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Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth - Roll Call

The retirement of several titans of congressional appropriating hasn't slowed down the Senate's appetite for earmarks.

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Push for Supreme Court ethics code gets bipartisan boost - Roll Call

A pair of senators announced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code within a year.

Roll Call

In Kyiv visit, Sen. Murkowski calls for bipartisan backing of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, traveling to Kyiv, Ukraine, with other senators to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, called for united support of the Ukrainian war effort.

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Mitt Romney: Trump is unfit for office but New York charges are political

The former presidential nominee was also the only Republican to vote to convict the ex-president in both impeachment trials

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2022 vote studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House

WASHINGTON — It seems counterintuitive in a time of intense partisanship and narrowly divided government, but the share of House votes where majorities in the two parties lined up on opposite sides from each other was lower last year than has been in more than a decade.

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2022 Vote Studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House - Roll Call

Only one Democrat voted with the party less than 90 percent of the time on votes where the parties were split last year, CQ Roll Call found.

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Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

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The Willow project explained

The venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t do either

Salon

Minnesota lawmakers pushing ranked-choice voting for all state, federal races

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 15 years ago, Minneapolis became the first Minnesota city to switch to ranked-choice voting, acting as a laboratory for a new system that supporters argued would tamp down the sharp division that ails politics.

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Joe Biden approves huge Willow oil project in Alaska

Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

The Independent UK

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals

The Independent UK

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas - Roll Call

A massive oil and gas facility in was approved by the Biden administration, which also proposed new drilling limits elsewhere in Alaska.

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Manchin faces 2024 choice crucial to Democratic friends and foes alike

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Manchin insists he’ll win if he runs for reelection. That “if” is one of the biggest uncertainties in U.S. politics, one that could determine Senate control and the role of centrists in an increasingly polarized country.

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Murkowski testifies for Equal Rights Amendment bill, against criticism by fellow GOP senators

WASHINGTON — Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski testified in support of the Equal Rights Amendment at a Senate hearing this week, opposite a fellow GOP senator who opposes it.

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Fixing the health care worker shortage may be something Congress can agree on

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

Tribune News Service

Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle.

Salon

Bipartisan solutions arise for health

A shortage of healthcare workers has led to calls for a bipartisan solution despite a divided Congress

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Renewed push is on to help hungry military families - Roll Call

Congress is seeking legislative fixes to the scourge of military hunger, which is a persistent problem for the Pentagon.

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As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil - Roll Call

The administration may soon allow a new oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, even as it aims to halve U.S. carbon emissions by 2030.

Tribune News Service

Biden nominates Alaskan as 1st Arctic ambassador

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday he plans to nominate Alaskan Michael Sfraga to serve as the first U.S. Arctic ambassador-at-large.

The Independent UK

‘We need to work together to survive’: Icelandic start-ups are inventing new ways to tackle climate breakdown

What began as a dozen companies in 2012 has now grown to more than 70 members and associates connected to the Iceland Ocean Cluster, writes Hannah Hall

Tribune News Service

Pressure mounts on Biden administration for decision on giant Willow oil field project in Alaska

A major oil prospect on federal land in Alaska is hanging in the balance as pressure mounts on the Biden administration for a final decision to approve, or reject, the project.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

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