Tag: United States House of Representatives
Florida governor sets election dates to fill US House seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A special primary election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings will be held in November, followed...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
Bustos, who led Democrats’ campaign arm, won’t run again
CHICAGO — Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, one of the few congressional Democrats from rural America, said Friday that she will not seek reelection...
Despite population increase, DC suspects a census undercount
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation's capital are questioning the results of the 2020 census, which show a large boost in population but not...
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
WASHINGTON — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
‘We did it!’: Minnesota exults at Census win at NY’s expense
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether the 2020 census would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to lose...
Paul Ryan: Trump debate will fade as new candidates emerge
LOS ANGELES — Since the chaotic end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the debate about the future of the Republican Party frequently comes down to...
Cuomo mulls suing over census, but fight could be tricky
ALBANY, N.Y. — There's no easy path for New York to win a legal fight with the U.S. Census Bureau over its narrow loss...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
