Frustrations simmer as Congress prepares rare August work
“We will not start the August district work period until we pass appropriate Covid-19 relief to…
Pelosi and McConnell resist testing for lawmakers as anxiety spikes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill on Friday.…
Pelosi duels with White House as unemployment aid set to expire
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi slammed Republicans for refusing to concede anything in the negotiations…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
Havelland, Germany. A sheep’s wagtail sings on a branch in the Havel floodplain. The species likes…
House clears $1.3T spending bill with $210B in emergency cash
The House has now passed 10 out of 12 spending bills on the floor. | J.…
Engel subpoenas State Dept. for Biden documents given to Senate Republicans
Rep. Eliot Engel. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs…
Animal stunning slowly being accepted by Turkey’s halal butchers, say activists
As Turkey gears up for Eid al-Adha, or Qurban Bayram, the Muslim festival of sacrifice, animal…
UK waste incinerators three times as likely to be in deprived areas
Waste incinerators are three times as likely to be situated in the most deprived and ethnically…
Australia’s ‘black summer’ bushfires showed the impact of human-wrought change | Tim Flannery
Australia’s “black summer” megafires were a severe blow to ecosystems already reeling from decades of adverse…
Climate crisis exerting increasing impact on UK, says Met Office
More extreme heat, less frost and snow, and trees coming into leaf earlier are among the…