Tag: United States Senate
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...
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...
Biden’s ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his...
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...
US to keep migrant families in hotels as amid rush for space
Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities...
