Politics Sep 20 WATCH: House Rules Committee meets to debate Presidential Electoral Reform Act The vote to overhaul the Electoral Count Act, expected Wednesday, comes as a bipartisan group of senators is moving forward with a similar bill. Lawmakers in both parties have said they want to change the arcane law before it is…
Politics Sep 15 Senate Democrats push same-sex marriage vote until after election The request for a delay by senators who have been pushing for the legislation follows Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead senator championing the bill, predicting that they would be able to get the 10 Republican votes they need…
Politics Sep 08 Senate to vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage in coming weeks Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage "in the coming weeks" as a bipartisan group backing the bill is tweaking it to gain Republican support.
Nation Sep 02 Biden seeks $47 billion in emergency dollars for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox and natural disasters President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in…
Politics Sep 01 Jan. 6 panel asks former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for information The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking information from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Politics Aug 04 U.S. ‘desperately needs’ electoral law update, Manchin testifies Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act.
Politics Jul 28 Jan. 6 committee interviews Mnuchin, pursues other former Trump Cabinet members The House Jan. 6 committee has interviewed former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and is in negotiations to talk to several other former members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
Politics Jul 26 New evidence from Jan. 6 committee shows Trump changed script for speech after Capitol attack Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria tweeted out a short video that included testimony from White House aides discussing Trump's speech that next day and a screenshot of the speech, with notes and thick black lines through some of the text.
Politics Jul 21 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump ‘betrayed his oath’ The committee is taking a close examination of Trump’s actions on Jan. 6. The focus of this hearing is on the three-plus hours during the insurrection at the Capitol when Trump failed to act to stop the attack.
Politics Jul 19 Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID The chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee has tested positive for COVID-19, but the panel will still hold its prime-time hearing on Thursday.