House Democrats are on defense over a proposal to ban an incoming transgender lawmaker from using female bathrooms at the Capitol, calling the effort a distraction from real work people want to see done. Democrats were quick to blast Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) for her bill that dropped Monday, which targeted Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and progressive allies filed “resolutions of disapproval” to protest $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel, teeing up a Wednesday vote in the Senate. The resolutions are privileged, which means the senators sponsoring them can force votes without the consent of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). While they are […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stated Tuesday that he is “all in” on helping billionaires Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk in cutting down government spending through the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency. Ramaswamy has previewed the work that DOGE will do, stating that certain government agencies could be cut “outright” with “massive cuts” made on […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has been criticized by both sides of the aisle for her waffling on a congestion pricing plan, but she has said the attacks are unwarranted. Instead, the blame should be laid at the feet of her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hochul told a crowd at a Manhattan event that she inherited the congestion […]
Colorado officials have agreed to pay over $1.5 million to cover attorney fees for graphic designer Lorie Smith, who successfully challenged the state’s antidiscrimination law at the Supreme Court. The settlement, announced Tuesday, comes months after the high court ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that Colorado violated Smith’s First Amendment rights by attempting to compel […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to meet with Israel Defense Forces personnel and deliver an address to the remaining leadership of Hamas. Netanyahu, joined by Defense Minister Israel Katz, gave a video address from the war zone in which he vowed to finish the dismantling of Hamas in the […]
The House on Tuesday passed legislation mandating the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of geothermal lease sales and accelerate the permitting process in order to meet energy demands. In a 244 to 171 vote, the House passed Rep. Russ Fulcher’s (R-ID) Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act, also known as the CLEAN […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) vowed to vote in support of all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, stressing a need to get to work as soon as possible. In the two weeks since Trump won the election against Vice President Kamala Harris, the president-elect has been busy nominating people and lawmakers for various positions in […]
Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia said her comments about ignoring a Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent were taken out of context. Ellis-Marseglia said people misinterpreted an “inartfully worded statement on my part” when she voted to ignore the court’s directive to disqualify ballots that were not signed or dated properly. Ellis-Marseglia’s comments have attracted criticism from […]
President-elect Donald Trump moved at breakneck speed in announcing members of his second administration. While many have been met with widespread approval, Trump’s recent Cabinet-level announcements are causing some consternation among Republicans on Capitol Hill. None more so than former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, whom the president-elect tapped as his attorney general. Other controversial nominees […]
