Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged to continue pressing for the core values of the anti-abortion movement during a speech to the March for Life on Friday. The Louisiana Republican didn’t commit to bring any legislation instituting a nationwide ban on abortion to the House floor …
Read More »Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Is Going Viral – Just The Way She Wants It
Grace Yarrow, The Texas Tribune In summer 2021, about 50 Democrats from the Texas House arrived at the nation’s capital — absconding from Austin in a plot to block Republicans from passing a bill that would impose tighter restrictions on voting access. Buzzing with excitement, the lawmakers took their …
Read More »Biden Visits NC To Tout Rural Internet Investments, Promote 2024 Reelection
Lisa Sorg, NC Newsline The eternally spinning beach ball. The bottomless hourglass. A frozen computer screen. A lethargic internet connection is not merely an aggravation. It can deepen the socio-economic divide, foreclosing on educational and job opportunities — even quality health care — for underserved communities. President Joe Biden spoke …
Read More »Senate Finance Chief Rips GOP’s ‘Backroom Scheme’ to Cut Social Security
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The chair of the Senate Finance Committee said legislation advanced Thursday by the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee is a “backroom scheme” to cut Social Security and Medicare outside of the regular political process, a warning that came as Republicans signaled their intention to attach the bill …
Read More »Biden Administration Cancels Additional $5 Billion in Student Debt for 74,000 Borrowers
Jimmy Williams The Biden administration has announced the cancellation of $5 billion in student debt for 74,000 borrowers, marking a new wave of loan forgiveness. President Joe Biden stated that 44,000 of the approved borrowers, including teachers, nurses, and firefighters, had their education debt wiped clean after a decade of …
Read More »Congress Speeds Through Short-Term Government Funding Bill Before Friday Shutdown Deadline
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress will have until early March to finish work it was supposed to complete last fall — and will avert a partial government shutdown — under a bill both chambers approved with broad bipartisan support Thursday. The 77-18 vote in the Senate and 314-108 vote in the House …
Read More »Senate Republicans Warn House Republicans on Immigration Negotiations
Jimmy Williams Senate Republicans are cautioning their counterparts in the House against playing political games with ongoing immigration negotiations, emphasizing that securing a better deal might not be possible under a potential second Donald Trump presidency. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed to reporters that expecting a better deal under a future …
Read More »Maine Judge Defers on Trump Ballot Decision Until Supreme Court Ruling
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams A Maine judge on Wednesday declined to weigh in on former President Donald Trump’s challenge to his recent removal from the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, citing the looming U.S. Supreme Court decision in a similar case. The U.S. Supreme Court—which has a right-wing supermajority that …
Read More »Senate Moves To Avoid A Partial Government Shutdown, But Time Running Short
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to advance a short-term spending bill, but both chambers of Congress must approve the legislation before a Friday funding deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. The 68-13 procedural vote moves the bill toward a final vote …
Read More »With GOP Pushing Hard On Immigration, Parole Emerges As A Make-Or-Break Issue In Congress
Ariana Figueroa, SC Daily Gazette Passage of a multi-billion-dollar supplemental package hinges on curbing an executive authority used to grant immigration protection, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said during a Wednesday press conference. “If we don’t fix parole, there will be no deal,” Graham said alongside Senate Republican Whip John …
Read More »DeSantis Criticizes Early Call In Iowa For Trump, Says Campaign Will Continue
Robin Opsahl, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thanked Iowans at his watch party in West Des Moines Monday for supporting his campaign while criticizing media organizations and other campaigns. DeSantis said no other candidates have faced as much as him in making it through the first-in-the-nation contest. “The media was …
Read More »House Contempt Resolution for Hunter Biden Paused Amid Talks
Jimmy Williams The House of Representatives has temporarily suspended the progression of a resolution aiming to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress. Talks have resumed between Biden’s legal team and the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, focusing on scheduling a date for the president’s son to appear and testify. …
Read More »Lawmakers Reach Deal to Expand Child Tax Credit—In Exchange for Corporate Tax Cuts
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A bipartisan pair of congressional negotiators announced a compromise deal Tuesday that would modestly expand the child tax credit for three years—potentially benefiting millions of kids in low-income families—in exchange for reviving Trump-era corporate tax cuts favored by Republican lawmakers. The $80 billion tax framework unveiled …
Read More »Sanders to Force Senate Vote on Probing Israeli War Crimes
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he will force a Senate floor vote this week on a resolution that would suspend aid to Israel if the U.S. State Department fails to report on how Israeli weapons—many of them supplied by the United States—are being used in …
Read More »Trump Cruises To Historic Iowa Caucus Victory; DeSantis Edges Past Haley
Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa Caucuses Monday night, according to The Associated Press, which calls unofficial results for American elections. AP called the caucuses for Trump just after 7:30 p.m. Central, just 30 minutes into the Iowa precinct meetings. With more than 95% of the vote reported, Trump …
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