First Muslim American appellate court nominee faces uphill battle to salvage nomination
The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are jeopardizing his nomination.
Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC survey
More than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Judge cuts bond by nearly $1.9 million for man accused of car crash that injured Sen. Manchin's wife
An Alabama judge has cut bond by nearly $1.9 million for a man accused of fleeing police and causing a car crash in January that injured Gayle Manchin, wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, and her work colleague.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz awaits winner of Democratic primary after clinching the GOP nomination
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has officially locked up the GOP nomination for a third term and awaits the winner of a wide field of Democratic challengers. Cruz had no major primary opponent. Nine Democrats are running for the chance to unseat him in November, including U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez. Democrats see Cruz's seat as one of their best chances to flip a Senate seat this year even though a Democrat hasn't won a statewide race in Texas in 30 years.
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
The Senate has approved President Joe Bidenโs nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agencyโs air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and trucks.
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
Authorities say a man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, along with a colleague of hers.
US Sen. Joe Manchinโs wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crash
Gayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and the head of an Appalachian regional economic development commission, has been hospitalized along with a colleague after a car accident in Alabama.
FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot
A Virginia man has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senatorsโ desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal.
Senators back solar tariffs, oppose prairie bird safeguards
The Senate has approved a measure that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S. Lawmakers also approved a separate plan late Wednesday to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a rare grouse thatโs found in parts of the Midwest and Southwest, including one of the countryโs most prolific oil and gas fields.
House GOP votes to overturn Biden rule on water protections
The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administrationโs protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.
Senator Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill
Language in Manchin's proposal was tied to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would run through West Virginia and Virginia for more than 300 miles. The bill would have effectively approved the pipeline and steered legal challenges to a different federal court.
Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan
Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called โrevenge politicsโณ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.