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What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 7 days agoJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, was first celebrated as an official state holiday in...
Senate confirms nominees to energy panel
The Hill· 6 hours agoThe Senate has confirmed three nominees to a bipartisan energy regulatory board. The upper chamber on Wednesday confirmed the nominations of Republican...
Who is Leonard Peltier? The Native American activist facing his first parole hearing in 15 years
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLeonard Peltier, a Native American activist controversially convicted in 1977 of murdering two FBI...
Netanyahu needs to speak truth on Saudi nuclear deal
The Hill· 5 hours agoLast week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu let it be known through his advisors that he could support President Biden‘s cease-fire agreement...
Mass. pols call on NASA to back off on funding cuts to Chandra X-Ray Observatory
The Republican· 1 day agoA coalition of Bay State lawmakers on Capitol Hill has called on NASA to back off on its plan to cut...
Mass. Sen. Warren pitches jail time for companies that ‘loot’ health care
The Republican· 2 days agoWith Steward Health Care plunged into bankruptcy, one Massachusetts lawmaker says she has a plan to...
'Disingenuous at best': Gretchen Whitmer hits Kristi Noem, other GOP officials over contraception...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Right to Contraception Act, introduced by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., sought to codify people's...
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Colleagues Call on the Senate Appropriations...
Sierra Sun Times· 5 days agoWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday joined Senate colleagues in...
Race to replace McConnell heats up over response to Democratic ‘show’ votes
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe race to become next Senate Republican leader is heating up as GOP senators are divided over how...
California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Urges Biden Administration to Finalize Rules to Strengthen...
Sierra Sun Times· 6 days agoWASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan...