Tag: Political parties
GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican efforts to tighten voting restrictions across the U.S. are getting underway in Texas, where state GOP leaders helped push unsupported...
House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Swalwell from intel panel
WASHINGTON — The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove California Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House intelligence panel over his contact more...
House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
WASHINGTON — The House has voted to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or...
McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an end...
Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’
Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator helped hand control of the chamber to Democrats, used his first floor speech on...
House Republicans opt to restore earmarks after lengthy ban
WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Wednesday to allow their members to seek earmarks under certain conditions, making a clean break from a decade-long...
Democrats’ 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2018, Conor Lamb wasn’t just a candidate — he was a symbol.
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Candidate for Indiana Democratic Party leader post drops bid
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the candidates to become the Indiana Democratic Party’s next leader has withdrawn, citing a family death.
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Candidate for Indiana Democratic Party leader post drops bid
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the candidates to become the Indiana Democratic Party’s next leader has withdrawn, citing a family death.
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Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats' drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as...
