Executive - Page 985

January 19, 2024

RI Gov. McKee proposes sending 4 major infrastructure plans to ballot box

Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has proposed ballot initiatives pertaining to four infrastructure spending proposals valued at a total of $345 million.

January 19, 2024

Ex-Red Wings Zamboni driver fired for urinating in drain, says team had scheme to terminate him: report

A former Zamboni driver fired by the Detroit Red Wings after urinating in a drain inside Little Caesars Arena says the team orchestrated a scheme to let him go.

January 19, 2024

Kirby says Yemen's Houthis 'still have some offensive capability' despite waves of US strikes

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby announces new U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, who he says “still have some offensive capability."

January 19, 2024

House Republicans seek answers on DNA testing backlog of illegal immigrants: 'Extremely distressing'

Republicans led by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., are seeking more information from the FBI about a reported backlog in the processing of DNA tests for illegals immigrants.

January 19, 2024

Biden admin failing to track Chinese ownership of US farmland: govt watchdog

The Department of Agriculture is failing to properly track foreign investment in agricultural land, leaving the nation's food security vulnerable, a watchdog agency found.

January 19, 2024

Hawley demands answers from TSA on migrants using controversial app to board planes: ‘This is outrageous’

Sen. Josh Hawley is seeking answers from the Biden administration over an initiative to verify documentation for migrants seeking to fly using CBP One.

January 19, 2024

Poland's new government praised by European Union for efforts to restore rule of law

The European Union Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, applauded Poland's new pro-EU government on Friday for its efforts to restore the rule of law.

January 19, 2024

Biden's top outside group hauls in over $200M to aid uphill re-election fight

Future Forward, the main outside group backing President Biden's 2024 candidacy, raked in an astronomical $208 million last year to aid him in his re-election fight.

January 19, 2024

German lawmakers approve plan to loosen citizenship rules in effort to attract skilled workers

German lawmakers have approved legislation that eases rules on gaining citizenship and ends restrictions on holding dual citizenship, according to officials.

January 19, 2024

Activists in Norway charged after blocking entrances to government offices to protest wind farm impact

A group of protesters are facing charges for allegedly blocking government offices to protest a wind farm in central Norway's Fosen district, officials say.