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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a news conference following a visit to Bears Ears National Monument Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Blanding, Utah. 

Interior secretary revokes Trump administration’s orders prioritizing energy development

Derek Draplin | The Center Square
April 16, 2021
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be the next Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Tuesday, March 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Biden admin puts religious freedom programs on hold

Susan Crabtree | RealClearPolitics
April 13, 2021
Rebecca Hong, right, a registered nurse who is the assistant nurse manager in the mom/baby unit at Rose Medical Center, administers the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna to hospital worker Kudusan Tekle in the first round of staff vaccinations at Rose with the Moderna product Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Denver. 

Study: Vaccine passports may soon be obsolete

Casey Harper | The Center Square
April 12, 2021
President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington.

Biden pitches gun-control measures: ‘This is just the start.’

Casey Harper | The Center Square
April 8, 2021
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, talks about the role of attorney general on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in Frankfort, Ky., shortly before Daniel Cameron, right, is sworn in as Kentucky’s attorney general.

Kentucky takes steps to combat unemployment fraud

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor
April 6, 2021
Voters wait in a line at the Gwinnett County elections headquarters in Lawrenceville to cast ballots during early voting for the Jan. 5 runoff election. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is defending the state's new election reforms, which critics have derided as voter suppression, that were recently signed into law.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: Georgia’s controversial election reform bill provides ‘balance between accessibility with security’

Curt Yeomans [email protected]
April 3, 2021
Early voting for January runoff

Early voting for January runoff

Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans
April 3, 2021
FILE - Health care costs

Surveys: 46 million people can’t afford health care, majority of hospitals not providing pricing transparency

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
April 1, 2021
This March 20, 2021, photo provided by the Office of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, shows detainees in a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporary overflow facility in Donna, Texas. President Joe Biden's administration faces mounting criticism for refusing to allow outside observers into facilities where it is detaining thousands of immigrant children.

Ten percent of migrant minors held in San Diego Convention Center test positive for COVID-19

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
April 1, 2021
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to the press at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.

Kentucky lawmakers quickly override several Beshear vetoes

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor
March 29, 2021
A migrant is seen inside of a van near a respite center after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, Friday, March 19, 2021, in McAllen, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem Tuesday but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

861 criminals, 92 sex offenders encountered at Texas border in past few days, agent says

Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
March 29, 2021
Iowa Republican U.S. House candidate and state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa received her certificate of election from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Miller-Meeks was declared the winner by just six votes. Democrat candidate Rita Hart of Wheatland has said she intends to file a petition with the U.S. House of Representatives challenging the outcome and asking for a full review of all ballots cast in the race, bypassing Iowa courts.

Iowa Secretary of State to Pelosi: ‘Iowans should have the final say in all Iowa elections’

TOM BARTON [email protected]
March 29, 2021
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