Posts Tagged Congressman Don Beyer
Despite Impeachment, Congressman Beyer is Finding Success With Animal Testing Bill
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 17, 2019
Washington may be bitterly divided over impeachment. But, the tension over President Trump is also providing an opportunity for bipartisan action against animal testing. Michael Pope reports.
Beyer and Other House Democrats Are Pushing Ranked Choice Voting
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 23, 2019
Should voters have more choices when they are at the polls? One Virginia congressman wants to create a new system of ranked choice voting. Michael Pope reports.
Congressman Beyer: IRS Needs Additional Funding to Track Down Tax Evaders
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 14, 2019
Tax season is upon us, and that means officials at the Internal Revenue Service are working overtime this time of year. But, one Virginia congressman worries that the IRS isn’t getting the funding it needs. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- What We Know: The Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant And 8 Others January 27, 2020The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was operating under "Special VFR" (or Special Visual Flight Rules) status, meaning its pilot had been granted a request to fly in challenging conditions.
- 'Fresh Air' Remembers 'PBS NewsHour' Host Jim Lehrer January 27, 2020Lehrer, who died Jan. 23, was a nightly figure on PBS news for more than three decades, and moderated presidential debates in every election from 1988 through 2012. Originally broadcast in 1988.
- New Book Presents A 'Secret History' Of Nuclear War Planning In America January 27, 2020In The Bomb, journalist Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for — and sometimes narrowly avoided — nuclear war.
- Imagery Suggests Iran Is Preparing To Try To Launch A Satellite January 27, 2020Activity at the Imam Khomeini Space Center indicates Iran is once again attempting to send a satellite into orbit. Last year, three attempts ended in failure.
- U.S. Plane Goes Down In Afghanistan, Prompting Wave Of Questions, Contradictions January 27, 2020A U.S. official tells NPR that two people died when the aircraft crashed in Ghazni province. The official blamed mechanical problems — but the Taliban claim to have shot it down.
- What We Know: The Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant And 8 Others January 27, 2020
- From BBC News
- Auschwitz 75 years on: Holocaust Day prompts new anti-Semitism warnings January 27, 2020World leaders warn of resurgent hatred, 75 years after the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp was liberated.
- Auschwitz 75 years on: William and Kate light candles to commemorate Holocaust January 27, 2020The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hear "heartbreaking" stories at "poignant" commemoration event.
- Prince Andrew 'uncooperative' over Epstein inquiry, US prosecutor says January 27, 2020US Attorney Geoffrey Berman says the FBI has contacted the Duke of York's lawyers.
- Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine crash cause January 27, 2020Nine people, including Bryant's daughter, were killed in the crash which happened in foggy weather.
- Gary Lineker calls for 'voluntary' licence fee January 27, 2020The BBC broadcaster says the annual charge is the corporation's "fundamental problem".
- Auschwitz 75 years on: Holocaust Day prompts new anti-Semitism warnings January 27, 2020
