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Is there evidence of extraterrestrial life? Congress tries to figure it out

BY: - July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON — During an otherworldly hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, lawmakers and witnesses launched accusations that the Pentagon is stonewalling Congress and the public from information about unidentified anomalous phenomena, more often referred to as UFOs. That includes a 2014 encounter when a “dark gray or black cube inside a clear sphere” traveled within 50 […]

U.S. Senate votes to curb farmland purchases by China, Iran, North Korea, Russia

BY: - July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators approved bipartisan amendments to the annual defense policy bill Tuesday night that would prohibit China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing U.S. farmland and screen American investment in high-tech ventures on foreign adversary soil. By a 91-7 vote, the lawmakers approved a measure that would require review of — and direct the president to […]

Tuberville hold on military nominees is ‘not only wrong–it is dangerous,’ Biden says

BY: - July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directly criticized Sen. Tommy Tuberville Friday in a statement over the Alabama senator’s months long blockade of high-ranking military nominees in protest of the administration’s abortion policy for service members. “What Senator Tuberville is doing is not only wrong — it is dangerous,” Biden said in a statement. “In this […]

A no trespassing sign is posted in front of a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) electrical substation on Jan. 26, 2022 in Petaluma, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Facing attacks, feds and states grapple with protecting the grid

BY: - February 17, 2023

'These events correspond with an increase in extremism in our country,' Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie Phillips said.

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DOJ probes Biden document handling. What is classified information, anyway? | Analysis

BY: - January 12, 2023

In a flap over classified documents, there are superficial similarities linking President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Top Biden officials say Pa. will benefit from approval of bill boosting semiconductor industry

BY: - April 12, 2022

"We can’t wait. Other countries aren’t waiting," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during a press call on Tuesday.