August 4, 2021, 5:30pm Politics
WASHINGTON – House appropriators set aside $3.7 billion for home-state projects in fiscal 2022 spending bills, with about $2.3 billion, or 62 percent, of the earmarked funds flowing to Democratic districts, a CQ Roll Call analysis found. Read story
August 4, 2021, 9:03am Politics
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is viewed favorably by a majority of Americans, including equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans, according to a nationwide poll conducted last month by the Marquette University Law School. Read story
August 4, 2021, 8:18am Politics
The party for the nation’s 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends. Read story
August 3, 2021, 11:36am Politics
The senators who spent months stitching together a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package are now trying to sell it to the American people before a key vote expected this week that would push a long recognized national priority much closer to the finish line, after years of talk. Read story
August 3, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News
Today is Election Day, and voters need to get their ballots postmarked today or submit them in a ballot drop box no later than 8 p.m. Read story
August 1, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News
Diana Perez, a candidate running for Vancouver City Council’s open Position 3 seat, was rubbing shoulders with voters at a “Brews and Ballots” event at a local brewery last week when she was approached by two men wearing gold Proud Boy emblems. Read story
July 30, 2021, 8:58pm Nation & World
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vowing he “won't let grass grow under our feet” as the department begins to implement the new vaccine and testing directives. But Pentagon officials on Friday were scrambling to figure out how to enact and enforce the changes across the vast military population and determine… Read story
July 30, 2021, 3:37pm Politics
President Joe Biden on Friday signed emergency legislation that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war. Read story
July 30, 2021, 2:41pm Politics
The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Friday against Cuba's national revolutionary police and its top two officials as the U.S. looks to increase pressure on the communist government following this month's protests on the island. Read story
July 30, 2021, 11:54am Politics
President Joe Biden on Friday announced his picks for four key religious freedom roles, including Khzir Khan, the Muslim-American father of a slain U.S. soldier who became an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump throughout both of his campaigns. Read story
