Politics

The House this week is expected to pass a bill that would restore the right to an abortion previously protected by Roe, although the bill is bound to die in the Senate.  The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 is an updated version of a bill the House passed in …

Gayle Manchin had some questions when a woman commented in a recent speech that those who speak with a twang or drawl face some assumptions about their intellect.  She said that “people would automatically not think you were smart,” recalled Manchin, who is married to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.  “I …

Former Top Trump aide Jason Miller says the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol cut off video testimony from him that would have gone on to say then-President Trump disagreed with post-election analysis from his top data analyst that he would lose. Committee Vice Chair Liz …

Admiral Linda L. Fagan shattered the military’s glass ceiling on Wednesday to become commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the first female officer to lead a branch of the U.S. armed forces. Previously the service’s second-in-command, Fagan has worn the Coast Guard uniform for more than four decades and …

The House of Representatives passed a bill along party lines Thursday that seeks to lower gas prices by cracking down on alleged price gouging by energy companies. The House vote was 217-207: no Republican supported the bill, suggesting it’s likely headed for failure in the Senate. The Consumer Fuel Price …

Washington — Momentum on Capitol Hill is building behind a congressional response to revelations that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas pushed former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to pursue efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, with lawmakers arguing the communications between the two underscore the need for …

President Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors faced a heated grilling from Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday, as GOP lawmakers warn of central bank overreach and claim some of the president’s nominees threaten to move the Fed further away from its mandate focused on price …

President Biden will meet virtually with new Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Friday, according to the White House. The White House says the meeting will be to “further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people,” and will “highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.” Kishida, who leads …

Former senator, presidential candidate and war veteran Bob Dole will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday. Dole died in his sleep at home in Washington, D.C., early Sunday. He was 98. Thursday will be the senator’s final trip to the building where he spent 30 years …

Washington — In the face of waning revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s mayors emerged as key fighters in congressional Democrats’ corner as they pushed for billions of dollars in federal funds to be included in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package signed into law in March. The mayors, …