Congressional Republicans are working to codify into law President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that calls for the elimination of the U.S. Education Department. GOP lawmakers, including Sens. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky, along with Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Michael Rulli …
Read More »U.S. Capitol Police Chief Details 700 Threats Against Members of Congress in One Month
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified Wednesday that more than 700 threats against members of Congress were made during the last month alone, with at least 50 cases of people making false 911 calls in an attempt to get police teams to respond to lawmakers’ homes, often called “swatting.” …
Read More »Will Control of Congress Shift? The Results Hinge on a Handful of States And Races
Jennifer Shutt Voters are determining whether the next president enters office with a friendly Congress or a hostile one set on blocking their policies and nominees — and as the election roars into its last moments, it’s still very unclear what the makeup of the House and Senate might be. …
Read More »Congress Left D.C. With Little Done. They’ll Be Back Nov. 12 To Give It Another Try.
Jennifer Shutt, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Members of Congress left Capitol Hill last week to focus their attention on the campaign trail during the six weeks leading up to Election Day, leaving much of their work unfinished. The Republican House and Democratic Senate are scheduled to remain on recess until Nov. 12, …
Read More »Congress Limps Toward The End Of A Disappointing Session, With Just 78 Laws To Show
Jennifer Shutt, New Jersey Monitor Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades. The deeply divided 118th Congress so far has placed just 78 public laws on …
Read More »Netanyahu Invited to Address U.S. Congress Amid Growing Divisions Over Gaza Conflict
Jimmy Williams Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol, signaling a show of wartime support for Israel despite rising political divisions over its military actions in Gaza. The invitation, extended by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate …
Read More »A ‘deeply divided’ Congress Took No Major Action On Civil Rights In 2023, Report Finds
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Last year, neither chamber in Congress passed any meaningful civil rights legislation, according to an analysis of legislative and voting records of the first session of the 118th Congress by a coalition of civil rights groups. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Voting Record report found …
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 »‘If we don’t get the aid, we will lose the war’: Zelenskyy asks Congress to help Ukraine
Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers to reiterate the need for continued aid to support his country’s fight against the Russian invasion, even as the U.S. faces a partial government shutdown as soon as the end of the …
Read More »More Than 100 Advocacy Groups Urge Congress To Denounce Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which 23 people were murdered, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing …
Read More »Congress Takes Recess as Childcare and Health Center Funding Cliffs Loom
More than 3 million kids across the United States could lose childcare and nearly 7 million patients could lose access to primary care if Congress doesn’t approve funding by September 30. But lawmakers in both the House and Senate left town for August recess late last week after making little …
Read More »Merkley Leads New Bill to Ban ‘Deeply Corrupt’ Stock Trading in Congress
Two dozen House and Senate lawmakers led by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from trading individual stocks, reprising an effort that gained momentum last year before fizzling out ahead of the November midterms. “Congressional stock trading …
Read More »Members Of Congress Blast TikTok CEO As Bipartisan Support For U.S. Ban Looks Possible
Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor March 23, 2023 A U.S. House panel grilled TikTok’s CEO for more than five hours Thursday over the social media giant’s ties to China, and indicated there may be bipartisan consensus for a national ban on the platform. Members of both parties showed an unusual …
Read More »Of More Than 7,500 Threats Against Members Of Congress In 2022, Just 22 Prosecuted
Jennifer Shutt Members of Congress receive thousands of threats a year, though just a fraction of the people who call, mail or email will ever be prosecuted — a situation that’s of great concern to the police who guard members. Just 22 of the 7,501 threats lobbed at members during …
Read More »Members Of Congress Sign Up For TikTok, Despite Security Concerns
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company. At least 32 members of …
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