“If House Republicans can’t even get it together to choose their leader, they can’t be trusted with the debt ceiling, fighting inflation, or helping families make ends meet,” said Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs. The refusal by U.S. House Republicans to collectively get behind a speaker candidate in six rounds of voting so far this week […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives failed to choose the next Speaker of the House Tuesday, as a band of arch-conservative U.S. lawmakers continued to vote against fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s bid to lead the 118th session of Congress. After three rounds of voting, the House adjourned until noon Wednesday to continue the process. It […]
Supreme Court overreach may weaken EPA’s science-based rule Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final rule identifying waters protected under the Clean Water Act. The rule defines the term “waters of the United States”—sometimes referred to as “WOTUS”— and tracks the agencies’ longstanding approach for […]
“Yes. Dr. King was right,” says the U.S. Senator from Vermont. “We have socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.” Senator Bernie Sanders is not asking anyone to be shocked that Donald J. Trump was very good at not paying taxes, but he also wants people to know that the disgraced former Republican […]