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01.11.2024 | From ‘Social Media Better Not Touch Politics’ To ‘Social Media Must Push One Sided Nonsense’ | As we head into next week’s election, it is worth taking a step back and realizing how absolutely ridiculous it is that we spent five or six years with people insisting that Facebook and Twitter absolutely needed to be punished for supposed... |
30.10.2024 | The Heartland's Political Tug-of-War: Iowa's Crucial House Races | As the political landscape shifts, Iowa emerges as a battleground for the upcoming elections. The stakes are high, and the stakes are personal. In a state where former President Donald Trump reigns supreme, two congressional districts are u... |
29.10.2024 | National Politics | Tight House races make for crowded Most Vulnerable Incumbent list | Maine Rep. Jared Golden is another Democrat who finds himself just off the list. A recent NRCC poll shows state Rep. Austin Theriault up 2 points over Golden and Trump is expected to win the district easily. But polling has been scant, and ... |
24.10.2024 | The Political Tightrope: Trump’s Shifting Stances and Harris’ Closing Argument | In the world of politics, positions can shift like sand in the wind. Donald Trump, a master of reinvention, has changed his stance on several key issues as he campaigns for the presidency in 2024. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is ... |
23.10.2024 | National Politics | 5 times when Donald Trump changed his stance on an issue | Here is a look at some of his clearer, more consequential policy shifts:Abortion
What he said then: “Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.” (in 2020)
What he says now: “My administration will be great for wo... |
08.10.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Harris signals fight with Congress over agenda in ’60 Minutes’ interview | Whitaker pressed the vice president on a range of issues. Here are four takeaways.Pay-fors?
Harris was pushed on how she, if elected, would pay for what would be a pricey agenda.
She has proposed tax breaks and other federal aid for first-t... |
27.09.2024 | A Crisis of Protection: The Secret Service Under Fire | The Secret Service is in the hot seat. A recent Senate probe has exposed serious failures in the agency's protective measures, particularly during a Trump rally shooting in July. The findings are alarming. They reveal a web of miscommunicat... |
25.09.2024 | National Politics | Senate probe finds Secret Service failures at Trump rally shooting | “In a sense, a lot of these individual failings, if corrected at the time, might have prevented this tragedy, and clearly it was a tragedy,” Blumenthal said. “A man died, a former president was almost killed, and it was completely preventab... |
24.09.2024 | National Politics | House moves to bolster Secret Service after assassination scares | Members of Congress have been scrutinizing the budget for the Secret Service in the aftermath of a shooting at a Trump rally in July in Butler, Pa. Those concerns were elevated after the Secret Service arrested a man in connection with an a... |
14.09.2024 | Books | In ‘You Must Stand Up,’ Amanda Becker captures the scramble after Dobbs | Q: How did this book come about?
A: Everyone who writes about abortion rights knew that Dobbs was coming. It was just a matter of time to see which case was going to be the one that overturned Roe.
And so I had started mentally preparing fo... |
10.09.2024 | National Politics | ‘Determined to blow an election’: Things to watch at Trump-Harris debate | Polls suggest voters want to hear from Harris about policy, and prognosticators in Las Vegas say she has a better chance of winning the debate. “Latest odds reveal Harris has an implied probability of 57% of winning the debate, while Trump ... |
05.09.2024 | National Politics | Nutrition programs for older adults face service cuts | “The vast majority of them recognize that there are more seniors in need in their communities that they’re not able to serve, in large part because of a lack of adequate federal funding,” Protas said.Higher demand
The population is getting ... |
03.09.2024 | The Political Landscape: A Tale of Two Campaigns | The 2024 presidential race is heating up. Two candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, are vying for the highest office in the land. Their strategies reveal much about their visions for America. Harris, the Democratic nominee, and Trump,... |
02.09.2024 | Health | CDC sees link between overdoses, other mental health disorders | She said public health professionals can also amp up harm reduction services, like naloxone distribution to reverse opioid overdose. The FDA in 2023 approved the first over-the-counter naloxone products. They are now available in all 50 sta... |
23.08.2024 | Mike Gallagher talks priorities as Palantir’s new defense business chief | Palantir Technologies has named Mike Gallagher, the former congressman who led the House Select Committee on China, to lead its defense business, the company announced Thursday.
