The U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh got off to a rocky start Tuesday, with demonstrators shouting against his appointment and minority Democrats losing a bid to delay the proceedings until thousands of pages of documents about Kavanaugh’s past work at the White House are made public. Democratic lawmakers complained that White House […]
CAPITOL HILL — U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday at age 81 after a battle with brain cancer that robbed America of a revered statesman, proud patriot and self-sacrificing warrior. His wife, Cindy, said on Twitter: My heart is broken. I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 […]
The family of U.S. Senator John McCain has announced he is discontinuing medical treatment for terminal brain cancer. The family made the announcement Friday, saying McCain had “surpassed expectations for his survival” since making his cancer diagnosis public last year. “But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict,” the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed S. 756, the Save Our Seas Act, a bill to assist local communities and states in removing garbage and debris from our oceans and shores. House Oceans Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced the bill, H.R. 2748, last year. […]