Politics Dec 04 House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level The bill would reverse what supporters called a failed policy of criminalizing pot use and take steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.
Politics Nov 23 U.S. agency allows formal Biden transition to begin Trump, who had refused to concede the election, said in a tweet that he is directing his team to cooperate on the transition but is vowing to keep up the fight.
Politics Nov 06 GOP Sen. Toomey says no evidence to support Trump vote-fraud claims Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, whose state is a key battleground in the presidential election, said Friday he saw no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election and called the president's…
Politics Nov 05 Republicans break with Trump over push to halt vote count Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Trump ally who won reelection Tuesday in Kentucky, told reporters that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.”…
Politics Nov 04 Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP Democrats are driving toward extending their control of the House for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority.
Politics Sep 29 House approves bill to combat doping in horse racing The House has approved a bill to create national medication and safety standards for the horse racing industry to discourage use of performance-enhancing drugs that can lead to horse injuries and deaths.
Politics Sep 23 WATCH: Democrats propose sweeping bill to curb presidential abuses The legislation, a wide-ranging package of new and revised bills, would limit the president’s pardon power, strengthen laws to ban presidents from receiving gifts or payments from foreign governments, better protect independent agency watchdogs and whistleblowers from firing or retribution…
Politics Sep 19 GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality.
Politics Sep 09 Report from Senate Democrats says Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations.
Nation Aug 24 WATCH: Postmaster general says Trump attacks on mail-in ballots ‘not helpful’ DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm in mid-June.