The Wisconsin Republican left Congress earlier this year after... |
23.08.2024 | National Politics | Fact-checking Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention | But he hasn’t been definitive about that. In an April interview with Time, Trump was asked if that blanket 10 percent tariff was his plan. He responded, “It may be more than that. It may be a derivative of that.”
At a recent rally in North ... |
22.08.2024 | National Politics | Fact-checking Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention | Abortion ban
After predicting that Trump and Vance would “gut Social Security and Medicare,” Walz repeated the outdated claim that “they will ban abortion across this country with or without Congress.” Trump used to support that position, b... |
21.08.2024 | National Politics | Rep. Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary easily; Sen. Rick Scott to face Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Senate race ‘within the margin of error’
In the Senate race, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell won the Democratic primary, setting up an expected November faceoff with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
Mucarsel-Powell was ahead with 69% of the vote ... |
20.08.2024 | National Politics | On track to be first trans member, Sarah McBride has hope for Congress | “There are a lot of people right now in this country who don’t see themselves reflected in government, and they deserve to see that,” she says of her gender identity. “But on a day-to-day basis, it’s not what I’m talking about or thinking a... |
20.08.2024 | National Politics | Fact-checking Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention | The unemployment rate was 6.4 percent the month of Biden’s inauguration, above the historical norm of 5.6 percent, which is the median rate for all months since 1948.
As FactCheck noted before, that rate would have been higher if millions o... |
16.08.2024 | National Politics | Biggest lobbying interests buck trend with higher 2024 spending | “Election years bring some trepidation for the lobbying business because of the uncertainty about the legislative outlook and political outlook, but interest is heightened beyond belief right now,” said William Moschella, co-chair of the go... |
16.08.2024 | National Politics | Harris faces hurdles to build on momentum at convention | “When it comes to managing this change at the top of the ticket, I really do think you’ll see a party that’s as unified as it can be,” she said in a Thursday telephone interview. “You’re going to hear from former Democratic presidents, the ... |
16.08.2024 | National Politics | Harris to propose tax cuts for newborns, funds for first-time homebuyers | The Harris proposal for assistance for first-time homebuyers goes beyond what President Joe Biden has proposed.
“The Biden-Harris administration initially proposed providing $25,000 in down payment assistance only for 400,000 first-generati... |
31.07.2024 | The Shifting Sands of American Politics: A Dual Analysis of Gay Activism and the Future of the GOP | In the landscape of American politics, two narratives are unfolding. One is the evolution of gay activism, particularly the role of conservative voices within it. The other is the uncertain future of the Republican Party, especially in the ... |
31.07.2024 | National Politics | Lake-Gallego Senate contest set in Arizona; key House races up in the air | With West Virginia’s Republican Gov. Jim Justice expected to cruise to victory in the race to replace retiring Sen. Joe Manchin III — an independent who, like Sinema, was elected as a Democrat — the Lake campaign argues that only Republican... |
30.07.2024 | National Politics | How Republicans helped shape gay activism in America | A: I begin my book in the Cold War era, the Lavender Scare, which was when both political parties were really committed to rooting out homosexuals from the federal government and making life difficult for gay persons in this country.
I was ... |
29.07.2024 | National Politics | Biden to call for Supreme Court term limits, new ethics code | Niels Lesniewski | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he wants term limits for Supreme Court justices and to overturn the court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity that benefited former President ... |
25.07.2024 | Political Turmoil: A Nation on Edge**
** | ** The political landscape in the United States is shifting like sand beneath our feet. Recent events have sent shockwaves through the corridors of power, leaving citizens grappling with uncertainty. The resignation of the Secret Service di... |
25.07.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Why JD Vance might not carry Trump’s MAGA torch into the future | “I think Donald Trump picked Vance to complement himself and his strengths on the ticket,” Musholt said on July 17, the day after several potential future presidential candidates addressed the Republican convention. “But there are others th... |
23.07.2024 | Secret Service director resigns after Trump rally shooting | “She should have done this at least a week ago,” Johnson said. “I’m happy to see that she has heeded the call of both Republicans and Democrats. Now we have to pick up the pieces. We have to rebuild the American people’s faith and trust in ... |
22.07.2024 | National Politics | Biden’s out, endorses Harris. Now what happens? | Biden had flatly rejected calls to step aside for weeks after a disastrous debate with Trump on June 27. White House and campaign aides had not provided requested details on what changed his mind. A White House official said Sunday that Bid... |
18.07.2024 | Biden's Uphill Battle for Re-Election: Navigating Challenges and Missteps | President Joe Biden finds himself in the midst of a high-stakes battle to secure his re-election bid for 2024. Despite acknowledging the importance of allaying fears within his party, Biden faces a tough road ahead as he grapples with verba... |
18.07.2024 | National Politics | The way to voters’ hearts? It must be memes and TikTok, influencers say | Social media accounts need to be for just one thing, Spehar said, whether that’s selling, informing or influencing. Too often, politicians try to be cool, or worse, do the trite, overly performative bit of an Old doing the TikTok because th... |
18.07.2024 | National Politics | Vance delivers populist message as he accepts VP nomination | The selection effectively makes the 39-year-old Vance Trump’s hand-picked standard-bearer for the MAGA movement, a role he — and others including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — had spent months auditioning for... |
18.07.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Watching the language of Trump, Biden | On the opening night of the Republican National Convention here, speakers mostly stuck to the program, accusing Biden of making life miserable while avoiding some of the most pointed rhetoric that has become commonplace.
