How bipartisan lawmakers are pushing Congress to update its voting rules for new parents
When the House of Representatives was sworn in on January 3, Brittany Pettersen was pushing her luck in being there.
Congress to dive into Trump feuds, agenda upon return to Washington
Congress returns to Washington on Monday after a week-long recess that featured controversial moves from the White House, raucous town halls in districts across the country and discussions about ...
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The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic. The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic. The House passed a disapproval resolution to ...
Taxpayer funding of media ‘a very bad idea’: C-SPAN founder
We never wanted the public to see this as a propaganda arm of the government," former C-SPAN Co-CEO Susan Swain said.
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Clyburn says House Democrats 'blindsided' by Senate's vote on GOP continuing resolution
Rep. James Clyburn said he and other Democrats in the House were blindsided late last week when Democrats voted to advance a ...
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C-SPAN to offer retrospective through “The C-SPAN Story” on Wednesday
“The C-SPAN Story” will include stories about the people who brought live broadcasts from Washington into the homes of ...
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House Republicans want to force D.C. to cut roughly $1 billion of its own budget
House Republicans have proposed throwing out a 20-year-old compromise on how Congress oversees Washington, D.C., in order to meddle with the city's spending on a historic scale. The latest federal ...
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Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to transform the country — after weeks of wielding vast and ...
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Preserve clean energy programs, N.C. advocates tell Congress
This roundup of energy news headlines comes from our Southeast Energy News newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox each morning. A Texas lawmaker files a bill to prepare the state grid for a surge ...
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Trump's speech to Congress ends notion that Dems are the 'compassionate' party after 92 years: expert
President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress put the final nail in the coffin of the Democrats' recognition as the political party of compassion – which was first ...
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Democrats Voice Regret on Scattered Responses to Trump’s Speech
By Minho Kim Reporting from Washington Democratic lawmakers on Sunday expressed disappointment at their party’s uncoordinated response to President Trump’s address to Congress last week ...
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Congress is considering remaking FEMA. Here's what it might mean for Louisiana
Some emergency officials and members of Congress worry that the cuts to what they think is an already undermanned agency will weaken responses for future disasters. “I am deeply concerned about ...