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"We understand the proposal is well intentioned, but here's the thing: It could actually put women and providers at risk," Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Our part-time government is ignoring domestic and national security crises.

Historians and policy analysts will remember Madeleine Albright best for her dedication to liberal democracy—inclusive public institutions, multiparty elections, human rights and the rule of law—to which she was willing to commit American power.

The constitutional amendment that would have led to the state's secession from the rest of the country was defeated 323-13, with 13 Republicans supporting it.

On Thursday, Eric Mueller, a key figure in the Ottawa protests, drove away from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier after spending 20 days in the nation's capital.

If it wasn't obvious before, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that science has become thoroughly politicized.

Rural Americans, who largely lean Republican, say the government does little to improve their lives. The Infrastructure bill could shift that perception.

When the convoy arrives in Ottawa on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will still be completing his five-day quarantine.

"More frequent extreme weather events, new viruses, and bad actors who threaten to cause intentional harm loom," a GAO report states.

While the mandate for private employers was blocked, the Supreme Court did allow for federally funded health care facilities to require vaccine jabs.

Angry Americans deserve to know why they aren't getting the COVID-19 tests they paid for and were promised.

Defense attorneys claim that the federal government invented a conspiracy theory in order to entrap five men who now face up to life in prison.

The federal government's buildings and contracts for goods and services will be carbon neutral, and its fleet of cars and trucks will be all electric by 2050.

"Federal workers should be able to complete the holiday season without the threat of discipline looming over them," wrote American Federation of Government Employees President Everett B. Kelley.

Once the tribes receive their lands, the federal department in charge of managing tribal resources—the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)—should be entirely eliminated.

The administration's massive spending bill is "paid for" by future tax increases. That argument works in D.C., if not in real life.

Three "C"s have made America great: Christianity, capitalism and the Constitution.

All recent presidential administrations have governed by purchase when they could not get what they wanted by law or administrative fiat.

It's time to stop castigating lobbying as just a political manipulation tactic and start looking at it as a tool for better educating legislators on issues that actually matter to their constituencies.

"You can go get a job at some of those fast-food restaurants, and get paid better base wages than you do here," said former "hotshot" firefighter Aaron Humphrey.

"This contradictory and unstable state of affairs strains basic principles of federalism and conceals traps for the unwary," Thomas wrote on Monday.

Discussions regarding the removal of Carvajal have not resulted in a decision yet.

Few businesses have announced closures for Juneteenth. Most will stay open on both days and offer their employees special holiday pay for working on June 19.

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan resolution on Thursday that makes Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery, a national holiday.

"It's time to put wellness and compassion ahead of trauma and punishment," Congresswoman Cori Bush said in a statement.

Clearing federal death row is the only way to make sure that the U.S. government does not execute an innocent person.

Biden needs metro leaders' help in translating massive public investments into concrete and effective action on the ground.

The deadlines in some states have passed, while in California the deadline for many state financial aid programs for the 2021-2022 academic year is March 2.

California hospital officials say vaccine rollouts across the nation were politicized by the former administration. But they don't know if the Biden administration can supply the vaccines the state desperately needs.

The 80-year-old doctor holds a medical degree from Cornell University and began his 53-year career at the National Institutes of Health in 1968.