One exception came ... |
12.07.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: At high-stakes news conference, Biden calls Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ | U.S. President Joe Biden walks out to hold a news conference at the 2024 NATO Summit on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/TNS)
Biden also appeared to misstate economic data — about high inflation and ... |
09.07.2024 | National Politics | Newer crop of tax writers prepares to take on legacy 2017 law | Republicans on both committees have started member education efforts with topic-specific working groups.
There has been less turnover among Democrats on the House and Senate panels since 2017 and substantially less since 2021 when they work... |
04.07.2024 | National Politics | In blockbuster term, Supreme Court boosts its own sway | Clare Pastore, a law professor at the USC Gould School of Law, said the changes from those decisions will reverberate for years to come, encouraging constant lawsuits over both new and existing federal rules, with litigants shopping around ... |
28.06.2024 | Progressive staffers call on their bosses to boycott Netanyahu visit | CPSA will distribute the letter to every Democratic member of Congress in the coming weeks, ahead of Netanyahu’s scheduled appearance on July 24, according to an organizer.
“Citizens, students, and lawmakers across the country and the world... |
26.06.2024 | National Politics | Key results from Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah races | Hurd had the backing of several mainstream Colorado Republicans, including former Gov. Bill Owens.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC affiliated with House GOP leaders, has spent $400,000 opposing Hanks. Another conservative PAC... |
19.06.2024 | National Politics | Key results from Georgia runoff, Virginia and Oklahoma primaries | The race in the 4th District, which includes parts of Oklahoma City and much of south-central Oklahoma, is rated Solid Republican by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. Trump, who endorsed Cole, won the district by more than 31 percen... |
18.06.2024 | National Politics | Democrats hail Biden immigration moves that Trump brands ‘amnesty’ | The action comes after President Joe Biden was criticized by some Democrats for issuing an order on June 4 that would limit migrants’ asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border and allow immigration officials to swiftly deport individuals who ... |
18.06.2024 | National Politics | Five faces to watch Tuesday in Georgia, Oklahoma and Virginia | Good was among the members of Congress who endorsed Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, but he later endorsed Trump after DeSantis ended his presidential campaign.
McGuire was elected to the state Senate in 2023. He narrowly outraised Goo... |
14.06.2024 | National Politics | ‘All hands on deck’: Trump vows to help GOP in House races | House Republicans are weighing several legislative moves in response to Trump’s conviction, including a bill that would allow former presidents to move state-level cases to federal court and efforts to strip funding for the special counsel ... |
12.06.2024 | National Politics | Tuesday election roundup: Mace wins early, Golden to face ex-NASCAR driver | Maine
Ex-NASCAR driver laps opponent: State Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver backed by former President Donald Trump and national Republicans, won the nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in the 2nd District.
Ther... |
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Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is getting a financial assist from his panel's members as he faces a well-funded primary challenge from his right fla... |
06.06.2024 | Senate Rules Committee Advances Bills to Address Harmful AI in Elections | On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration marked up and advanced three bills addressing the role of AI in elections: the Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act, the AI Transparency in Elections Act, and ... |
05.06.2024 | National Politics | Menendezes and rematches: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries | Menendez drew a primary challenger months after his father, Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, was charged in a corruption case for which he is currently on trial in Manhattan federal court. The younger Menendez has not been accused of any crime... |
04.06.2024 | National Politics | House races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries | Menendez has focused on his record from his first year and a half in the House and less on his father’s alleged criminal conduct. He has support from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and... |
22.05.2024 | National Politics | Key results from primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon and Idaho | Kentucky
Massie renominated with ease: Rep. Thomas Massie, who recently was one of the leaders in the failed push by House conservatives to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., easily dispatched two GOP rivals in Kentucky’s 4th District.
