Nancy Pelosi's husband pleads guilty to DUI, faces jail time

NAPA, Calif. (KRON) -- Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's husband pleaded guilty to DUI causing injury Tuesday morning in Northern California. Paul Pelosi was sentenced by Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga to serve five days in jail, pay more than $6,000 in fines, and enroll in a three-month-long DUI class. Paul Pelosi did not appear in the courtroom. His defense attorney, Amanda Bevins, appeared in court for him and

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The CHIPS are on the table — but semis are only part of the story

The “CHIPS and Science Act” President Biden signed into law last week was widely hailed as a refreshing bipartisan triumph, but the measure’s impact can be even broader than many recognize.  Washington rightly celebrated the benefits of the “CHIPS” side of the new law, which includes funds that can be invested in semiconductor technology right away — a victory for U.S. national security and competitiveness. However, the “Science” part of the bill also deserves our applause: It authorizes funding that can provide a powerful boost for technological innovation that could transfo

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One-in-three veterans say they’ve been arrested: research

About one-third of veterans have reported being arrested at least once in their lives, according to a criminal justice think tank.  The Council on Criminal Justice said in a release on Tuesday that the most recent national survey revealed that U.S. prisons and jails contained 180,000 veterans were in U.S. prisons and jails. Data shows a significant disparity between the percentage of veterans and non-veterans who have been arrested in their lifetimes, with fewer than

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The urgent need for climate change bipartisanship

The climate change legislation signed by President Joe Biden this month was a historic political accomplishment and a big step forward in America’s capacity to help stop the warming of the Earth. Climate change threatens our security, our prosperity and even our freedom as much as terrorism did after 9/11. But like climate change bills I worked on in the Senate for years, it did not win bipartisan support. This needs to change. Until it does, the respo

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National Archives says at least 700 pages of classified materials seized from Trump’s home

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