Tag: Lawmakers
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D.C. families, facing lost jobs and a gutted city budget, beseech Republican lawmakers.
Read Latest News Facing widespread layoffs from the city’s biggest employer and what amounts to a billion-dollar budget cut over the next six months, residents of the District of Columbia expressed frustration at a Capitol Hill rally on Thursday morning, declaring themselves denizens of a city under siege. A Republican spending bill to fund the…
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Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia and Lawmakers to Keep Activists’ Names Secret
Read Latest News Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration last weekend, and seven students asked a federal court on Thursday to block the school from producing student disciplinary records to a House committee that demanded them last month. The committee’s request and the school’s compliance with it would violate the…
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Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats
Read Latest News Congressional Republicans, egged on by Elon Musk and other top allies of President Trump, are escalating calls to remove federal judges who stand in the way of administration efforts to overhaul the government. The outcry is threatening yet another assault on the constitutional guardrails that constrain the executive branch. Judicial impeachments are…
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Read Latest News Eighteen years ago, when Democrats controlled state government in Iowa, Gov. Chet Culver signed civil rights protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people into law. “We send a message that Iowa is a welcoming place that values each of its citizens, whether it’s in the neighborhood or in the workplace,” Mr. Culver…
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U.S. lawmakers warn that China could use Musk to influence Trump
Read Latest News Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House’s Oval Office. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives’ select committee on China warned on Tuesday that Beijing may try to exert leverage with Elon Musk in a bid to win favorable U.S. policies, and that…
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Kansas Lawmakers Override Veto of Ban on Transition Care for Minors
Read Latest News The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Tuesday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill that bans gender-transition treatments for minors, fulfilling a longtime goal of conservative lawmakers and joining about half of the country’s states in enacting bans or sharp limits on those procedures. The Kansas bill had broad Republican support, but…
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‘Keep your hands off our Social Security,’ lawmakers warn amid DOGE budget cuts
Read Latest News Richard Stephen | Istock | Getty Images The advisory group known as the Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has moved quickly to curb government spending at federal agencies including the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At a rally Monday outside the Social…
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Fed Chair Faces Lawmakers at a Critical Juncture
Read Latest News When Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, last testified in front of Congress in July, he hailed the “considerable progress” the central bank had made in taming rapid inflation and set the stage for a pivot toward lower interest rates. Mr. Powell confronts a far different economic and political landscape…
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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers
Read Latest News The State Department has given Congress formal notification that it plans to move forward with sales of more than $8 billion in weapons to Israel, bypassing an informal review process that was underway in a House committee. The move took place just days after President Trump met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Lawmakers probe Musk ‘infiltration’ into student loan borrower data
Read Latest News U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to a crowd gathered in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images U.S. senators expressed concern on Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of…
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U.S. lawmakers move to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices
Read Latest News Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds, saying the company’s technology presents an espionage risk. “The technology race…
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D.C. Lawmakers Take Aim at DeepSeek
Read Latest News Just in: The Justice Department agreed to temporarily restrict workers from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from gaining access to information in the Treasury Department payment system. The news comes as Washington grapples with a big debate: Can President Trump unilaterally decide to spend less on an area than what Congress has approved?…
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Lawmakers bash Trump’s Gaza proposal
Read Latest News Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night after President Donald Trump announced that the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip.” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the proposal “problematic,” adding that he does not think his constituents would be excited about sending U.S. soldiers to take control of Gaza.…
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Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers
Read Latest News Tennessee’s Republican-controlled legislature approved bills on Thursday aimed at reducing unauthorized immigration and allowing families to use public funds for private school tuition, mirroring the policy agenda of the new Trump administration. Legislative leaders left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session…
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U.S. lawmakers in ‘uncharted waters’ as DeepSeek tests limits of American trade restrictions
Read Latest News The DeepSeek AI application is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January, 2025. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek could face curbs from the U.S. government as it upends the U.S. AI ecosystem, though enforcing restrictions on…
