Washington will enter into uncharted waters on Wednesday afternoon when senators are sworn in for what is expected to be a confrontational but brief impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. House managers will not be allowed to prosecute their case against Mayorkas, who is accused of willfully ignoring federal immigration law in his […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers to pursue employment discrimination claims over job transfers in ruling on a case involving a St. Louis policewoman who said she was reassigned due to sex discrimination. Federal civil rights law already prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics such as sex, race, […]
Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation that includes guardrails for stablecoins, a unique form of cryptocurrency. Lummis and Gillibrand announced the long-awaited legislation on Wednesday morning. The Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act creates a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, which have quickly grown in popularity over the last few years. Stablecoins, while […]
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will resume her assault on antisemitism present on college campuses during a hearing on Wednesday. This comes after she relentlessly blasted Ivy League presidents for their treatment of antisemitism in a December hearing that resulted in the resignations of two of the administrators. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik […]
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reiterated a comment he made on social media about protesters in support of the Hamas terrorist group, who have been blocking various highways over the past few days. Cotton had encouraged people on social media to “take matters into your own hands” to remove pro-Palestine protesters blocking highway traffic. The past […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) launched an effort Wednesday to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure rule with the help of a key Democrat. Scott, who is the ranking member of the Banking Committee, introduced the Congressional Review Act resolution after previously announcing he would challenge the rule. The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to […]
Two key races in Arizona have moved more to the left in the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that a strict 1864 abortion ban is enforceable in the state. The race between Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and former television news anchor Republican Kari Lake is now labeled “lean Democratic” when it was previously […]
President Joe Biden called for tripling the tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, a policy proposal timed for his meeting with union workers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. While speaking before the United Steelworkers Union, Biden will call upon U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai to triple the tariffs from their average level of 7.5%. A White […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing forward with her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), but she argues her motion is more “respectful” than the vacate motion that ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Georgia Republican filed a motion to vacate against Johnson prior to the House’s Easter recess last month, […]
House Democrats may consider not showing up to a vote in order to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) threaten to oust him. It is expected that when the vote is called, House Republicans will postpone or even cancel it, essentially killing it. Democrats, however, instead […]
