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Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat who represents Illinois‘ 17th Congressional District, announced Friday she won’t run for re-election next year. She said she’s retiring from Congress after her current term is up. “As I turn every corner on each decade of life, I take time to reflect and evaluate what …

Major League Baseball announced that the All-Star Game and draft would not be held in Atlanta, Georgia, because of the state’s new voting laws. “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and the Players Alliance, among others, to …

Texas is moving closer to passing Senate Bill 7. The bill will prohibit drive-thru voting, limit early voting hours, and make it illegal for elected officials to send applications to vote by mail. Voting rights activists are calling the bill suppressive. “Make no mistake, Senate Bill 7 will disproportionately restrict …

Representatives Mike Thompson, Joe Neguse, Val Demings, and Ed Perlmutter wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to take executive action to regulate concealable assault-style weapons under the National Firearms Act. “Concealable assault-style firearms that fire rifle rounds pose an unreasonable threat to our communities and should be …

The House of Representatives canceled votes Thursday in Washington amid new security threats at the Capitol. Members were scheduled to vote Thursday on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, but will instead vote Wednesday evening and cancel votes for the remainder of the week. The change was due in part …

Republicans are planning to push back on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. “If the Democrats continue down the path they’re on, and that is to not make any attempt to try and get Republican input or ideas, it makes it hard for any of our members, even those that …

Republican Representative Ron Wright of Texas has died after contracting COVID-19. His congressional office announced his death in a statement on Monday. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on Feb. 7, 2021. His wife Susan was by his side and he is now in the …

House Democratic leaders will vote to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee spots. Greene is facing scrutiny after controversial remarks she made before being elected. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House of Representatives would vote on Thursday to remove Greene since Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

New information continues to be released about the people that participated in the attack at the United States Capitol. Data collected by CNN shows that 21 out of the first 150 people arrested for the attack are military personnel or veterans. Two of those arrested for the insurrection are in …

President Donald J. Trump has been impeached for the second time. By a vote of 232-197 the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on a single charge of “incitement to insurrection.” This extraordinary outcome marks the first time in United States history that a President has been impeached twice. …

Newly-elected Illinois Representative Mary Miller has served in Congress less than a week and has already drawn calls for her resignation from colleagues over a statement she made at a Pro-Trump rally earlier this week. During a rally for the conservative Moms for America on Tuesday, Miller, an Illinois Republican, …

Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested for destroying a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign that was posted outside of the historic Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington D.C. during a pro-Donald Trump rally on December 12. According to NBC News, Tarrio was detained during a traffic stop in …

Nancy Pelosi won her fourth term as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi, who has led her party since 2003, won by a 216-109 vote. With little margin for error, Pelosi suffered only a handful of Democratic defections in her latest display of her ability to line up support, and …

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) defended her defund the police statement Thursday night during a virtual town hall. Although Republicans have largely weaponized the “defund the police” mantra to make their Democratic opponents appear “anti-cop” with a soft on crime approach, Cortez stands by her support of the defunding movement. However, …