Author: MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
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Democrats seek criminal charges against Coloradan who headed Interior for Trump
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether the Coloradan who served as secretary of the interior in the Trump administration engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. The criminal referral says David…
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US House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights
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WASHINGTON ? Democrats in the U.S. House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top…
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US House approves bill to expand gun-sale background checks
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WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales and transfers, the first major gun control legislation considered by Congress in nearly 25 years. Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby’s grip on Washington and begin to address an epidemic…
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Congress renews conservation fund, approves major public lands package
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WASHINGTON – A wide-ranging bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates five new national monuments has won congressional approval. The measure is the largest public lands bill approved by Congress in more than a decade. The House passed the bill Tuesday, 363-62,…
