Opinion · 116th Congress
The GOP’s secret roadmap to undermine the 2020 census
It was a reflection of the way that Republicans have gone beyond gerrymandering and tried to diminish the value of voting itself.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Barr, Ross face contempt vote over census citizenship question
The committee has been probing the 2018 decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and Monday’s letters argued documents revealed last week by advocates show a Republican operative
Congress · 116th Congress
House will vote to hold Barr in contempt over Mueller report
The Judiciary Committee had subpoenaed McGahn for documents related to the incidents he described to Mueller and for him to testify before the panel.
Congress · 116th Congress
It’s not just the citizenship question. 2020 census faces other woes
Trial judges in three separate cases agreed, and the administration appealed, arguing that the bureau needs the citizenship question responses to help enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats pounce on citizenship question revelations
Those documents suggest that “the Trump Administration added the citizenship question not to help enforce the Voting Rights Act, which was the pretext they tried to sell the American people, but to
Congress · 116th Congress
Mueller departs with warning: Don’t forget Russia’s election meddling
“Forty states rely on electronic voting systems that are at least 10 years old,” Klobuchar said earlier this month at a hearing. “Twelve states have no or partial paper backup.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior Department policy let political appointees review FOIA requests
The process, which flags for review documents that name political appointees, has become a concern for lawmakers.
Congress · 116th Congress
Nadler prepares contempt vote for McGahn — but what are the consequences?
Voting to hold McGahn in contempt of Congress will not, in itself, trigger a series of consequences to compel evidence and testimony from the former Trump lawyer that Nadler seeks.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Judiciary votes to hold Barr in contempt over Mueller report release
Doug Collins, R-Ga., said that the committee moved from request to contempt vote in only 43 days, compared to the 250 days the House Oversight Committee waited in 2012 before voting to hold then-Attorney
Congress · 116th Congress
Bernhardt nears confirmation, but Capitol Hill isn’t finished with him
The Senate voted 56-41 Wednesday evening to end debate on the nomination after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier in the day that he expected the chamber to be “voting to confirm” Bernhardt
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats ramp up investigations with subpoenas for Barr, Ross
The committee’s subpoena resolution related to the citizenship question also demands Justice Department documents and DOJ’s communications with Ross in 2017 and 2018, when Ross proposed that the citizenship
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Shooting with real bullets,’ Democrats change tune on impeachment vote
Both GOP motions to table Green’s impeachment resolution succeeded with bipartisan support, but dozens of Democrats joined him in voting against it — 58 on Dec. 6, 2017 and 66 on Jan. 18, 2018.
Congress · 116th Congress
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp brushes off House investigation of voter suppression
Jamie Raskin of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Kemp on earlier in the day requesting that he produce a wide-ranging schedule of documents pertaining to the allegations of
Congress · 116th Congress
Key House votes in 2018: CQ Vote Studies
In September, however, following calls from Republican lawmakers, Trump took the extraordinary step of declassifying documents related to the Russia probe, including Page’s FISA warrant. 337.
Congress · 116th Congress
Key Senate votes in 2018: CQ Vote Studies
Using a tool known as the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to disapprove recently finalized rules, they have argued that thousands of regulations, including guidance documents, could
Congress · 116th Congress
Forget federal races. Democrats are targeting a key state office
Padilla was referring to the 2018 midterm elections in both states where Democrats questioned how the voting process was handled.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Stacey Abrams has already delivered her message
The candidate who acknowledged the success of her opponent, now Governor Brian Kemp, without conceding, made quite an impression during her historic run, especially as she highlighted a voting system
Opinion · 116th Congress
Very much up for grabs: this year’s profile in courage
Kennedy’s belief in the value of public service — from volunteering to voting to running for elective office — stands out as something to be celebrated, especially though not exclusively in this time of
Politics · 115th Congress
Arizona Republican Defies Whole House on Plea for Jailed Journalists
They were handed supposedly secret government documents that they never asked for in a restaurant one day and then were promptly taken away by police.
Opinion · 115th Congress
If She Didn’t Give Up on Democracy, Neither Should We
Supreme Court in 2013 gutted key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because documents showed both married and maiden names, her voting streak almost ended.