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Jul 02 2022
News
Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska coast over the next five years — going against the Democrat’s climate promises but scaling back a Trump-era plan that called for dozens of offshore drilling opportunities including in undeveloped areas.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said fewer than 11
Associated PressOct 21 2021
News
Latest US military hypersonic test fails
The US suffered a setback in the race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons when its latest test failed, the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday.
A booster stack, which is the rocket used to accelerate the projectile to hypersonic speeds, failed and the test of the projectile, the hypersonic glide body, could not proceed, the statement said.
Because the rocket
CNN (Online News)Mar 22 2021
Analysis
The fraught U.S.-China climate relationship
The last 72 hours highlighted hurdles and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on climate at a time of very deep divisions over human rights, cybersecurity and more.
Driving the news: Chinese state media, in a weekend readout of high-level U.S.-China talks in Alaska on Thursday and Friday, said one outcome of the multitopic meeting will be a "joint working group" on climate.
AxiosJan 12 2021
Analysis
As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet Again
BEYOND THE HEADLINES around the unprecedented storming of Capitol Hill by rampagers and violent extremists, a more mundane group of Washington, D.C., insiders is trickling into the halls of government.
The newly elected Congress is hiring a wave of corporate lobbyists to fill key staff roles.
The embrace of lobbyists makes Congress a welcoming environment for their former
The InterceptAug 05 2022
Opinion
Long Trump derangement syndrome is driving the media's polarization
Here we are once again. Happy Wednesday, everyone. We no longer call it Hump Day, after that chat with human resources. But what a treat to have you here. The wonderful Patti Ann Browne is back, look at her huh. She looks sweet. Security is supposed to stop her at the door. But who could say no to that smile? So is our friend from Alaska, Jamie Lissow. Sarah Palin once said of Jamie's career
Fox News (Opinion)Feb 07 2022
News
Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski crossed party lines and endorsed each other during a joint interview
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski appeared in a joint TV interview on Sunday and exchanged endorsements.
Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, and Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, appeared on CNN's "State of the Union," during which Manchin endorsed her and called her a "dear friend."
"It's hypocritical to work with a person day-in and
Business InsiderDec 09 2021
News
14 GOP senators help advance McConnell debt limit deal
Fourteen Senate Republicans on Thursday helped advance a deal negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to set up a one-time exemption to the filibuster on raising the debt ceiling.
Senators voted 64-36 to close debate on the bill, which also prevents automatic cuts faced by physicians and other medical providers under Medicare from taking effect.
McConnell
The HillMay 12 2022
News
Biden admin cancels massive oil and gas lease sale amid record-high gas prices
The Biden administration canceled one of the most high-profile oil and gas lease sales pending before the Department of the Interior Wednesday, as Americans face record-high prices at the pump, according to AAA.
The DOI halted the potential to drill for oil in over 1 million acres in Alaska's Cook Inlet, along with two lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. The move comes as Biden has taken
Fox BusinessFeb 22 2022
News
Over $560 million in campaign contributions flooded 2022 Senate races in first year of midterm election cycle
More than $560 million went into the 34 upcoming Senate races nationwide in 2021, as Republicans fight to gain control of Congress and Democrats strive to increase their 50-50 marginal majority in the Senate.
That’s up from $327 million raised by Senate candidates in 2019, the first year of the 2020 presidential cycle. In 2017, the first year of the 2018 midterm election cycle, Senate
OpenSecrets.orgNov 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
What 2022 Candidates Have Said About the Country's Top Issues
Leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, AllSides has examined where candidates in key races stand on the country’s biggest issues.
Now that the elections are upon us, we’ve compiled our coverage of candidates’ stances on abortion, immigration, climate change, healthcare, voting rules, and gun control to offer a guide as a new group of lawmakers gets set to take office.
Rose Mercer