Policy · 117th Congress
Shareholders question corporate dollars supporting abortion restrictions
The court’s new 6-3 conservative majority means a case’s fate is less likely to lie in the hands of Chief Justice John G.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers divided over need for new domestic terrorism law
having a terrorism initiative on the federal level, and making sure that the protection of those who are lawfully protesting, such as the contrast between the treatment of the insurrectionists on Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court expansion bill faces serious blocks across political spectrum
Senate that allow the minority party to block legislation through the filibuster, since Republican senators are unlikely to vote for a bill that would flip the ideological balance of the court from a 6-
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Former Gov. Pat McCrory launches North Carolina Senate run, kicks off competitive GOP primary
It surveyed 500 likely Republican primary voters from April 6-8 via telephone and using a recorded voice and had a margin of error of 4.4 points.
Congress · 117th Congress
Former Illinois Rep. Bobby Schilling dies at 57
The father of 10 was beaten in the primary by Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who went on to win the contest over Democrat Rita Hart by a razor-thin 6-vote margin.
Opinion · 117th Congress
A needed lesson in bipartisanship: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Sixty-six percent of Democrats (44-23) and 82 percent of Republicans (27-6) voted to end the filibuster.
Congress · 117th Congress
Nonprofits unsure about small-business loan access as clock ticks
The December omnibus spending law added local chambers of commerce, business leagues and others with a Section 501(c)(6) designation as well as state and local tourism promotion bureaus.
Policy · 117th Congress
Section 230 changes will be elusive despite pressure on tech CEOs
Pichai, who leads Google’s parent company, Alphabet — for the perceived role their platforms played in the spread of political disinformation that led to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
House panel leader vows end to ‘racial discrimination’ at USDA
He said his announcement on Wednesday of a revamped COVID-19 round of at least $6 billion that will include increased outreach to minority and smaller farmers to increase their participation and share
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senators turn to Democrats’ overhaul of elections and ethics
The bill would reshape how congressional candidates may fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1 raised in small
Policy · 117th Congress
House Democrats roll out their wish lists for Ways and Means
The credit rose to $3,600 for children under 6 years of age.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
For Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks, a lot has changed in four years
another Senate bid Monday night, and he expects this race to be different after serving as an aggressive Trump advocate who had urged supporters to “start taking down names and kicking ass” before the Jan. 6
Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP election strategy more Jim Crow than John Lewis
Though the 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court seems likely to approve the policies because that’s what they do, Michael Carvin, a lawyer for the Arizona GOP, revealed more than he may have
Opinion · 117th Congress
Self-determination for Puerto Rico: A win for democracy, not Democrats
lacks political representation and, as many Americans witnessed for the first time, its mayor lacked the executive authority to call up the National Guard when a violent mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway
Any predictions became more complex on Jan. 6, when the Capitol was overrun by mobs of pro-Trump insurrectionists.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump vs. Murkowski: Home team advantage
Four years earlier, he carried the state with 51 percent against Hillary Clinton’s 37 percent, while Libertarian Gary Johnson got 6 percent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Factions on the left and right are standing down for now
At the same time, more than 60 percent said they sided with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in his charge that Trump bore moral responsibility for provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans have nothing to fear — but everything
Why would a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — to avoid a repeat by the same forces who believed an election fraud lie — be a bad idea?
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Early voting starts Saturday for two House races in Louisiana
A poll of 450 “chronic” voters released by Carter’s campaign this week had him leading Carter Peterson 28 percent to 19 percent, with Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers in third at 6 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
NRSC Chairman Rick Scott says he’s ‘not going to mediate’ GOP conflicts
Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell traded barbs following the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol, and an ongoing internal party conflict over Trump’s role in the GOP could play out in upcoming