SOTU: Biden Touts Climate Agenda, Vows to Cut Carbon Emissions ‘In Half by 2030’

President Joe Biden highlighted his climate agenda legislation during Thursday night’s State of the Union address, telling Americans he is “taking the most significant action ever on climate in the history of the world” while vowing to cut carbon emissions in the United States “in half by 2030.” He also lauded a plan to expand

Senate passes first government funding package to avoid shutdown

Washington — The Senate passed a six-bill package to fund parts of the federal government through September, narrowly avoiding a partial shutdown.  The upper chamber voted 75 to 22, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk before a midnight deadline.  Republicans’ demands for amendment votes on immigration-related and other measures slowed its passage and threatened