Apr. 30—New Mexico’s congressional delegation is putting pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass legislation that would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA. A competing Senate bill would extend the federal program without expanding it. RECA is a federal program that provides compensation to people who were exposed to atomic radiation and […]
WASHINGTON – Downtown hotels will be hard to come by when the Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee in just over two months. But Wisconsin’s convention delegation have secured their rooms. The state’s delegation will stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites just half a mile from Fiserv Forum, the epicenter of the July […]
Egypt has sent a high-level delegation to Israel with the hope of brokering a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials have said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza’s city of Rafah on the border with Egypt could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability. Egypt’s top […]
Egypt has sent a high-level delegation to Israel with the hope of brokering a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials have said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza’s city of Rafah on the border with Egypt could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability. Egypt’s top […]
The first question asked of the state legislators at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce wrap-up event required the elected officials to think more broadly than their experience of the previous three months they just spent in Annapolis. “Why will your constituents be proud to tell their grandchildren that you were the leader we needed […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North’s state media said Wednesday, for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Embracing the idea of a “new Cold War,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is […]
Amidst growing gang violence and unrest, a Manchester man was able to escape Haiti in late March after being trapped for roughly a month. Frantzy Saintelus was born and raised in Haiti. He moved to the United States when he was 14. His family settled down in Manchester, New Hampshire and he has lived there […]
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck arrived in Kiev on Thursday for a visit focused on Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, emergency aid, and strengthening the country’s economy. Habeck, who also serves as economy minister, is accompanied by a business delegation. The trip comes as Germany prepares to put on the next Ukraine Recovery Conference […]
BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese leader will lead a delegation to North Korea this week, both countries announced Tuesday. Zhao Leji, who is chairman of the National People’s Congress and considered the No. 3 official in the ruling Communist Party, will visit North Korea from Thursday to Saturday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. No […]
Former President Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Rwanda this weekend to mark 30 years since a genocide ravaged the country, the White House announced Thursday. An ethnic conflict between Hutu and Tutsi people in the country escalated to genocide in early 1994, eventually resulting in the deaths of between 500,000 and 800,000 Tutsi […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. Congress also approved $400 million on Saturday to counter the Chinese government’s influence in the region, as part of its Defense Appropriations […]
Three members of Leon County’s delegation to the Florida Legislature Wednesday highlighted their policy victories in the 2024 legislative session when they spoke before the Capital Tiger Bay Club. Republican Sen. Corey Simon, and Democratic Reps. Allison Tant and Gallop Franklin, all of whom are from Tallahassee, shared inside-the-bubble stories of the recently concluded 60-day session […]