Dozens of House Democrats pen letters to Schumer urging him to reject CR
Dozens of House Democrats signed on to a pair of letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schuner (D-N.Y.) on Friday, urging him to oppose the House GOP’s government funding bill as the upper ...
Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93
Former President George W. Bush is remembering former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming for his accomplishments, friendship ...
Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington on Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government ...
Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats
House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
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Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen
An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips ...
Government shutdown soon? Senate Democrats say they won't back House bill
Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to ...
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In a blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire
Shaheen was a political powerhouse in New Hampshire and the first woman in the nation elected to serve as both governor and ...
Delaware lawmakers to consider legislation derided as a ‘billionaires’ bill’
Senate Bill 21, in its current form, defines what a controlling shareholder is within a Delaware registered company – and codifies various levels of scrutiny that constrains those controllers’ actions ...
Some Penn State faculty want to unionize as the university considers campus closures
Faculty members have set up a website and are gathering signatures of support to hold a vote for forming a union. Penn State ...
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State senator calls out price tag on Shapiro's flights
Allentown, is shining the spotlight on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s use of the state’s resources to travel. He says the price tag of ...
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and ...
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
SB 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than ...