D.C., a former group member testified Friday. Read story
March 3, 2022, 4:42pm Nation & World
Ex-Attorney General Bill Barr says former President Donald Trump fired him in a fit of anger in response to his declaration that the campaign to overturn the presidential election was “bulls—” Read story
March 3, 2022, 11:29am Nation & World
A bill that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Thursday in the House. Read story
March 2, 2022, 9:38am Health
It’s time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. Read story
March 1, 2022, 7:42pm Politics
In a case stemming from the opioid addiction crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with two imprisoned doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions for pain medication in short periods. Read story
March 1, 2022, 9:58am Politics
President Joe Biden is extending the federal government’s 100 percent reimbursement of COVID-19 emergency response costs to states, tribes and territories through July 1, the White House announced Tuesday. Read story
February 28, 2022, 11:44am Politics
The Senate plans to vote Monday on whether to start debate on a bill to make abortion legal nationwide, the centerpiece of Democrats’ response to Republican-led efforts to ask the Supreme Court to send the issue back to states to decide. Read story
February 27, 2022, 10:04am Latest News
If Republicans take one or both chambers of Congress in November, don’t be surprised if shoring up Social Security’s finances becomes an area of bipartisan focus. Read story
February 25, 2022, 8:48am Nation & World
Federal officials on Friday announced nearly $300 million in new grant money meant to expand access to high-speed internet, part of a larger ongoing effort from the federal government to make broadband internet more widely available across the country. Read story
