Politics Nov 25 Biden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban After the mass killing last Saturday at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Biden said in a statement: "When will we decide we’ve had enough? ... We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off…
Politics Nov 16 Senate same-sex marriage legislation clears key hurdle Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.
Politics Nov 16 Mitch McConnell reelected as Senate GOP leader, Rick Scott’s bid rejected Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. Scott was the Senate GOP campaign chief, and he has been criticized over his party's midterm election failures.
Politics Nov 16 Senate Democrats to move forward with same-sex marriage act, betting Republicans will join Senate Democrats are moving ahead with legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. Democrats are acting now as they face the prospect of divided government in the next Congress.
Politics Nov 15 GOP Sen. Rick Scott mounts long-shot bid to unseat Mitch McConnell Florida Sen. Rick Scott is mounting a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a rare challenge for the longtime GOP stalwart after his party failed to win back the majority in the midterm elections.
Politics Nov 02 Report says Trump lawyers who fought election results saw Justice Thomas as key to success Lawyers who aided former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election regarded an appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as a "key" to their success.
Politics Oct 21 Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Donald Trump, demanding he testify The nine-member panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November and outlining a series of corresponding documents.
Politics Oct 13 Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel The House Jan. 6 committee is issuing a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake.
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Jan. 6 investigation is ‘not about politics,’ but about ‘facts’ The committee is starting to sum up its findings that Republican Trump, after losing the 2020 presidential election, launched an unprecedented attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
Politics Oct 12 Jan. 6 committee seeks to preserve its work as time runs out The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has collected a staggering trove of evidence. Now the question is what to do with it all.