Leaders of the congressional minority caucuses are demanding the restoration of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). “Congress works best when its workforce truly reflects the diversity of our nation,” the chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus...
The Justice Department urged House Republicans to “avoid conflict” in a brewing battle after they threatened the possibility of contempt proceedings in their efforts to gain information on special counsel Robert Hur’s probe of President Biden’s handling of classified records. The Monday letter from the Justice Department’s head of legislative affairs asserts the House’s Oversight...
More than half of 2023’s most challenged library books have LGBTQ themes or characters, the American Library Association (ALA) said Monday. Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer,” a 2019 graphic novel recounting Kobabe’s exploration of gender identity and sexuality, topped the organization’s list of the 10 most challenged titles for the third year in a row. The...
A full solar eclipse, like the one sweeping across North America on Monday, will prevent solar power generation for facilities in the path of totality. This could particularly affect the parts of Texas in that path, as the Lone Star State has ramped up solar installation since 2017, the year of the previous eclipse on the continent. In the...
Donald Trump has endorsed the forthcoming congressional bid of Tony Wied, former owner of the northeastern Wisconsin-based Dino Stop gas station chain.
On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg downplayed Washington, D.C.'s crime rates, saying they've been much better than some outlets have suggested.
The Justice Department will not produce subpoenaed audio recordings of former special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden to House Republicans, putting Attorney General Merrick Garland at risk of being held in contempt of Congress.