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DOJ and Texas face off in court over restrictive abortion law
robertcicchetti/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers from the Justice Department and the state of Texas squared off in court Friday as the Biden administration seeks an order that would halt enforcement of t...
Oct 01, 2021
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19
Lubo Ivanko/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19, the Supreme Court said on Friday. Kavanaugh tested positive during a routine test ahead of an investiture ce...
Oct 01, 2021
Many lawmakers' 'leadership PACs' spend more on fundraising than political contributions, report finds
Douglas Rissing/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- In today's world of permanent campaigning, "leadership PACs" -- political action committees established by individual politicians -- have served as an invaluable ...
Oct 01, 2021
Court orders FEC to rule on complaints against NRA's alleged campaign coordination scheme
DNY59/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A federal court on Thursday ordered the Federal Election Commission to rule on pending complaints that allege the National Rifle Association used shell entities to illegall...
Oct 01, 2021
Infrastructure vote postponed despite Pelosi's efforts to push forward: 'We are not there yet'
f11photo/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats scrapped plans on Thursday to vote on the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure agreement after leadership and the White House failed to bring progres...
Oct 01, 2021
Texas 'heartbeat act' part of wave of red-state laws encouraging vigilantes: Experts
Pgiam/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Texas' recent effective ban on almost all abortions was not only controversial but unusual as well, containing a provision incentivizing people to report violators, even if t...
Oct 01, 2021
Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate was set to vote Thursday on a deal party leaders reached late-night Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of...
Sep 30, 2021
Negotiations on Biden’s infrastructure bill intensify at Congressional Baseball Game
(File Photo) - WoodysPhotos/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Intense phone calls, ice cream and bipartisanship. The Congressional Baseball Game had it all as lawmakers of all stripes came together Wednesday nigh...
Sep 30, 2021
Select committee issues subpoenas to 11 associated with planning of Jan. 6 rally
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued 11 subpoenas Wednesday to organizers of the pro-Trump rally outside the White House that ...
Sep 29, 2021
If there's a government shutdown, here’s what you need to know
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A possible government shutdown is looming as funding runs out at the end of the day Thursday, and Congress has yet to pass a temporary measure to keep the government goi...
Sep 29, 2021
