Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Biotechnology and the Future of Healthcare
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on “Building a Resilient Health Care Future With Biotechnology” at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 4.Witnesses: Alan...
Michigan, Virginia, 3 Other States Hold Key Primaries: What to Watch
Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington state are holding primaries on Aug. 4 in contentious races that could determine the balance of power in...
Trump Reiterates Reflecting Pool Damage Caused by Vandals as Charges Dropped
President Donald Trump and a Cabinet official said Aug. 3 that vandals caused damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, several days after federal...
Trump Says Chevron, Exxon Make ‘Too Much Money’ From High Oil Prices, Urges Cuts to Gas Prices
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 3 that oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil were making “too much money” from high oil prices and urged...
Senate Advances Funding Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The U.S. Senate voted on Aug. 3 to advance a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11. The...
Maryland Democrats Move to Change How Congressional Maps Are Drawn
Maryland lawmakers opened a special session on Aug. 3 to begin changing the state constitution so it no longer sets rules for how the...
Former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger Dies Aged 83
Kay Granger, former chair of the House Appropriations Committee, died on Aug. 2, aged 83, less than two years after she retired. Granger, the...
Trump Says New Negotiations Are Iran’s ‘Last Chance’ to Make Deal With US
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Aug. 3 that negotiations with Iran are ongoing but warned that it is the “last chance” for...
Zelenskyy Launches ‘Carpathian Initiative’ With Focus on Post-War Future
Ukraine will launch a new initiative in the Carpathian Mountain region this fall focused on post-war recovery with eight neighboring countries, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...