The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would enable mail-in ballots for federal elections to be tracked. “This bill would require that any ballot mailed in a federal election include a postal service barcode on the envelop that is unique to the individual ballot,” Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the chairwoman of … Continued
About a dozen Senate Democrats joined all Republicans and voted to rescind the COVID-19 emergency, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who later said his “yea” vote was a mistake. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jackie … Continued
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “overwhelmed” by the reactions she has received from her colleagues since it was announced that Democrats will lose the majority in the House of Representatives to Republicans, her spokesperson said. “Speaker Pelosi has been overwhelmed by calls from colleagues, friends and supporters,” said Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill, hours after the 218th … Continued
Republicans have won a majority in the U.S. House with at least 218 seats even with the final count pending in 14 outstanding races. That means pro-life Republicans have wrested control of the Congressional chamber from Nancy Pelosi and pro-abortion Democrats. “There are still at least a dozen races left to be called, but the … Continued
A group of conservative leaders in July urged lawmakers to reject the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which would codify “marriage” between people of the same sex. This bill also would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1996. DOMA defines marriage as the union between one man and one … Continued
Republicans on Sunday flipped an Oregon congressional district, giving the GOP another seat as control of the House is still up for grabs. GOP candidate Lori Chavez-DeRemer bested Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a Democrat, in Oregon’s 15th congressional district, according to The Associated Press. As of Sunday evening, Chavez-DeRemer had 51.1 percent of the vote to McLeod-Skinner’s 48.9 percent. That … Continued
The 2022 midterms did not go the way Republican voters expected or hoped. So what happened? Conservative scholar and historian Victor Davis Hanson has some thoughts and as usual, his insights are solid. He writes at Real Clear Politics: Tuesday Takeaways What, if anything, did the midterms tell us about the country — other than underwhelming … Continued
Congressman Jim Jordan and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday released a 1,050-page report today that slams FBOI misconduct and the politicization of the agency. The report comes after FBI officials raided the homes of multiple pro-life Americans and have arrested 25 pro-life Americans for peacefully protesting at abortion businesses. The report, titled … Continued
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called Thursday for a bipartisan deal to protect the solvency of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, programs that face potential serious funding problems. “You’re going to get your financial house in order. We cannot live with this crippling debt,” Manchin told Fortune’s Alan Murray at a CEO conference. When asked if he sees … Continued
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, criticized the Democratic Party for its poor record of “strategic political decisions” and general leadership. The senate hopeful alluded to the lack of support from the party in his battle against Republican J.D. Vance. Ryan said, if victorious, he’s achieved a “level of independence.” “That national Democratic Party has never really been … Continued
The leadership of the United States Republican Party in Puerto Rico is betting on a Republican victory in the United States legislative elections convinced that having Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González , in the majority, will represent an advance in the debates on the status and in access to programs such as Medicaid. The Puerto Rican Democratic … Continued
Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) today announced that he has adopted Y Pum Bya and Y Yich, two Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience, through the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “Many Americans do not know the horrors of communism and the human rights abuses that happen daily in communist countries like Vietnam,” said … Continued
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