Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years on Wednesday, but she survived the execution attempt, which was delayed by nine hours, even after officials administered two doses of pentobarbital. Pike was alive as of Thursday morning and was transported to an off-site medical facility, according […]
EXCLUSIVE — Federal agencies sold off used or excess laboratory equipment flagged as high-risk exports that could be used in biological warfare to apparent resellers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The GAO found that from fiscal 2022 through 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services and the […]
The two Republicans vying to take over from House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) are pushing hard for a bipartisan fiscal commission to close federal deficits, with both of them saying that all options, including revenue raisers, are on the table. Their positioning represents a break with the stance of many Republicans in years […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may be in the twilight of his career, but his political power is arguably at its zenith. Sanders’s political influence previously peaked during what became a one-on-one 2016 Democratic presidential primary campaign against eventual nominee Hillary Clinton and his 2020 do-over when he was the last candidate standing against eventual nominee […]
A coalition of big corporations are laying the groundwork to protect President Donald Trump’s corporate tax rate in anticipation of a Democratic majority in Congress next year. The RATE Coalition, a group made up of 21 corporations such as Verizon, Target, and Walmart, is preparing a six-figure lobbying and advertising blitz in order to preserve […]
Supreme Court justices will hear arguments next week in a landmark case that could determine whether states can sue oil and gas companies for climate change. Although a decision in the case, Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, isn’t expected until next year, the Oct. 5 arguments will provide insight into how aggressively […]
Senate Democrats may have denied Republicans a midterm win by blocking a GOP senator’s bipartisan data center bill, but in the process, they revealed an out-of-sync party strategy over how to handle the increasingly contentious campaign issue. The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to prevent data centers from raising electricity prices, enjoyed sweeping support in the […]
House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. watchdog and investigative agencies requesting two investigations into the Trump administration advertisements paid for by taxpayer dollars. Raskin, along with Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA), asked the Government Accountability Office, the government watchdog, and the Office of Special Counsel to launch investigations into […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he plans to remain atop the Senate Democratic caucus after the midterm elections, even as several candidates on the Democratic ticket say they would not support a sixth bid from Schumer to lead the party. Schumer has long been expected to seek another term at the helm of […]
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking Georgia’s complete voter rolls, marking the department’s 26th court defeat in its nationwide campaign to obtain sensitive voter information. U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, ruled that federal law did not override Georgia’s voter privacy protections. […]
