The House approved a funding bill to avert a government shutdown — just hours before the midnight deadline. The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration. Thelegislationpassed by a vote of 366 in favor to 34 against, with 196 Democrats and 170 Republicans supporting the bill. All Democrats …
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Elon Musk has not been elected to any public office, but after tanking Republicans’ most recent attempt at a stopgap funding bill to avoid a shutdown, some right-wing lawmakers are entertaining the idea of installing him as speaker of the House. Democrats, by contrast, are pointing out that if the …
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Music advocacy groups are worried after Congress‘ newly unveiled legislation to keep the government funded through next March includes language they say allows ticket scalpers to mislead fans. The frustration stems from a bill called the Ticket Act, which was introduced in Congress in May. The act was one of …
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Congress is once again locked in a battle to prevent the government from entering a partial shutdown over a lack of funding — and some lawmakers are trying to sneak in a last minute Christmas bonus. For more than a decade, funding bills passed by Congress have included language preventing …
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My generation has grown up during one of the most complex and unprecedented times in American history. We’ve witnessed war, genocide, historic climate disasters, a raging gun violence epidemic, an insurrection, an economy that doesn’t work for us, and the lowest levels of trust in government — paired with an …
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Matt Gaetz seems to be enjoying the unemployed life. The former Florida representative resigned from Congress after Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, only to pull his name from consideration from the post roughly a week later after it became clear the Senate would not confirm him. It …
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Matt Gaetz was Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general for eight days. The former Florida congressman’s historically short stint as a presidential pickcame to an end on Thursday when he bowed out of consideration, claiming he no longer wanted the frenzy over the sexual misconduct allegations against him to distract …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is banning Congress’ first-ever transgender lawmaker — and all transgender women —from using women’s restrooms on Capitol grounds. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for …
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a bill on Monday that would prohibit transgender members of Congress and other government employees from using Capitol Hill facilities that match their gender identity. The resolution arrives just over a week after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.)became the first openly transgender person to be elected …
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Close your eyes and make a list of the most important issues in the 2024 election. Maybe you thought of the cost of living, abortion, immigration, democracy, climate change, gun violence, the war in Gaza, the Supreme Court. If you’re like the vast majority of voters, the word you probably …
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