by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s years-long implementation timeline for reducing the presence of potentially toxic chemicals into public drinking water concerned senators from both parties on Wednesday. “In the roadmap, the length of time that this is...
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by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Oct 20, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Addressing some state and local governments’ failures to enforce the guidelines outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should be a priority for Congress, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. “While the ADA has helped break down hidden barriers...
by Julia Shapero | Oct 19, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The House committee tasked with examining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously on Tuesday night to refer former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for criminal contempt “When you think about what we’re investigating — a violent attack on...
by Annie Klingenberg | Oct 19, 2021 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Viewing climate change as a traditional threat dangerously misjudges how it affects the United States’s national security, experts told the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology during a public meeting on Tuesday. “Climate change is...
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by Courtney Degen | Oct 19, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Senators grilled Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus about his views on immigration enforcement and enacting COVID-19 measures as they considered his nomination for Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday. In a Senate Committee on...
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by Ariel Gans | Oct 19, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A high ranking Treasury official told senators on Tuesday that increased cooperation and coordination with U.S. allies will strengthen the U.S. sanction policy. A day after the Biden White House issued its long-awaited sanctions policy review, Deputy...
