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House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol office building
WASHINGTON (AP) — House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings when the chamber was in session. The Republican censure resolution passed with some...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Jamestown Post-Journal. December 6, 2023. Editorial: Use Additional Talks To Improve Relations Between State, Senecas The state and Seneca Nation have kicked the can a little further down the road with a short-term extension of the gaming compact between the nation...
House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up...
Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he's leaving Congress by year's end
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year. His announcement capped a stunning end to a House career for the onetime deli counter...
Ex-Nashville mayor to run for GOP-held US House seat, seeking a political return years after scandal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday announced a Democratic run for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mark Green, seeking a political comeback more than five years after the fallout from an extramarital affair cut her tenure short. In an...
Pressley, Welch introduce legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow people convicted of a felony to vote in federal elections, a proposal that if enacted could restore the voting rights of millions of people in U.S. elections. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of...
New GOP-favored Georgia congressional map nears passage as the end looms for redistricting session
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end Thursday after a House committee on Wednesday advanced a Republican-favored congressional map that targets Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath's current district. ...
Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son. Hunter...
Ohio House committee OKs contentious higher ed. bill, despite House leader claiming little support
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House committee cleared a contentious higher education bill Wednesday that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio's public colleges and universities and bar them from taking stances on “controversial topics," despite House...
With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the U.S. House last week, will be held on Feb. 13, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The race for a seat representing some Long Island suburbs and a small...
