Новости за 09.03.2023

In "The Wizard of Oz," as Dorothy emerges from the tornado, she discovers her house has fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East.

My wife and I are blessed with five grandchildren. They are a special pleasure because, at least in theory, it is very much easier to be a grandparent than a parent.

A former executive assistant to Joe Biden has agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee as Republicans expand their probe into the president's handling of classified documents.

President Biden's new budget calls for the hiring of 350 more Border Patrol agents, on top of the 350 that were in his last budget and that were approved by Congress in December.

Military spending would hit $842 billion in fiscal year 2024, a $26 billion increase over 2023 and nearly $100 billion higher than the 2022 baseline, under a budget released Thursday by President Biden, but GOP critics quickly said the increase was too small to meet the country's security challenges.

Mitchell Rales, a local billionaire who publicly espouses -- in some aspects of his life, at least --societal values of decency and humanity, has emerged as an investor in Josh Harris's group bidding to purchase the Washington Commanders.

President Biden's $6.8 trillion budget seeks to add 2,400 new employees to the Environmental Protection Agency -- a more than 16% jump from its current staffing levels.

The National Park Service has announced it will be making improvements to Maryland Route 295, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, over the next few months.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has joined his teammates at spring training and hasn't ruled out being back by the All-Star break following Tommy John surgery.

SoFi Bank has sued the Biden administration in federal court, arguing the pause on student loan repayment is unlawful and has cost the private bank millions of dollars.

A bill in the Maryland Legislature proposes that people 25 and under couldn't be charged with felony murder if they kill someone while committing another crime.

President Biden asked Congress on Thursday to boost spending for the IRS by 15% in fiscal 2024 to help crack down on tax cheats and administer the White House's climate change legislation.

A Republican lawmaker on Thursday accused the FBI of wrongly searching for his name in foreign surveillance data, underscoring the challenges ahead for U.S. officials trying to persuade Congress to renew their authorities to collect huge swaths of communications.

In 1976, Joe Biden was the first Democratic senator to endorse Jimmy Carter for president. Now, as president himself, Mr. Biden should honor Mr. Carter by embracing a Carter-style deregulation agenda.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after tripping and falling at a dinner late Wednesday and will be away from Capitol Hill for multiple days, his office said Thursday.

House Republicans initiated a series of investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made previously unseen video security footage from inside the Capitol public.

Mexico's president said Thursday that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl, despite enormous evidence to the contrary.

President Biden would push federal spending roughly 55% higher than pre-pandemic levels and pay for some of that new spending with $5.5 trillion in tax hikes to pay for expanded social welfare programs.

It's code red for American education. In recent years, educational outcomes have taken a nosedive while illiteracy has skyrocketed, in large part due to a pandemic prolonged by the nation's teachers unions.

President Biden's new budget revives Democrats' calls for Congress to pass a national 12-week paid family and medical leave program, foreshadowing a plank in his 2024 reelection platform.

The Maryland Senate voted Thursday for a measure to give the state's attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers after investigating deaths when officers are involved.

Alarmed by China's success in wooing Pacific island nations, the Biden administration is proposing to spend billions to keep three of those countries in the U.S. orbit.

Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or "chattel," a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves.

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer.

The House is set to vote Friday on a bill that requires the Biden administration to declassify intelligence that shows a link between a virology lab in China and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.