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ROLL CALL: KEY VOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THIS WEEK
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.
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ROLL CALL: KEY VOTES FROM THE WISCONSIN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION THIS WEEK
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.
Biden campaign woos ‘Trekkies’
WASHINGTON- Andrew Wang, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams are pushing supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to live long and donate. The Democratic politicians teamed up with 19 former and current “Star Trek” actors, including Patrick Stewart and...
“Not in the business of expressing views”: Barrett skirts questions regarding ACA and abortion during second day of Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON— In the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing Tuesday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she does not have a political agenda but instead an “agenda to stick the rule of law.” Democrats repeatedly questioned her...
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Miami teen honored at White House for her poetry
Michelle Obama and the National Student Poets Program named this year’s ambassadors.
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Miami teen honored at White House for her poetry
Michelle Obama and the National Student Poets Program named this year’s ambassadors.
Martin’s parents say they are thankful for Zimmerman’s arrest
A puppet primer on efforts to update the No Child Left Behind law
A primer on what could change in an update of the No Child Left Behind education law, complete with puppets and a group of young scholars from Georgetown.
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Border arrests down with help from Mexico, Latin America, says CBP chief
Agreements with Mexico and three Central American countries are increasing America’s capacity to stem the flow of illegal immigration in unprecedented ways, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Tuesday.
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Border arrests down with help from Mexico, Latin America, says CBP chief
Agreements with Mexico and three Central American countries are increasing America’s capacity to stem the flow of illegal immigration in unprecedented ways, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Tuesday.
U.S. should act against proposed Russian gas pipeline, Democratic senator says
The U.S. should act against a contentious Russia’s gas pipeline project, supporting the European Union’s energy security, the New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen said Wednesday.
More spending expected in space, Air Force secretary says
U.S. space spending is expected to increase in the coming year, and some of the money will go toward better protection for military satellites, newly confirmed Air Force Secretary Heather A. Wilson told a Senate committee.
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Bitcoin’s having a crazy 2017
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been climbing in value all year and won’t go away anytime soon. Here’s a primer on what they are and how they work.
Members of Congress join union workers to fight against expedited approval of Trans-Pacific Partnership
On Wednesday, lawmakers joined a crowd of 600 union workers from across the country in front of the Capitol to protest fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Reforms helping U.S. officials deliver food to the hungry more efficiently
The U.S. government is reducing inefficient means of transmitting food aid by implementing more efficient ways to fight against worldwide hunger.
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Foreign Relations Committee grills Obama officials on child migrant crisis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members had some tough questions for Obama administration officials Thursday on plans to improve conditions in Central American to alleviate the child migrant crisis taking place on the US’s southern border.
Immigration rally outside The White House demonstrates frustrations with Arizona
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Protesters from across the country rallied against U.S. immigration laws on Saturday, May 1.
Undocumented immigrant students to converge on Washington
Florida students and another group of undocumented immigrant students who walked from New York will be part of a rally in front of the White House planned by immigration reform advocates Saturday.
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Coal industry gears up for fight over proposed stream protection rule
A new government rule that promises to do more to protect streams near coal mining operations entered a critical stage this week, with coal industry lobbyists and environmentalists already lining up for battle.
Taking the lead in solar power
The Virgin Islands is considering using alternative energy sources, such as solar power, to better equip itself to cope with rising fossil fuel costs.
$130 million in government funding to go to innovative energy projects in 2011
Using microbes to turn carbon dioxide into fuel may sound futuristic, but it’s exactly the kind of project – created by a team of South Carolina scientists — that the Department of Energy will continue to support in 2011 despite cutbacks in government-funded programs.
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