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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his Administration: Donald Remy, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services Solomon Greene, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development Helaine Greenfeld, Nominee for Assistant A...

The White House WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in his Administration: Donald Remy, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services Solomon Greene, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development Helaine Greenfeld, Nominee...

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 11:29am -- tim Vermonts elected leaders released the following statements Tuesday evening, April 20, 2021, on the guilty verdicts convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder for the death of George Floyd. Statement from Governor Phil Scott “George Floyd’s death was a tragedy, and although today’s verdict brings some justice, there is still so much more work to achieve a truly just society. “We cannot treat the racism that led to Mr. Floyd’s m...

Australia has been enlisted by Indonesia to help in the desperate search for a missing military submarine with 53 sailors on board. The German-made KRI Nanggala-402, was conducting a torpedo drill in waters about 96 kilometres north of the island of Bali on Wednesday, but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said.  Officials fear the vessel sank to the bottom of a trough with a depth of 2,300ft during the torpedo military exercise. The navy has deployed a number of warsh...

Biden Details $1.52 Trillion Spending Proposal to Fund Discretionary Priorities The blueprint includes increases in funding to address climate change, along with beefing up education, health research and the Internal Revenue Service. President Biden receiving a weekly economic briefing at the White House on Friday.Credit...Amr Alfiky/The New York Times April 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden outlined a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domes...

Biden Keeps Trump’s Policy Retaining Land Mines in U.S. Arsenal, for Now On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. had pledged to reverse his predecessor’s land mine policy. A Pentagon spokesman said the matter was under review. Antipersonnel land mines, small explosive weapons that are buried underground or laid on the surface and meant to kill or maim people, can remain deadly for many decades.Credit...Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images April 6, 2021, 3:50 p.m. ...

In Washington, ‘Free Trade’ Is No Longer Gospel Like its predecessor, the Biden administration has largely dispensed with the idea of free trade as a goal in and of itself. Shipping containers at the Port of Oakland. Biden trade officials have promised to continue seeking export opportunities for American companies, but they say they have shifted their focus to protect workers.Credit...Justin Sullivan/Getty Images March 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — For decades, the principle of “fr...

Industry groups push for a swift vote on the IR omnibus bill Senator Pauline Hanson. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch. Leading industry groups are urging senate crossbenchers to support the IR omnibus bill to ensure parliament can pass the suite of reforms before the week’s end. Chief executives from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia and seven peak associations across the retail, hospitality, construction, mining and ...

Department paid $13 million over recommended value for water buyback, Auditor-General calls for review Posted TueTuesday 16 The Agriculture Department is reviewing an $80 million purchase of water from the Condmaine Balonne. ( Print text only Cancel The Australian government paid almost $13 million more than was advised by an independent valuer, in an $80 million deal to secure water from two Queensland farms in 2017. Key points: Independent valuation suggests government paid almost $13 milli...

An internal investigation is under way into why the federal government paid at least $13m over the odds for an $80m water buyback from Eastern Australia Agriculture – a company linked to federal MP Angus Taylor – in 2017. The auditor general, Grant Hehir, who reviewed the government’s water purchase program last year, contacted the valuer used by the Department of Agriculture for the sale, Colliers International, after receiving a complaint from...