114 House Democrats voted against legislation on Thursday requiring the Department of Justice to publicly identify jurisdictions with cashless bail policies. Overall, the legislation passed by a vote of 308-to-116 and now heads to the Senate. Ninety-six Democrats joined 211 Republicans to vote in favor. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), an independent who caucuses with the […]

A Republican Connecticut gubernatorial candidate suspended her campaign Thursday after being accused of fraud. Erin Stewart, the former mayor of New Britain, was accused by Crumbie Law Group, a law firm hired by her democratic successor to investigate rumors of wrongdoing, of spending $207,076.07 on a government credit card during her tenure without disclosing how […]

The Supreme Court restored access on Thursday to mail-order abortion pills nationwide, lifting an appeals court’s block on a 2023 FDA rule which had removed the in-person requirement for mifepristone. In an unsigned order, the high court ruled 7-2 in favor of issuing a stay, which indefinitely pauses a May 1 ruling by the U.S. […]

The House Ethics Committee said it was reviewing sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) on Thursday. In a statement, House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) said the panel “is reviewing allegations that Representative Chuck Edwards may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of the Code […]