Tag: Political organizations
Democrats move 2 bills showing strength and limits of power
WASHINGTON — Democrats were on a roll. The House voted along party lines to make the nation’s capital the 51st state, and two hours...
Albania heads to polls after a bitter political fight
TIRANA, Albania — Albania holds parliamentary elections on Sunday amid the virus pandemic and a bitter political rivalry between the country’s two largest political...
Spanish politics take nasty turn with mailed death threats
MADRID — Most political parties in Spain put aside their differences Friday to contemn a series of death threats mailed to the country's interior...
Democrats, activists call on governor to veto wetlands bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Calls are mounting for Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill that would remove some protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition...
SC Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP’s rebuttal to Biden address
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress.
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Dems push $25B to electrify school buses, a Biden priority
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to...
Pelosi floats new proposal for bipartisan Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is renewing her push for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, floating a new...