At 7:... |
17.05.2024 | Coast Guard bill's offshore drama | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Renewables companies are pushing to kill an obscure provision of the Coast Guard authorization that they contend could stall offshore wind development.
Why it matters: Industry believes that the domes... |
10.05.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Takeaways from Biden’s candid CNN interview as he warns Israel | ‘Not supplying the weapons’
Biden told the “Outfront” anchor he made clear to Israeli leaders if they conduct military operations in “population centers” inside Gaza, he would withhold U.S.-made heavy bombs.
Though his top aides in recent w... |
06.05.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Republicans banking on the road less traveled to Senate majority | The Senate battleground map is skewed in Republicans’ favor. Democrats are defending nine of the 10 states rated as competitive by Inside Elections, and the only vulnerable Republican seat, in Texas, currently held by Republican incumbent T... |
02.05.2024 | Military documents contradict Republican Rep. Troy Nehls' military record claims | During his time in office and amid his inaugural 2020 run for Texas' 22nd District congressional seat, Republican Rep. Troy Nehls has repeatedly claimed to be the recipient of two Bronze Star medals and a Combat Infantryman Badge from his t... |
30.04.2024 | National Politics | They staffed the Jan. 6 committee. Threats still follow them | Chris Marquette and Michael Macagnone | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
WASHINGTON — A deep unease trickled through Jacob Glick’s entire body. He had started a virtual deposition of Jim Watkins, the large, scruffy QAnon conspiracy theorist who runs 8kun... |
30.04.2024 | National Politics | Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity could alter impeachment | Michael Macagnone | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
WASHINGTON — How the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity in former President Donald Trump’s effort to jettison his federal charges could have some collateral damage: Congress’ impeachment powe... |
28.04.2024 | First look: Axios CEO Jim VandeHei's "Just the Good Stuff" | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Adapted from a book by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei, "Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success," out Tuesday. Preorder here.
My big D.C. break came in 1996, when Susan Glasser — then editor o... |
24.04.2024 | National Politics | States move to label deepfake political ads | Gopal Ratnam | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — After 20,000 or more New Hampshire voters received a call with the artificial-intelligence-doctored voice of President Joe Biden asking them to skip the state’s primary in January, state offici... |
23.04.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Voters got first true 2024 week with Trump on trial, Biden on the trail | John T. Bennett | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON— The unprecedented 2024 election cycle came into focus last week, with President Joe Biden ordering milkshakes and sandwiches on the campaign trail while Donald Trump was admonished by a crimi... |
22.04.2024 | National Politics | Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion and Trump | Michael Macagnone | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will close out oral arguments for the term this week with two high-profile cases: whether federal law guarantees access to abortion in emergency rooms and whether former ... |
19.04.2024 | Capito Statement on EPA’s PFAS Designations | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement following the EPA’s decision to designate two legacy per- and polyfluoro... |
11.04.2024 | Congress is already gearing up for the next government funding fight. Will this time be any different? | Washington — Last month, lawmakers in Congress finally resolved a funding fight that had stretched on for months, approving two separate bills to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown that would have had dire economic consequences.
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31.03.2024 | Michigan congressman slammed for appearing to suggest Gaza should be destroyed 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima' | Politics Michigan congressman slammed for appearing to suggest Gaza should be destroyed 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima'
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29.03.2024 | Health | Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler price cuts | Lauren Clason | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
A recent tweak to a Medicaid formula could be behind the shake-up to inhaler products, a series of changes that have both benefited and harmed patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... |
26.03.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Democrats see Biden tortoise beating Trump hare in November race | John T. Bennett | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — The presidential election is shaping up as a classic tortoise-versus-hare tale.
Presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump, of course, is the high-energy rabbit. The 45th president’s full-thro... |
21.03.2024 | How To Misrepresent A Supreme Court Hearing: National Review Edition | I wrote a long post on Monday about the oral arguments in the Murthy v. Missouri case. I highlighted how skeptical most of the Justices seemed regarding the arguments from the states, especially given the extensive problems in the record, w... |
19.03.2024 | National Politics | Eight House races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries | By Herb Jackson, CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — Voters in California could fill a vacant House seat Tuesday, while elections in Illinois and Ohio will pick nominees for another empty seat, decide the fates of challenged incumbents and set matchu... |
18.03.2024 | Pandemic pact crunch time: Final treaty talks start to prevent future deaths | An international draft treaty aimed at bolstering readiness for the next pandemic enters a final round of scheduled negotiations Monday, with key disagreements remaining about how much knowledge and product drugmakers must share with the wo... |
14.03.2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Rating change: Presidential race looks even between Biden, Trump | Nathan L. Gonzales | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — While the presidential race is careening toward a rematch, 2024 won’t necessarily be a replay of 2020.
The race looks familiar with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump t... |
07.03.2024 | House Problem Solvers Caucus on rocky ground since McCarthy's ouster | Republicans in the House Problem Solvers Caucus are accusing their Democratic counterparts of failing to take hard bipartisan votes.
Why it matters: Multiple members said the full group hasn't met in months and talks have dwindled after a h... |
06.03.2024 | National Politics | Key results from congressional primaries on Super Tuesday | Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire, Herb Jackson | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Voters in five states picked nominees for congressional seats on Tuesday. California and Texas voted in Senate primaries, and more than one-quarter of the seats in the... |
01.03.2024 | National Politics | Some members of Congress not sweating reelection this year | Herb Jackson | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — Control of both chambers of Congress is in play this year, and Federal Election Commission data shows Senate and House candidates up this year have already raised nearly $1.4 billion and spent ... |
23.02.2024 | NAREB President Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose Joins Roll Call’s Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis to Discuss Racial Wealth Gap | Mary C. Curtis
NAREB’s 2023 SHIBA report found that the 400 wealthiest Americans control the same amount of wealth as all 48 million Blacks living in the United States
Our Black Wealth Tour focuses on inspiring our communities. There are mo... |
21.02.2024 | National Politics | Reproductive policy fights renew the focus on IVF | Sandhya Raman | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
WASHINGTON — An Alabama Supreme Court decision legally recognizing frozen embryos as children has reignited concerns and confusion about the future of fertility treatments including in vitro fertilization,... |
15.02.2024 | National Politics | Biden’s support from Democrats held steady in Senate, fell in GOP-led House | Niels Lesniewski, Ryan Kelly | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
President Joe Biden entered 2023 with a divided Congress and his fellow Democrats holding the narrowest of majorities in the Senate. And like recent predecessors who lost one-party control i... |
09.02.2024 | National Politics | Lawmakers’ retirements risk leaving doctor pay fix unfinished | Jessie Hellmann | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Physician groups and other advocates for overhauling the Medicare payment system will lose three of their biggest Capitol Hill supporters to retirement next year, raising questions about next steps for l... |
09.02.2024 | National Politics | House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982 | Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
House Republicans last year were the least unified party bloc on legislation in more than four decades, CQ Roll Call’s annual Vote Studies analysis of congressional data found.
And that’s... |
06.02.2024 | National Politics | Most Democrats dominate Senate fundraising, but tough year looms | Herb Jackson, Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire, Niels Lesniewski | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
Most Democratic incumbents and challengers in battleground Senate races raised more than opponents during the last three months of 2023 and had bigge... |
06.02.2024 | National Politics | Supreme Court enters election season with politically potent cases | Michael Macagnone | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
The Supreme Court will grapple with a sizable number of politically significant cases as the presidential election season heats up over the next few months, touching on abortion rights, gun control and... |
29.12.2023 | Health | Spending fights, supply chain delays slow mobile health boom | Lauren Clason | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Nan’s Donuts, located in the central Pennsylvania region of Sugar Valley, is only open Wednesdays and Saturdays. That’s why Don Lynch parks Evangelical Community Hospital’s mobile health clinic in the park... |
25.12.2023 | Five bold cybersecurity predictions for 2024 | Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
It’s Christmas already? In less than a week, 2023 will be in the rear-view mirror. This means it’s not too... |
27.11.2023 | A retiring Democratic congressman laments the 'absolute chaos' of the current session that he says contributed to his decision to forgo reelection | Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan recently announced that he would forgo a reelection bid in 2024.
