Tag: Political parties
Jewish House Democrats, Rep. Omar tangle anew over Israel
WASHINGTON — A group of Jewish House Democrats have accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban...
Committee weighs GOP lawmaker role in Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. — A half-year after a Republican legislator let violent, far-right protesters into the Oregon State Capitol, a special committee will examine his...
Leak of billionaires’ tax data draws GOP outcry over privacy
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are alarmed by the leak of confidential IRS data to the investigative news organization ProPublica, enabling it to reveal...
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
DENVER — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....
‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls
WASHINGTON — Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. An ambitious elections and voting bill is all but dead. Legislation on...
After Manchin move, Democrats’ voting long shot grows longer
Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election...
Early states’ GOP opposes Nevada as 1st presidential primary
LAS VEGAS — Republicans in the four early presidential nominating states on Tuesday jointly opposed a Democratic push in Nevada to make the Western...
Deep-red Idaho sees growing clash between GOP and far right
BOISE, Idaho — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight....
Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, starts bipartisan push
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure package and has started reaching out...
Democrats push bill aimed at family that owns Purdue Pharma
A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as it considered longshot legislation that would keep them from...
