by Saul Pink and Shannon Tyler | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp called on people of native nations to “show up” to fight for their sovereignty in U.S. Supreme Court cases, legislative bills and federal representation at Tuesday’s annual State of Indian Nations...
by Nicole Markus | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) led a group of seven House Democrats to introduce a formal resolution Thursday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress. It’s the first formal move to remove the embattled freshman congressman, who is the subject of...
by Caroline Neal | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Invited guests of the president and first lady at the State of the Union – like the family of Tyre Nichols and U2 lead singer Bono – may grab much of the attention tonight. But each member of Congress can also invite a guest to sit in the chamber, and...
by Nicole Markus and Jacob Wendler | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –– House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, citing her past remarks about Israel, America’s longtime ally. Omar has been heavily critical of Israel in her position on the committee....
by Logan Schiciano | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee held its first hearing of the new Congress on Wednesday and its chairman, James Comer (D-Ky.), immediately blasted Democrats for their “lack of oversight accountability” with regard to multitrillion-dollar relief bills passed...