The congressman, from a key swing district, said the "ch... |
06.11.2023 | US representative who bought war stocks violated STOCK Act 150 times | In its recent reports, Finbold revealed that several US Congress members and politicians have been investing in war-related stocks amid growing tensions in the Middle East. This development raises concerns about potential conflicts in the r... |
19.10.2023 |
Senate votes to block CFPB small business lending rule, Biden threatens veto | With the U.S. House of Representatives effectively incapable of conducting lawmaking business until a new speaker is elected, the U.S. Senate is pressing forward with its own business, including the Wednesday vote to overturn the Consumer F... |
14.10.2023 | Even the experts who study Congress don't know how this House speakership drama will end | Despite former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster, the sign is still up as the House searches for a new leader. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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House Republicans ended Friday without naming a new House speaker.
Rep. Jim Jorda... |
20.09.2023 | Lawmakers are waking up to the realities of 'gerontocracy.' But don't expect them to do anything about it. | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, have both faced concerns about their health. Tom Williams and Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images
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14.09.2023 | AT&T Once Again Wants ‘Big Tech’ To Pay For Broadband Upgrades | For decades AT&T has sought to shovel its broadband network upgrade costs on to the shoulders of other companies. It was the primary catalyst for the net neutrality wars, after AT&T made it clear it wanted to (ab)use its monopoly ov... |
07.09.2023 | A Higher Standard Deduction Means Even Fewer Households Should Care About The SALT Fight | Representative David Schweikert, a Republican from Arizona, listens during a House Ways and Means ... [+] Subcommittee hearing on state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps i Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP |
23.08.2023 | Florida Democrats just landed one of their top recruits to take on Rick Scott, but it still might not be enough to win | Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell jumped into the 2024 Florida Senate race.
She's aiming to unseat Rick Scott, who always eked out narrow wins in his g... |
18.08.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Jyotsna Naidu: Democracy needs healthy debates about war and peace | By Jyotsna Naidu
If there’s one thing that should be subject to rigorous debate and the will of the people, it’s decisions about war and peace. Unfortunately, that’s not what we got with the huge military policy bill recently passed by the ... |
23.07.2023 | McCarthy's winning streak | One of the defining skills of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) tenure is his ability to identify issues that divide moderate Democrats from their more progressive counterparts.
Why it matters: On issues ranging from crime, immigrat... |
22.07.2023 | Is Financial Inclusion A Friction Point As Synergies Between AI And Crypto Are Hyped? | Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09), former vice chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and ... [+] Commerce.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post |
14.07.2023 | House Republicans want to give themselves $8,000+ pay rises, while furiously opposing other government spending | Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Michael Waltz, R-Fla., right, arrive for the House Republicans leadership elections in the Capitol Visitor Center on November 15, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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14.07.2023 | Biden campaign raises $72M in second quarter | President Biden raised over $72 million with the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees from April to June, the campaign announced Friday.
Why it matters: The numbers may quell some private concerns over his early fu... |
10.07.2023 | Colorado Rep. Yadira Caraveo attempts to carve out bipartisan path | One of Colorado's newest congressional members has found an unlikely ally on Capitol Hill.
Details: A bill co-introduced by Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo was co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and supported by Texas Sen. Ted Cr... |
08.07.2023 | Третья сила Трампа | Созданная демократами более десяти лет назад организация «Без ярлыков» (No Labels) включается в предвыборную президентскую гонку, заявляя о себе как о «третьей силе». Учитывая нежелание американцев снова выбирать между Джозефом Байденом и Д... |
29.06.2023 | Health systems plagued by spot shortages scramble for essentials | Health systems that had to ration supplies during the pandemic are now facing disruptions of basic needs like syringes, surgical tourniquets, chest tubes and compounds for CT scans — and spending huge sums on workarounds.
The big picture: D... |
21.06.2023 | Who paid the $500,000 to bail George Santos out of jail? We'll probably find out on Thursday. | Republican Rep. George Santos of New York leaves the Capitol on May 25, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images
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A group of three people are on the hook for $500,000 to keep Rep. George Santos out of jail.
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31.05.2023 | Utah Rep. Chris Stewart to leave Congress | Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) on Wednesday announced plans to resign "after an orderly transition" due to his wife's ongoing health issues.
Why it matters: Stewart's departure will leave the GOP's already narrow House majority down ... |
24.05.2023 | US stocks slide as Washington lacks movement on reaching a debt-ceiling agreement | US stocks fell Tuesday as debt-ceiling talks appeared to stall.
"It's a slow walk," Rep. Patrick McHenry said, according to Roll Call.
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