The top two challengers for Oakland’s open mayoral seat got into a testy exchange Tuesday night after a former councilman said the people who supported the city’s disgraced mayor were now backing former Rep. Barbara Lee. Lee, 78, represented the San Francisco Bay Area city in Congress for 26 years but lost a primary election last year […]
LEESBURG, VA — The spending bill fight threatens to divide congressional Democrats despite House lawmakers insisting they are “united” in protecting working-class people from President Donald Trump and standing up to GOP policies. House Democrats almost unanimously rejected the Republican-led continuing resolution on Tuesday, and leadership is hopeful Senate Democrats will do the same. “We’re […]
It was supposed to be layup for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Virginia’s first black woman lieutenant governor has Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) seal of approval and was on her way to winning her party’s nomination when her momentum was blunted by two MAGA Republicans who jumped into the race. Then came whispers her campaign had lost focus […]
President Donald Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) a Palestinian. The jab precedes the Senate vote on the federal budget passed in the House Tuesday. Seven Democrats will need to join every single Republican senator for it to pass and avoid a government shutdown within Trump’s first three […]
Vice President J.D. Vance welcomed Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland to a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at the Vice President’s residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory on Wednesday, showcasing his “sock diplomacy.” “Before I introduce the Taoiseach, I just want to say that one of the things we try to do with this breakfast is […]
Senate Democrats face a stark choice: They can vote to support a House GOP stopgap measure they’ve been criticizing, or the federal government will shut down. Less than three days before a possible government shutdown, Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk being blamed for a shutdown. […]
While no one has officially announced a campaign to run in New Hampshire’s 2026 Senate election following Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-NH) announcement that she will not seek reelection, there are some lawmakers from the state who could be eyeing the office. Several Republicans were already considering entering the race, including the state’s former governor Chris […]
(The Center Square) – A bill aimed at removing a 2007 tax break from wind energy producers has legislators at odds over the supremacy of coal in West Virginia’s economy. Senate Bill 439 would clarify that “wind power projects are not pollution control facilities,” which are taxed at salvage value. The clarification would subject them […]
(The Center Square) — A Maine GOP lawmaker who was censured by Democrats over her comments about a transgender student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the move that has blocked her from voting on bills or speaking on legislative matters. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Maine, alleges that the state […]
(The Center Square) – Illinoisans are covering investments and tax breaks for multi-billion-dollar quantum computing companies as Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed quantum incentives at a festival in Texas. The governor joined IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna at South by Southwest in Austin Tuesday. Pritzker said his administration spends state taxpayer funds on quantum computing […]
