‘Zombie drug’ contributes to overdoses, is focus of House and Senate legislation
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported that 23 percent of fentanyl powder examined in 2022 contained xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer.
Search Results for U.S. House
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Virginia is chill: Commonwealth rates as 10th least stressed state in the U.S.
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April is Stress Awareness Month, and WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Stressed States.
House Republicans threaten to cut Meals on Wheels funding in debt-limit plan
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A Politico story reports that the Biden administration identified 1 million “largely home-bound seniors would lose access to food through the Meals on Wheels program” under the U.S. House Republican Conference’s debt limit plan.
House energy and environmental coalition applauds EPA proposal to reduce vehicle emissions
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The House SEEC favorably responded to the EPA’s proposal on greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles sold in the United States.
U.S. foreign policy has moved from unrealistic nationalism to global citizenship
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For many years, a portion of the world public has sought to wall itself off from people abroad by hiding behind national borders.
Not so egg-cited: Inflation affects Easter celebrations in the U.S. in 2023
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According to WalletHub’s 2023 Easter Survey, nearly half of Americans observing Easter this year expect inflation to impact their celebrations.
U.S. Senate repeals use of military force authorization against Iraq
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The U.S. Senate voted today to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq.
How many people died in the U.S. from COVID last week? You’d probably be surprised
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You probably didn’t know that there were 2,060 deaths attributed to COVID last week, but this is what we have, from the CDC.
‘Our country’: The clash in the U.S. between democracy and dictatorship
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It was 1776. The U.S. was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy.
Letters: It’s time for the U.S. to take a stand on the endless war in Yemen
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We have seen much recently about the Ukraine war anniversary. But March also marks the eighth anniversary of the war on Yemen and the 20th on Iraq. Members of Congress should introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution before this war enters a ninth year.
