When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet, she became the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island. China announced military maneuvers in retaliation, even as Taiwanese officials …
Author: ELLEN KNICKMEYER
US climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact
WASHINGTON (AP) – After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United States can walk the climate walk by pushing a massive investment for a new era of clean energy through …
Women’s march targets Supreme Court, with abortion on line
WASHINGTON (AP) – The first Women’s March of the Biden administration heads straight for the steps of the Supreme Court on Saturday, part of nationwide protests demanding continued access to abortion in a year when conservative lawmakers and judg…