House Rules Chair Jim McGovern said he’s “Zoomed out,” but it would be worst “to move…
Day: March 17, 2021
Pelosi’s push for 9/11-style Capitol riot commission stalls in political quicksand
Speaker Nancy Pelosi conferred with a senior House Republican following the Jan. 6 riots about a…
House approves awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police for Jan. 6 response
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation to award the U.S. Capitol Police with Congress’…
Capitol Police officer’s widow presses Congress for 1/6 Commission
The widow of a Capitol Police officer who took his own life days after a mob…
‘Behave like grown-ups’: Conservative rebellion boils over in House
A leading Republican hard-liner clashed behind closed doors with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday,…
Why Japan’s carmaking heavyweights could be facing an electric shock
Analysis: The rapid development of battery-only cars is eclipsing petrol vehicles and even hybrids, leaving Japan’s…
Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds
Dragging heavy nets across seabed disturbs marine sediments, world’s largest carbon sink, scientists report Fishing boats…
House GOP votes to embrace the return of earmarks
House Republicans agreed on Wednesday to lift their decade-long ban on earmarks — a major reversal…
Bipartisanship in a divided Senate? On China, perhaps.
The biggest items on Democrats’ agenda have almost no support from Republicans. Chuck Schumer’s campaign to…
Air pollution breaking WHO limits surrounds 25% of UK homes, study finds
Nearly 8m addresses affected by high levels of toxic particulates and nitrogen dioxide One in four…