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SEATTLE — President Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an executive order protecting some of the nation’s largest and oldest trees. Old-growth trees are key buffers against climate change and provide …

Washington — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday admonished Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina over claims he had watched members of Congress use drugs and was invited to an “orgy.” McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill that he told Cawthorn during a private meeting that the first-term …

A senior U.S. defense official briefed reporters on the Pentagon’s latest assessments of Russia’s war in Ukraine — here are some of the highlights: Russian cruise missiles suffer high failure rates  Russia is experiencing high cruise missile failure rates upon launch, ranging from “20% to 60%” a senior defense official …

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was rushed out of an event at Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington, D.C., Tuesday over a bomb threat. Emhoff is safe, as are others who were on the scene, according to D.C. police and Emhoff’s office.   Secret Service whisked Emhoff out of the building …

Barring any unforeseen complications, New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján is expected to return to Washington and be back at work in four to six weeks after suffering a stroke late last week, a senior aide to the senator tells CBS News. The senator learned of his prognosis and likely …

Attorneys for former chief Trump strategist Steve Bannon are asking the court to deny the federal government’s request to keep documents in his case largely private.  Bannon has pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress charges after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to comply with …

As gas prices soar across the United States, President Joe Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether illegal conduct is driving up the cost of gas prices for families. Americans have seen rising costs, from prices at the pump to shopping at grocery stores.  In a …

Washington — A group of 10 states is taking the Biden administration to federal court over its new rule requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, claiming the requirement violates the Constitution and federal law governing the agency rule-making process. Led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and …

The Justice and Labor Departments say they’ve reached “historic” agreements with Facebook over what they allege were hiring practices that discriminated against U.S.-based workers.  In December 2020, during the Trump administration, the Justice Department accused the tech giant of abusing labor programs, like the the permanent labor certification program (PERM), …

The U.S. was careening toward its first-ever default in the absence of a deal to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, allowing the Treasury to borrow more money to pay its debts. But it appears what most agree would be a crisis is on the verge of being averted …