Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement — High Country News – Know the West

Source: Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement — High Country News – Know the West

Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises Roil World – The New York Times

Republican senators who have placed holds on ambassador nominees during Mr. Biden’s presidency include J.D. Vance of Ohio, Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Earlier this year, Mr. Vance sent questionnaires to State Department nominees to determine whether they might be “radical” or too “woke” by his standards, he told Politico in July.(Me: Senator Vance has standards? That’s news to me)