On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, the President signed into law: S. 140, the “Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018,” which authorizes appropriations for the United States Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission through Fiscal Year ...and more »

In 2012, China's premier Wen Jiabao said that there needed to be a counter-cartel to OPEC that should include Europe and the United States. Interest in his proposal was minimal. Oil had reached $100 per barrel. It stifled economic growth and did not ...and more »

GRISWOLD — A new town finance director is scheduled to start later this month, replacing Erik Christensen, who will be leaving in January. Julie Marcotte, of Woodstock, is currently controller of Expressive Design Group, a Holyoke, Mass.-headquartered ...

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said then-Vice President Bush made a memorable trip to Annapolis when Cardin was speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. Cardin told Capital News Service in an interview legislators gave Bush a tie during his visit, and he ...

Being on the outs with President Donald Trump has led to a couple of significant things for Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). For starters, in the fall of 2017, he opted not to seek a third term. This year, after an incredibly wrenching public scene during ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday explained relations between his country and Panama have ”gotten off to a strong start in just a year-and-a-half” after the establishment of diplomatic ties in June 2017. Xi Jinping said those words in Panama City as ...and more »

As thousands of people lined up to pay their last respects to former President George H. W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman took to the Senate floor to deliver a heartfelt tribute to his former boss and mentor. Portman kicked off a ...

Senators are "trying to figure out an amendment that a larger group of people could get behind that addresses this issue without undermining our national interests," Corker said. Sen. Richard Shelby, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee ...

MUMBAI: Fatka robbery victim Dravita Singh, who lost a portion of a foot and some fingers after being pulled off a train by a cellphone robber earlier this year, wants Central Railway to give her a job. Singh's family has petitioned railway minister ...

Des Moines, Iowa, might seem like an unusual place to premiere a documentary, unless of course you're thinking of running for president. Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday will introduce his latest film on the topic of climate change and be part of a panel ...