WASHINGTON — The White House made clear Friday that President Joe Biden was opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an ...
Federal holiday leads to time-off expectations
NEW YORK — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their ...
Justices voted 7-2 to leave it intact
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, though increasingly conservative in makeup, rejected the latest major Republican-led effort to kill...
Tensions have remained high
JERUSALEM — Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month's 11-day wa...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A team of 50 police officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland, Ore., and respond to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests ...
In impassioned debate Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue to rec...
Senate expected to vote Tuesday
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set for a key vote Tuesday on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic test of Demo...
WASHINGTON — In another victory for religious groups at the Supreme Court, the justices on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its re...
Senate drafts dream budget
WASHINGTON — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party pri...
Say other policy changes needed
WASHINGTON — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while the...
