Richard Lardner, Author at Valley News

Truck driver Terry Button drives his truck near Opal, Va., Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Transportation Department is poised to relax the federal regulations that govern how many hours a day truckers can be behind the wheel, a long sought goal of the trucking industry. (AP Photo/Tom Sampson)

Administration moves to ease drive-time rules for truckers

by Richard Lardner Associated PressJuly 1, 2019

OPAL, Va. — Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania.He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t leave the truck unattended. So he…

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, rolls of steel are shown in Baytown, Texas. Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff he put in place to protect U.S. manufacturers and jobs, according to an Associated Press analysis.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP analysis: Hundreds of companies excused from steel tariff

by Richard Lardner Associated Press, and Larry Fenn Associated PressFebruary 16, 2019

FILE - In this July 1, 2010 file photo, chickens poke their heads out of cages in Turner, Maine. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum and other imported goods are threatening a trade deal with South Africa that gives U.S. chicken producers duty-free access to a market that had effectively been shut to them for years. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Farmers Cry Fowl Over Tariffs

by Richard Lardner Associated PressOctober 20, 2018

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., center, listens to a staffer before answering questions at a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gillibrand says President Donald Trump’s latest tweet about her was a “sexist smear” aimed at silencing her voice. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump Attacks Senator in Suggestive Tweet

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressDecember 13, 2017

Heather Gooze, Las Vegas shooting witness, cries as she testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, entitled: "Firearm Accessory Regulation and Enforcing Federal and State Reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

House OKs GOP Gun Rights Bill

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressDecember 6, 2017

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters while heading to vote on budget amendments, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington. U.S. sanctions against Iran automatically would kick in if Tehran violates new constraints, according to a draft Republican bill crafted by GOP Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Tom Cotton of Arkansas and sought by President Donald Trump as he tries to unravel the landmark 2015 international accord to prevent Iran from assembling an arsenal of atomic weapons. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Draft Bill Seeks More Iran Limits

by Richard Lardner Associated PressOctober 20, 2017

FILE - In this May 4, 2016 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz at the State Department in Washington. Former Obama administration officials who played central roles in brokering the Iran nuclear agreement are scheduled to brief congressional Democrats on the merits of the international accord as President Donald Trump prepares to announce a decision that could lead to an unraveling of the pact. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Urged To Keep Iran Deal

by Richard Lardner Associated PressOctober 12, 2017

In this Aug. 11, 2017 photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to supporters in Hebron, Ky. The Senate has rejected a bipartisan push for a new war authorization against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. Senators have decided to let the White House continue using a 16-year-old law as the basis for sending American troops into combat. Senators have voted to scuttle an amendment to the annual defense policy crafted by Sen. Rand Paul that would have allowed the war authorizations created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks to lapse after six months. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Senate Downs New U.S. War Authorization

by Richard Lardner Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies to the House Intelligence Committee task force on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, as part of the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

U.S. Officials Underscore Russia ’16 Effort

by Deb Riechmann Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressJune 21, 2017

In this photo taken April 26, 2017, U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Harry Harris Jr. testifies on Capitol in Washington. Determined to exert greater economic pressure on North Korea, the GOP-led House is expected to vote overwhelmingly to slap Pyongyang with new sanctions that target the wayward nation’s shipping industry and use of slave labor. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Backs Sanctions Against N. Korea

by Richard Lardner Associated PressMay 5, 2017