Senator Manchin Seeks Pause on $3.5 Trillion Bill

Some in Senate may be shortsighted and hypocritical in pursuit of passing the budget, he said. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has called on the Senate leadership…

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President Announces Hurricane Ida Response

Points to climate change as the cause of increasing disasters.  As several states dealt with massive floods and major property damage across the Gulf states and Northeastern seaboard…

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USDA Releases Agricultural Export Forecast

Trade increased by 24 percent in 2021.  The Department of Agriculture released its quarterly forecast on the status of American agricultural trade last week. The report found that…

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Interior Announces North Atlantic Wind Project

New Project could power 600,000 homes. The Department of the Interior announced this week that it had selected a portion of federal waters in the North Atlantic Ocean…

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Senator McConnell Calls on Americans to Get Vaccinated

Home state of Kentucky lags behind national vaccination average.  Senator Mitch McConnell released a new public service announcement on Tuesday, calling on Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.…

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East Coast Sees Historic Rainfall from Ida Remnants

The death toll in the area stands at 22, including a 2-year-old boy. The remnant of Hurricane Ida produced historic rain over New York City, parts of New…

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Social Security Reserves Estimated Depleted by 2033

Coronavirus pandemic accelerated depletion by one year. The Social Security trust fund for retirement and survivors benefits is estimated to have its reserves depleted in 2033, which is…

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Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban

Abortions No Longer Available After 6 Weeks in Texas On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency petition from Texas abortion clinics, thereby allowing Texas’…

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HHS Department Awards Mental Health Grants

$74.2 million awarded to improve teenage mental health. The Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) announced last week that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…

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Pentagon Says Equipment Left Behind Disabled

Billions of dollars worth of military equipment was abandoned. On Tuesday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that the military equipment the United States left in Afghanistan was…

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