The Congressional Hispanic Caucus criticized President Joe Biden’s proposals to fix the border crisis. Caucus Chairwoman Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA) shared a statement Thursday to call out the president for not consulting the caucus as Biden postures to make immigration proposals. Barragan also made it clear the caucus “opposes unilateral attempts by the White House […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) emerged as one of the stars of the Conservative Political Action Conference as the Florida Republican railed against the Democratic Party in what was one of the most highly attended speeches so far at the four-day convention. Attendees filled the conference hall at the Gaylord Resort in […]
Former President Donald Trump expressed support for in vitro fertilization on Truth Social on Friday following a controversial Alabama Supreme Court decision that ruled frozen embryos were considered children under the state’s law. Trump, who is expected to face off against President Joe Biden for a 2020 rematch in November, took to the social media […]
Exxon Mobil is asking a federal court to continue its lawsuit against activist shareholders that sought a vote on the company’s climate policy, even after the investors withdrew the resolution at issue, arguing the lawsuit could prevent similar proposals from being considered in the future. Last month, Exxon Mobil sued investment firm Arjuna Capital and […]
President Joe Biden admitted that America’s immigration system is broken on Friday, echoing sentiments shared by several Democratic governors and mayors who are overburdened by the border crisis. Biden told a group of governors who were at the White House that bipartisanship in Congress has stalled after the Senate failed to pass a border security […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre urged Congress to pass a national right to abortion on Friday in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court decision but shied away from previewing any new actions President Joe Biden might take on the matter. The Alabama ruling, which found that frozen embryos are children, drew ire from […]
Senior House Democrats are warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) not to acquiesce to conservative demands for controversial policy riders in proposed legislation to avert a scheduled government shutdown next week. In a letter sent to Johnson on Friday, more than a dozen Democrats urged the speaker to advance must-pass appropriations bills without “harmful poison policy […]
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he does not plan on using the recent state Supreme Court ruling on embryos to prosecute families who use in vitro fertilization. Marshall said he “has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers,” in a statement from […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday to reaffirm U.S. support for the war-torn country as efforts to pass additional aid stall in Congress. Schumer and his Democratic colleagues touched down in Lviv, Ukraine, early Friday ahead of meetings at the U.S. Embassy, including one with Ukrainian President […]
The leading Republican candidates for Senate are mounting a coordinated counteroffensive to Democratic claims that the party wants to limit access to in vitro fertilization. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, spurred by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are human beings, released a memo on Friday urging that candidates “clearly and concisely reject […]
