Lawmakers condemn hate-based attack in Buffalo and renew calls for gun control
Lawmakers quickly condemned the racism that motivated a gunman to open fire in a Buffalo grocery store, and some once again renewed calls for stricter...
As earmarks return to Congress, lawmakers rush to steer money home
Often derided as pork and regarded as an unseemly and even corrupt practice, earmarks are also a tool of consensus-building in Congress.
At least 9 House Democrats, one from WA, test positive after party retreat
Members spent hours on the floor for votes late into the night last week, before Democrats went to a retreat. Rep. Kim Shrier of Washington...
Congress gives final approval to make lynching a hate crime after century of failed attempts
The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime, explicitly criminalizing a heinous act that has become a symbol of...
Democrats weigh gas tax holiday and deficit cuts as inflation mounts
Democrats are looking to revamp their legislative agenda to focus on relief for rising prices before November’s midterm elections while trying to salvage their social...
Here’s how Senate Democrats plan to quickly confirm Justice Breyer’s successor
Top Senate Democrats are preparing to move quickly to confirm whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Frustrated Democrats call for ‘reset’ ahead of midterm elections
With the White House legislative agenda in shambles less than a year before the midterm elections, Democrats are sounding alarms that their party could face...