Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder U.S. senators voted 87-11 to approve legislation Wednesday that would fund the government into next year, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. The stopgap spending bill, sometimes called a continuing resolution or CR, would fund part of the government until mid-January and the rest …
Read More »‘Stand your butt up’ And Other Unusual Threats Heard In Congress Tuesday
Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th The men of Congress are, by all appearances, not OK. On Tuesday, weeks of simmering tensions in a chaotic Congress appeared to boil over. A House committee chair called his colleague a “smurf,” a former House speaker faced accusations of kidney punching and …
Read More »Sanders Stops GOP Senator From Fighting Teamsters President at Hearing
A U.S. Senate hearing on corporate greed and labor organizing took a testy turn on Tuesday as Sen. Bernie Sanders stepped in to stop Republican lawmaker and former professional mixed martial arts fighter Markwayne Mullin from physically fighting Teamsters president Sean O’Brien. Mullin (R-Okla.)—a former undefeated mixed martial arts pro—and …
Read More »Ohio House Speaker Dismisses Effort To Limit Court Jurisdiction On Issue 1
Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and …
Read More »House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill In Bipartisan Vote, In Crucial Test For New Speaker
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to fund the government into the new year, though the measure must pass the Senate by the end of the week if Congress is going to avoid a partial government shutdown. The 336-95 House vote was the first major …
Read More »The White House Wants To Close The Gap On Health Care Research For Women
Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden on Monday announced the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, which will be led by First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council. The new initiative will be chaired and coordinated by Dr. Carolyn Mazure, …
Read More »Supreme Court Unveils New Ethics Code, But Critics Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Supreme Court adopted a new ethics code Monday, just days before the Democrat-led U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary again attempts to subpoena two high-profile GOP donors following revelations that justices accepted undisclosed luxury trips and engaged in other potential conflicts of interest. …
Read More »Congress Nears Another Government Shutdown Deadline On Friday At Midnight
Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate Congress on Monday appeared to be on the edge of approving another short-term government funding bill this week, though several hurdles remain if lawmakers want to stave off a partial government shutdown when the current funding law expires at the end of the week. Democratic leaders …
Read More »100 US Officials Sign Memo Decrying Biden’s Backing of Israeli ‘War Crimes’ in Gaza
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams One hundred U.S. foreign service officials have signed a “scathing” internal memo blasting President Joe Biden’s “unwillingness to de-escalate” Israel’s assault on Gaza and his failure to stop Israeli “war crimes and/or crimes against humanity” in the embattled Palestinian enclave. Axios reported Monday that the five-page …
Read More »Trump Issues Sinister Threat to ‘Root Out’ Leftists If Elected in 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pledged during a Veterans Day speech on Saturday to “root out” those he described as “radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country” if he’s elected in 2024, an openly fascistic threat that drew comparisons to Nazi rhetoric. “We are …
Read More »Biden Administration Warns Of Dangers Of Turning Down Ukraine Aid As GOP Voices Doubts
Ashley Murray, Idaho Capital Sun U.S. senators from both parties and administration officials sounded the alarm last week on the path forward for Ukraine amid dwindling U.S. humanitarian, economic development and security assistance and as Congress risks a government shutdown in less than 10 days. During a hearing before the …
Read More »House Republicans Introduce Two-Step Funding Plan to Avert Shutdown
House Republicans have put forth a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown looming next weekend. Speaker Mike Johnson, a new Republican leader, has chosen a two-step continuing resolution (CR) approach to address concerns from far-right members who dislike CRs. This involves extending some spending bills until January 19 …
Read More »Democrats’ Struggle To Keep Senate Majority Complicated By Manchin Decision
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix U.S. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III announced Thursday he does not plan to run for reelection come 2024, giving Republicans an opportunity to pick up a seat and increasing their chances of flipping Senate control. A centrist who has long frustrated his party’s leadership and outside advocacy groups …
Read More »New Biden Campaign Ad Highlights The PACT Act On Veterans Day Weekend
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A new campaign ad from President Joe Biden released today will highlight the Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, legislation that expands health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while on active duty. …
Read More »5th Circuit Sets Deadline For Louisiana Legislature To Draw New Congressional Maps
Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is giving the Louisiana legislature until Jan. 15 to draw new congressional maps that include two majority Black districts. Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, a Republican, says he will call a special redistricting session of the legislature once he’s sworn in …
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