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President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure spending at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Authority, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in La Crosse, Wis.

New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say

President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure spending at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Authority, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in La Crosse, Wis.

July 5, 2021, 8:54am Politics

Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a bipartisan infrastructure plan cut out some of President Joe Biden’s key climate initiatives. Read story

Preparations take place for an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Washington.

Biden sees virus ‘independence,’ but COVID takes no holiday

Preparations take place for an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Washington.

July 4, 2021, 1:10pm Latest News

After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party. Read story

Senate appropriations earmark requests start rolling in

July 3, 2021, 6:51pm Politics

The Senate has officially kicked off its process for inserting “congressionally directed spending” into appropriations bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, with almost all Democrats but only 15 Republicans in that chamber participating so far. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo Maricopa County elections officials count ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct.

Conservative high court upholds Arizona voting restrictions

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo Maricopa County elections officials count ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct.

July 1, 2021, 11:06am Politics

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting measures put in place by Republican lawmakers following last year’s elections. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks before signing several bills during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

Biden misses vaccine-sharing goal, cites local hurdles

President Joe Biden speaks before signing several bills during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

July 1, 2021, 8:47am Health

President Joe Biden came up well short on his goal of delivering 80 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of the world by the end of June as a host of logistical and regulatory hurdles slowed the pace of U.S. vaccine diplomacy. Read story

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

Cantwell visits Vancouver to push affordable housing program

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

June 30, 2021, 8:00pm Business

Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Vancouver on Wednesday to advocate for increases to a federal program that encourages construction of affordable housing units. Read story

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, file photo, is the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Congress on Thursday, June 24, 2021, overturned a set of regulations enacted in the final days of the Trump administration that effectively allowed payday lenders to avoid state laws capping interest rates. The House voted 218-208 to overturn the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's payday lending regulations, with one Republican voting with Democrats.

House votes to ease entry for Afghans who aided U.S.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, file photo, is the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Congress on Thursday, June 24, 2021, overturned a set of regulations enacted in the final days of the Trump administration that effectively allowed payday lenders to avoid state laws capping interest rates. The House voted 218-208 to overturn the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's payday lending regulations, with one Republican voting with Democrats.

June 29, 2021, 5:42pm Politics

The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military or NATO to relocate to the U.S. Read story

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Herrera Beutler urged to reject pay raise for Congress

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June 29, 2021, 1:52pm Clark County News

House appropriators are testing the waters on raising member pay — requesting a report on comparison of member salaries to those in the private sector. It is the latest iteration of a hot-button issue that has tripped up spending bills in recent years. Read story

FILE - In this July 10, 2015, file photo Randy Moore, of the U.S. Forest Service, listens as President Barack Obama talks about the designation of three new national monuments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.

First African American named to lead U.S. Forest Service

FILE - In this July 10, 2015, file photo Randy Moore, of the U.S. Forest Service, listens as President Barack Obama talks about the designation of three new national monuments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.

June 29, 2021, 9:18am Politics

Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history. Read story

President Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Biden is heading to Wisconsin and is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits.

Biden to visit Florida building collapse on Thursday

President Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Biden is heading to Wisconsin and is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits.

June 29, 2021, 9:17am Politics

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Fla., on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, the White House said. Read story