Politics & Policy

The Biden Administration’s first offshore wind lease sales topped $4 billion for 488,000 acres, blowing away previous records.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki indicated the U.S. sanctions will include a travel ban.

It’s the first time the response force has been used in the defense of NATO allies.

The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA and the governing bodies of skiing and Formula One pulled upcoming events from Russia.

The invasion of Ukraine occurred despite weeks of diplomatic efforts, including calls between Biden and Putin and European leaders' visits to Moscow.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Kyiv “could well be under siege" in what U.S. officials believe is a brazen attempt by Putin to install his own regime.

One bill would require local police departments to hold at least two community roundtable discussions each year.

Opponents of the measure say it will hurt LGBTQ youth, who already face higher rates of bullying.

Right now, the city’s governing document defines some positions as for “men of recognized standing.” A ballot question in the May primary would change that.

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered a charged address at the Security Council, demanding the Russian representative phone Moscow to call off the war.

World leaders Thursday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as “barbaric” and quickly slapped heavy sanctions on the Russian economy, President Vladimir Putin's inner circle

The collaboration between city, state, and community leaders hopes to educate residents about what resources are available to address and prevent gun violence.

As a Russian invasion of Ukraine appeared imminent, Murphy praised the Biden administration for what he called standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Russia has embarked on a path of evil, but Ukraine is defending itself and won’t give up its freedom,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted.

The Department of the Interior is seeking public comment on name replacements for the more than 660 geographic features that contain the word.