Tag: United States Congress
Florida House condemns Democratic Socialism in resolution
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the...
Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that...
What’s next as Congress ramps up investigations of Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — More than three months after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Congress is still trying to figure out how to move...
US budget deficit jumps to record $1.7 trillion this year
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's budget deficit surged to an all-time high of $1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year,...
Man accused of leaving impeachment manager vulgar voicemails
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities have charged a man accused of leaving a series of vulgar voicemails at the Pennsylvania district office of U.S. Rep....
Business faces tricky path navigating post-Trump politics
WASHINGTON — For more than a half-century, the voice emerging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s monolithic, Beaux Arts-styled building near the White House...
Indiana lawmakers planning on return for redistricting votes
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers won’t be done for the year when their regular legislative session ends later this month.
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Nevada GOP censures elections official who defended results
LAS VEGAS — Nevada's Republican Party voted to censure the secretary of state, accusing her of violating her oath of office by failing to...
West Virginia lawmakers pass needle exchange regulation bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia bill that would regulate needle exchange programs passed the Republican-controlled legislature on Saturday. Critics have said more stringent...
Affair derails Alabama secretary of state’s political hopes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The venue had been booked. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a rising GOP star with an eye long set on...
