A newly released U.S. Senate security bill faced an uncertain future Monday, despite the months of negotiations over the bipartisan measure that includes billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine, Israel and humanitarian assistance, as well as reforms for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set an initial vote on the […]
The delay sparked criticism of the D.C. Circuit that, as one legal journalist put it, “had a responsibility to Trump, the District Court, the Supreme Court, and the nation to rule expeditiously” on the immunity claims. In a widely anticipated move, the judge overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case on Friday indefinitely postponed […]
“Oregonians deserve legislators who will show up and do their jobs—and when they don’t, there must be consequences,” said one advocacy group. Oregon’s Supreme Court on Thursday disqualified 10 state senators from reelection for participating in last year’s Republican-led walkout that paralyzed the Legislature for six weeks, delaying key Democratic bills on abortion, healthcare, and […]
“This is a full sound-the-alarm moment for American democracy” Just months away from a potential rematch between Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump, democracy defenders are sounding the alarm about an Arizona bill recently introduced by a GOP state legislator. State Sen. Anthony Kern (R-27) is spearheading Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014, […]