by Julia Shapero | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to walk away from negotiations with Iran over a nuclear deal, emphasizing that it would help Russian President Vladimir Putin by providing “a massive subsidy” to Russia as his military...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Mar 15, 2022 | National Security
Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Name one U.S. military conflict after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The world stood still in the hours following...
by Cristobella Durrette | Mar 15, 2022 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE DHS BASIC TRAINING ACCREDITATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2021: Voting 390 for and 33 against, the House on Monday required (H.R. 5616) the Department of Homeland...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Mar 11, 2022 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) — Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines rejected Russia’s claims Thursday that Ukraine has biowarfare labs. That came during the second of two hearings this week on Capitol Hill focused on the intelligence...
by Andrew Marquardt | Mar 9, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties Wednesday vowed to develop a federal plan to “deliver actionable tools and resources” to fight climate change in the wake of a series of recent climate reports that outline the urgent need to reduce carbon...
by Zoya Mirza | Mar 9, 2022 | Politics
WASHINGTON –– The Justice Department is “fully activated in the fight against hate” and will expedite its review of federal hate crimes, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke told the Senate judiciary committee Tuesday. The FBI’s...