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How overturning Roe v. Wade impacts the midterms
The news of the Supreme Court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade has made some Democrats optimistic that the political landscape could demonstrably shift in their…
Republicans vow to kill domestic terrorism bill in Senate
Senate Republicans are lining up against a House-passed bill that would authorize special offices within the government to investigate and monitor domestic terrorism, which is…
N.Y. maps pit 2 House Dem chairs against each other
The two decades-long Manhattan Democrats and committee chairs will have to duke it out. Source: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-17-2022/manhattan-melee/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Draft of new New York congressional lines released by special master
ALBANY, N.Y. — The special master tasked by a Steuben County court with drawing new congressional lines for New York has released a set of…
Tom Reed resigns, setting up a second special House election in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Rep. Tom Reed announced his immediate retirement from Congress on Tuesday, seven months before his final term was due to…
Cannabis crime wave boosts banking prospects on Capitol Hill
Jordan Brown, a 29-year-old budtender, was shot and killed on March 19 during his shift at World of Weed in Tacoma, Wash. Joshua Chase, owner…
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s impassioned remarks on the coming abortion ban
Senator Elizabeth Warren is showing the level of commitment all of our politicians need in the face of the terrible news. Image: Screengrab Source: https://boingboing.net/2022/05/04/senator-elizabeth-warrens-impassioned-remarks-on-the-coming-abortion-ban.html…
Judge rejects RNC request to block email records from Jan. 6 committee
A federal judge on Sunday rejected a bid from the Republican National Committee seeking to block its email vendor from releasing records to the Jan….
Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of lying in hearing in Capitol attack case
Lawyers for groups challenging Republican say text Greene sent to Meadows, released by House panel, shows she lied in testimony Lawyers for voters seeking to…
Joe Manchin calls EV tax credits “ludicrous” in Senate hearing
Enlarge / US Senator Joe Manchin likes the coal industry, doesn’t like electric vehicles. (credit: J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images) Senator Joe Manchin called federal tax…
Jan. 6 committee to hold eight hearings in June
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will hold a series of eight hearings on the probe in June, Chairman…
House Republicans attempt to force vote on transgender sports bill
Dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday signed on to a petition to force a vote on legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from…
Marjorie Taylor Greene texted Trump chief of staff urging martial law to overturn 2020 election
Records Mark Meadows released to January 6 committee are missing texts from from critical 12-day period Days before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Republican congresswoman Marjorie…
Bipartisan Senate group to hash out new proposals to prevent stolen elections
A bipartisan Senate group exploring new bills to prevent stolen elections is planning to meet to discuss a path forward after a two-week congressional recess….
What you need to know about those bipartisan climate talks
Joe Manchin convened a bipartisan group of lawmakers to take the temperature for a consensus climate and energy bill. Source: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/04-26-2022/a-new-climate-push/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Warren floats executive actions for Biden admin to lower drug prices
The last effort to pass major prescription drug pricing reform was last year, before the measure stalled in the Senate. Source: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/04-25-2022/warrens-letter/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Jan. 6 revelations will ‘blow the roof off the House,’ Rep. Jamie Raskin says
Rep. Jamie Raskin suggested the House Jan. 6 committee’s hearings will be dramatic and disclose revelations that the panel has been piecing together for months….
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy considered urging Trump to quit, audio reveals
McCarthy told Liz Cheney he was ‘seriously thinking about having that conversation’ with then president following Capitol attack A new audio clip reveals that House…
Senators want to mandate anti-piracy technology across the web
Enlarge / Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is the co-sponsor of the SMART Copyright Act. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Two senators have introduced legislation that would…
Senators want to mandate anti-piracy technology across the web
Enlarge / Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is the co-sponsor of the SMART Copyright Act. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Two senators have introduced legislation that would…
Attempt to bar Marjorie Taylor Green from Congress can proceed, judge says
Federal judge cites ‘whirlpool of colliding constitutional interests’ in allowing 14th-amendment challenge to far-right Republican An attempt to bar the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene…
Congress Fighting Over How to Fix Computer Chip Shortage
In typical American fashion, the government has decided that the best way to fix the recent computer chip shortage is to throw more money at…
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