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A federal department is awarding Detroit with a $9.7 million grant to address lead-based hazards in the community, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Southfield) announced Thursday. “This funding is critical to protect children in Detroit from the hazards of lead poisoning” as “lead remains a challenge for the city,” Lawrence said in a statement.
Lawmakers on 25 September scrutinised the US Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the aircraft safety certification process, including whether the agency misled the US Senate about the qualifications of inspectors to certify and assess pilot training for Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
When House Democrats huddled in the basement of the Capitol for yet another internal battle over whether to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, for once there were no objections from any lawmakers in the room and for the first time Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she was on board.
During AJC’s 75-year history in Atlanta, the organization has made significant strides in advocating for Israel, combating anti-Semitism, and developing strong ties with government officials, diplomats and other world leaders. AJC has become well-renowned for these achievements, but the organization also transcends the simplistic implications of Jewish advocacy.
There's a new chorus of calls to impeach the motherfucker already following reports alleging that President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic presidential rival, Joe Biden. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens joined the calls for impeachment, becoming the last of Michigan's seven U.S. House Democrats to sign on. On Monday, seven U.S.
Contractors charged the federal government whatever they wanted for more than two years for dirt used to fill holes left behind from thousands of torn-down houses in Detroit's controversial demolition program, emails obtained by The Detroit News show.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said the U.S. House will move forward with a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
There was a “seismic shift” on impeachment in the House on Tuesday, even if lawmakers themselves are struggling to explain what’s changed.
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, said Monday night she will support efforts to impeach President Donald Trump unless his administration can show this week that he did not use the “power of his office” to urge the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, and Biden’s son, Hunter.
The only independent member of the U.S. House of Representatives said he’s available to serve as speaker to help kickstart impeachment hearings. U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Cascade Township, who left the GOP in July after calling for an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, jumped into the fray on Twitter on Friday amidst Democratic divisions on the issue.