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Breaking down the omnibus bill

Breaking down the omnibus bill

by Libby Berry & Maggie Harden | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to pass a $1.3 trillion omnibus bill that would fund the government until September. The bill includes several controversial provisions, including increased funding for border security and no long-term fix for DACA...
For GOP, the Year of the Woman Has Not Yet Arrived

For GOP, the Year of the Woman Has Not Yet Arrived

by Maggie Harden | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Politics

POLITICAL COMMENTATORS are calling 2018 the “year of the woman” based on the record-breaking number of women running for Congress this year. According to estimates from the Center for American Women and Politics, 575 women have declared their intention to...
In spending fight, Hoyer calls for Dreamers solution

In spending fight, Hoyer calls for Dreamers solution

by Caroline Vakil | Mar 21, 2018 | Politics

WASHINGTON — House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said Wednesday he hopes Congress will pass a resolution to protect “dreamers” who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children ahead of the massive annual spending bill that must be passed by Friday to avoid a...
Supreme Court hears arguments on tribal land suits

Supreme Court hears arguments on tribal land suits

by Ben Trachtenberg | Mar 21, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices had tough questions for both parties Wednesday during oral arguments in a case that could determine judicial jurisdiction over Indian tribes.  The case concerns a parcel of land in Washington state purchased by the Upper Skagit Indian...
Democratic Party not turning to conservatism after Lamb’s victory, lawmakers say

Democratic Party not turning to conservatism after Lamb’s victory, lawmakers say

by Catherine Kim | Mar 21, 2018 | Politics

WASHINGTON –– Democrat Conor Lamb’s win in the special election for a long-time GOP congressional seat in Pennsylvania does not indicate a more conservative turn for Democrats, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley said at a press conference Wednesday. ...
Democratic lawmakers push for gun control measures and school safety programs

Democratic lawmakers push for gun control measures and school safety programs

by Rachel Frazin | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Hours after a student shot two classmates in Maryland on Tuesday, a teacher who survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Florida told House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers that students in her school still are often absent...
Experts say lines between terrorist and organized crime organizations are increasingly blurred

Experts say lines between terrorist and organized crime organizations are increasingly blurred

by Renzo Downey | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The lines between terrorists and organized crime groups have become increasingly blurred, but both are national security threats, members of the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday. In a memorandum, the committee said that terrorist...
Heidi Heitkamp was ready for six more years in the Senate. Then, Kevin Cramer came along.

Heidi Heitkamp was ready for six more years in the Senate. Then, Kevin Cramer came along.

by Stavros Agorakis | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — With Democrats facing a November election in which 24 of their Senate seats are up for a vote, the North Dakota seat, now held by Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, is within the grasp of the Republican Party – and experts expect the battle to get ugly....
Supreme Court hears arguments on California case over free speech of anti-abortion centers

Supreme Court hears arguments on California case over free speech of anti-abortion centers

by Jakob Lazzaro & Caroline Vakil | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices questioned the constitutionality of a California law requiring crisis pregnancy centers to disclose that they do not provide abortion services and educate women on where those services are available during oral arguments...
Senators call for reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

Senators call for reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

by Syd Stone | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee members on Tuesday called for the Violence Against Women Act to be reauthorized but with several additions to strengthen protections for diverse communities and speed up analyses of DNA. The original 1994 law provided federal...
Lawmakers stress maintaining Puerto Rico’s public education system in wake of Hurricane Maria

Lawmakers stress maintaining Puerto Rico’s public education system in wake of Hurricane Maria

by Anna Laffrey | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON— Six months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, 270 schools are operating without power, families are leaving the island and the federal government hasn’t done enough to help children, several Democratic congressional leaders said Tuesday. At least...
In the #MeToo era, young conservative women look for their spot

In the #MeToo era, young conservative women look for their spot

by Erica Snow & Syd Stone | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics, Topics

Jami Averwater called her father during the second week of law school with a dilemma — she couldn’t identify a single other Republican in her classroom. When she did acknowledge she was a Republican, she said, her classmates at Belmont University in Nashville...
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