Government News
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The Senate has confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he's made in eight months as the agency's acting chief
February 28, 2019 -
The White House is firing an opening shot in an upcoming fight with Capitol Hill Democrats over spending on domestic agencies that face sharp budget cuts without a new budget deal
February 25, 2019 -
After 17 years of war against Taliban and al-Qaida-linked insurgents, Marines are going through advanced cold-weather training to prepare for future wars against foes such as Russian and North Korea
February 20, 2019 -
Trump has directed the Pentagon to develop plans to create a new Space Force within the Air Force, accepting less than the full-fledged department he'd wanted
February 19, 2019 -
A vessel that bears the name of Oklahoma's second-largest city has been commissioned as the newest warship in the U.S. Navy's fleet. The USS Tulsa was commissioned on Saturday at a pier in San Francisco.
February 17, 2019 -
A top Census Bureau official says an internal agency team found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 head count could be reconstructed from encrypted data _ but with lots of mistakes
February 16, 2019 -
William Barr has been sworn in as the nation's next attorney general
February 14, 2019 -
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has resigned, after a two-year tenure in which he managed the response to historic wildfires and major hurricanes but was dogged by questions over his use of government vehicles
February 13, 2019 -
Tentative budget agreement to keep government operating gives Trump far less money than he sought for border wall
February 12, 2019 -
The American AI Initiative is intended to enhance national and economic security, directing federal agencies to make data and computing resources more available to artificial intelligence experts.
February 11, 2019 -
The vote now heads to the full Senate, where Barr is expected to be confirmed in a vote as soon as next week. Barr, who previously served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993, would succeed Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
February 07, 2019 -
The Army is developing a new, more grueling and complex fitness exam that adds dead lifts, power throws and other exercises designed to make soldiers more fit and ready for combat
February 06, 2019 -
President Donald Trump says he's nominating a Washington veteran with lobbying ties to U.S. energy companies to lead the Interior Department
February 04, 2019 -
A Pentagon report says the total number of sexual assaults at the three U.S. military academies increased slightly last year, but an anonymous survey suggests far more encounters are going unreported
January 31, 2019 -
With government temporarily reopened, Trump says he doubts negotiators will strike a budget deal that he'd accept
January 28, 2019