Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

WASHINGTON —  PresidentJoe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sattitla National Monument in Northern California, said…

Congress Certifies Trump’s 2024 Election Victory

By Brendan Scanland WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every four years, Congress is tasked with certifying the Presidential Election results.   The 2024 Presidential Election was officially certified by Congress on Monday and went much smoother than the previous certification four years ago. As President of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the joint session of…

US Congress certifies Trump election win

The U.S. Congress on Monday certified that President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election. Four years ago today, Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to overturn the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has more, with Kim Lewis contributing.This post was originally published on here

Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl

NEW YORK —  Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. Athos Chemicals and Raxuter Chemicals, both based in Gujarat, were each charged in Brooklyn with distributing the ingredients and conspiring to distribute…

‘A difficult day for many of us:’ Jayapal comments on Trump certification 4 years after Jan. 6 attack

Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings Monday that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash. 7) told KIRO Newsradio’s Aaron Granillo that it was a “difficult day,” but that a peaceful transfer of power is the correct way…