National Biden pledges new commitments, respect for tribal nations By FATIMA HUSSEIN and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Nov 30, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to give Native Americans a stronger voice in federal affairs, promising at the firs…
National Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in gov't By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Apr 14, 2022 The Justice Department is improving language access to its programs to help people with limited English proficiency better report crimes. The …
National Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Feb 7, 2022 A Biden administration task force on organized labor on Monday issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers a…
State California judge rejects water deal for major farm supplier By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press Oct 28, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has rejected a federal contract granting permanent access to U.S. government-controlled water for…
National US drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Jul 12, 2021 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest leve…
National Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Jun 8, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — After completing a review of supply chains, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it was forming a task force to a…
National Federal watchdogs open probe of response to Capitol riot By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Jan 15, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to th…
National Watchdog eyes violent routing of protesters near White House By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer Jun 22, 2020 An Interior Department watchdog office will investigate law enforcement and security forces' violent clearing of protesters from a square in f…
National Opponent of nation's public lands is picked to oversee them By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press Jul 30, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — An ardent critic of the federal government who has argued for selling off almost all public lands has been named the Trump a…
National Trump touts July 4 military 'salute;' critics see politics By ROBERT BURNS, LOLITA C. BALDOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Jul 2, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump marshaled tanks, bombers and other machinery of war on Tuesday for a Fourth of July celebration that …