Feb 22 Georgia Republicans seek to stop automatic voter registration in state By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday voted to advance a bill that would require people to opt in to voter registration when they receive or renew a driver's license. Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week By Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a single week, the Republican chairs of three U.S. House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOP's top talent. Continue reading
Feb 14 Michigan Republican accused in fake elector plot testifies he never intended to make false public record By Corey Williams, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election has testified that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record. Continue reading
Feb 08 More Republicans support spending on child care, saying it’s an economic issue By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press As federal pandemic aid dries up, Republican state lawmakers are embracing plans to support child care as a workforce issue — and even making it central to their policy agendas. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:13 What’s next for border policy, Ukraine aid after Senate Republicans block bipartisan bill By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens The future for the U.S. border crisis and for allies across the world rests with the Senate. Wednesday, Republicans blocked the bipartisan bill to address immigration and Ukraine funding. It follows an unusual day in the House where GOP leadership… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 8:22 Sen. Manchin criticizes colleagues, says immigration deal fell apart ‘because of politics’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Senate Republicans blocked the major bipartisan border security package. Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin about what happens next. Continue watching
Feb 07 Michigan governor’s budget promises free education, GOP says plan doesn’t provide ‘real value’ By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Whitmer's budget proposal unveiled Wednesday followed a State of the State address last month when she announced initiatives to provide free community college for all high school students and free preschool for 4-year-olds. Continue reading
Feb 07 Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scrapping deal they had demanded from Democrats By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Many Republicans said the election-year compromise wasn't enough, even as supporters of the bill insisted it was the best that could be gotten in divided government. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 4:07 Bipartisan border deal hits legislative wall as Republicans say they will block bill By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Leila Jackson The Senate border compromise has already hit a legislative wall. Senate Republicans announced they will block the long-negotiated proposal that would address the border crisis and provide aid to Ukraine and Israel. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports from Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:13 Sen. Cramer on why he and other Republicans aren’t supporting the border deal By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The Senate's bipartisan deal to aid Ukraine and Israel and address border security is teetering on the brink. Amna Nawaz spoke with Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota to discuss why he and other Republicans are blocking the border and… Continue watching