by Caroline Neal | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –– House GOP leaders on Wednesday seized on the D.C. crime bill to target Democrats as taking a soft-on-crime approach, as the Senate gets ready to vote on whether to override the measure. “The 173 House Democrats who voted against this bill now have to...
by Caroline Neal | Mar 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — After receiving scrutiny for lying about his past, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is now facing mounting pressure from his fellow freshman House Republicans. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday formally introduced legislation which would prohibit the...
by Brennan Leach | Mar 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics
National Harbor, Md – Conservatives from around the country gathered to hear speeches and participate in a presidential straw poll at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Trumpism loomed large at the conference, with...
by Brennan Leach | Mar 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics
National Harbor, Md, – Trumpism was on full display at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend as thousands gathered for the four-day conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. Support for former President Donald Trump was more reminiscent of an...
by Logan Schiciano | Mar 6, 2023 | Featured, Politics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Former President Donald Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference’s straw poll for the sixth consecutive time on Saturday. Trump received 62% of the vote in the informal poll. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis placed second with 20%. ...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) made a renewed push on Thursday to support formerly incarcerated individuals by reintroducing a bill to create a program at the Small Business Administration that would help them start their own businesses. Cardin joined members of...
by Avani Kalra | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Abortion-rights lawmakers in Congress are aiming to close loopholes that may force providers and hospitals to disclose a patient’s medical records if they are subpoenaed or requested by law enforcement. These exceptions have become especially worrisome...
by Avani Kalra | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday blamed immigration at the southern border for an increasing number of fentanyl deaths, stepping up their criticisms of Biden administration policies and calling for stricter regulations and more surveillance at the border....
by Nicole Markus and Kate Walter | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican Senators on Wednesday grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Department of Justice’s handling of attacks and arrests on anti-choice protesters, the fentanyl crisis and classified documents. Today’s testimony before the Senate...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 1, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a second, lesser-known case, the Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments from individual borrowers about whether they have the legal standing to challenge the Department of Education’s student-debt relief plan. The court also considered...
by Saul Pink | Mar 1, 2023 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Budget Committee heard from climate experts and stakeholders at a hearing Wednesday about the economic costs of climate change on coastal communities, continuing the debate over how – and whether – to distribute funds to...
by Shannon Tyler | Mar 1, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House garnered bipartisan support for a measure aimed at putting checks on presidential power by passing the REINS Act in a 272-148 vote on Wednesday. The measure, which stands for Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny,...
