Energy Department Announces Research Funding

Focus to be on underserved regions. This week the Department of Energy announced $22 million for nine energy research projects in states and communities that have generally been…

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Members of Congress Introduce Arctic Defense Bill

Call on DOD to create a 5-year plan for the region.  This past week, Senators Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Angus King of Maine, along with Representatives Mike…

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Judge Rules Minority-Only Aid Discriminatory

Says race-based COVID relief for farmers is not constitutional. District Court Judge Marcia Morales Howard has issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Department of Agriculture from implementing relief…

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FAA Clears Commercial Passenger Space Flights

Virgin Galactic will launch customers into space from New Mexico. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration updated the license of Virgin Galactic, the rocketship company owned by Richard…

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Government Releases UFO Report

No evidence of extraterrestrial origin, report says. The intelligence community and Department of Defense released a landmark report to Congress on Friday, examining “unidentified aerial phenomena” witnessed by…

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement Reached

Deal focuses on traditional infrastructure projects.  The White House announced Thursday that President Biden had reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of lawmakers for a national infrastructure…

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Vice President Harris Visits Border at El Paso

She toured a processing area in the Texas border city. Vice President Kamala Harris went to the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, Friday. The vice president toured a…

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CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for Final Time

3.2 million Americans fear eviction in the near future.  On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it would be extending protections for renters…

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Interior Department Announces Community Payments

PILT funds to be distributed to over 1,900 counties.  The Department of the Interior announced its latest round of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) on Thursday. PILT…

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President Biden to Meet with Afghan President

Meeting scheduled as Taliban violence increases, U.S. troops withdraw. President Joe Biden is preparing to meet with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House on Friday. The…

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