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Republican Lawmakers in Florida Rebel Against DeSantis in Rare Power Move
Read Latest News For six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida could count on Republican state lawmakers bending to his will, giving swift approval to his ambitious legislative priorities with hardly a whiff of protest. Those days appear to be over. On Monday, in a remarkable sequence of events at the State Capitol in Tallahassee,…
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Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Read Latest News Since 1793, when the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request by President George Washington to offer legal guidance on foreign relations, the court’s justices have steered away from weighing in outside the context of a formal lawsuit. That has not deterred lawmakers in Idaho, however. This week, a State House committee overwhelmingly…
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Democratic lawmakers ask regulators to look into Donald and Melania Trump meme coins
Read Latest News U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) faces reporters during a break in a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 13, 2023. Julia Nikhinson | Reuters Two senior congressional Democrats have asked multiple regulators to look into the propriety of meme coins issued…
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Trump’s Agriculture Pick to Face Questioning from Lawmakers
Read Latest News Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s pick to lead the Agriculture Department, will appear before senators on Thursday to address how she plans to manage the agency, which supports the U.S. farm sector and administers food assistance programs. Ms. Rollins, a former White House official during Mr. Trump’s first term, does not have the…
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Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.
Read Latest News President Donald J. Trump’s plan to return Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, to its earlier name, Mount McKinley, has run into opposition from Alaska lawmakers. Shortly after taking the oath of office on Monday, Mr. Trump surprised many in the state when he announced “we will restore…
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Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers
Read Latest News President-elect Donald J. Trump reiterated his support for undoing a major provision of his 2017 tax law on Saturday when he told more than a dozen House Republicans at his Florida estate to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction, according to four lawmakers who attended.…
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Democratic N.Y. Lawmakers Brace for Risks of a Trump Administration
Read Latest News After President-elect Donald J. Trump’s gains in New York, lawmakers plan to focus on high costs and crime while safeguarding policies about immigration and abortion. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~…
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Student loan transfer led to credit reporting errors: Lawmakers
Read Latest News Chair Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., conducts the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth hearing titled Promoting Competition, Growth, and Privacy Protection in the Technology Sector, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A “faulty” transfer of student loan accounts from…
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RFK Jr. to Meet With More Republican Lawmakers Tuesday
Read Latest News This week, he is expected to meet with over 20 senators, many of them receptive to his case to run the Health and Human Services Department. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about!…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s Health Secretary Pick, Is Set to Meet with Lawmakers
Read Latest News Mr. Kennedy is beginning his meetings with Republican senators to build support for his confirmation, which could be imperiled by his anti-vaccine advocacy. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved…
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Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates
Read Latest News New legislation would force UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna to each sell their pharmacies within three years. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss…
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Montana Lawmakers Reject Bid to Restrict Bathroom Use for Trans Legislators
Read Latest News The proposal would have effectively barred transgender women from using the State Capitol restroom for female lawmakers. Some Republicans joined Democrats in voting it down. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~…
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California Lawmakers to Propose $25 Million Fund to Litigate Trump Administration
Read Latest News The state’s Democratic leaders had announced within days of the election that they would meet early this month on plans to defend California’s liberal policies. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~…
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6 Virginia Inmates Have Burned Themselves. Lawmakers Want to Know Why.
Read Latest News The state’s top prison official criticized reports that the self-burnings at Red Onion State Prison, which has had a history of complaints, were in protest of poor conditions. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s…
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Senegal votes for lawmakers in test for new president
Read Latest News A voter casts his ballot at a voting station in the fishing village of Ndayane on Nov. 17, 2024, during Senegal’s parliamentary elections. John Wessels | Afp | Getty Images Senegal headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in legislative elections that the president hopes will give his party a clear…
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Lawmakers Demand Ethics Report on Gaetz, Trump’s Attorney General Pick
Read Latest News Republicans and Democrats alike insisted that the findings of the House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating the Florida Republican for years over sexual misconduct and other charges, be made public. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the…