In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
House Passes Anti-Islamophobia Bill After Boebert’s Repeated Anti-Muslim Remarks Toward Ilhan Omar
The House on Tuesday passed an anti-Islamophobia bill weeks after Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert falsely implied that her Muslim…
Read More »House Votes to Hold Mark Meadows in Criminal Contempt After Defying Subpoena from Jan. 6 Select Committee
The House Tuesday afternoon voted to recommend that Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff and a former…
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Senate Democrats Vote To Lift Debt Ceiling By $2.5 Trillion
Senate Democrats Tuesday afternoon cleared a measure to lift the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion, staving off a default through…
Read More » Senate Clears Way For Democrats To Lift The Debt Ceiling After Agreement Between Schumer, McConnell
A bill that would enable Democrats to raise the debt ceiling without overcoming a Senate filibuster passed the chamber Thursday…
Read More »Top Republicans Introduce Bill Forcing Biden To Boost US Oil, Gas Production
A group of top House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to increase domestic oil…
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Democrat Opponent Of Anti-Big Tech Bills Says Her Daughter’s Google Job Doesn’t Influence Her
One of the leading Democratic voices against antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech says her daughter’s job on Google’s legal team…
Read More » Senate Passes Measure Nullifying Biden’s Vaccine Mandate On Large Companies
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large private companies from…
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Senators Pressure Instagram Chief To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday.…
Read More » House Passes Defense Bill, Sinister Approach to Avoid Filibuster
The House passed a conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act late Tuesday and a bill that could clear…
Read More »Female Draft, Presidential War Power Repeals to Be Scrapped from Defense Bill
A compromised version of the National Defense Authorization Act is reportedly set to scrap provisions that would require women to…
Read More »Members of Congress Slam Biden Administration for Considering Crude Oil Export Ban
A large group of House Republicans penned a letter to top Biden administration officials Friday, urging them not to ban…
Read More »Democrats Launch Another Probe Into Fossil Fuel Industry Over Emissions Data
The top Democrat on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee sent letters to ten fossil fuel firms demanding information…
Read More »Manchin Comes Out Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate For Large Companies
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin came out against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses late Thursday, saying…
Read More »House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill
The House on Thursday passed a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government open through Feb. 18, the…
Read More »Congress Reaches Deal On Stopgap Funding Bill As Shutdown Looms
Congress reached a deal on Thursday morning to fund the government through Feb. 18, the first step in avoiding a…
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