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Weatherwatch: the great snowstorm that engulfed Britain in April 1849
How newspapers – and Queen Victoria – described the unusually wintry conditions The cold and snow…
Concerns over climate finance for poorer nations as White House summit begins
As world leaders meet to discuss the climate crisis, campaigners say wealthier countries need to do…
Country diary: what’s under the stone? A hungry beetle for starters
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: A fleeting, iridescent green blur is evidence of a burrowing ground beetle Cutting…
Dems’ ambitions narrow as political reality sets in
Sen. Angus King is still undecided on whether to support D.C. statehood, an important goal for…
Clyburn facing potential $5,000 metal detector fine
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) talks to reporters in Washington, D.C. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images…
Senate GOP preserves earmark ban, adds strict debt ceiling posture
Neither the earmark ban nor the debt ceiling language is binding — and that means there’s…
Lofgren: Capitol Police official being investigated for directions to pursue only ‘anti-Trump’ protesters Jan. 6
Many Democratic lawmakers expressed alarm after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump…
Murkowski bucks her party to back Biden’s pick for DOJ No. 3
Sen. Lisa Murkowski will vote on Wednesday to confirm Vanita Gupta to the No. 3 position…
Senate Democrats reject Republican infrastructure bid
Republicans haven’t even introduced their infrastructure proposal yet, but the Democratic reviews are already in. And…