House Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to expand proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states, legislation that has been touted by former President Trump. The legislation — formally titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — cleared the chamber in a...
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday announced he has finished his cancer treatment and is awaiting clearance from his doctors to resume travel to Washington, D.C. “Today, I’m happy to share that I’ve finished my cancer treatment for now and continue working to get physically stronger,” Grijalva wrote in a post on the social platform...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan clashed with conservative firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) during a tense House hearing — asking her if she understood the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned a legal precedent known as the Chevron deference. Boebert, during an Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Wednesday, asked Regan whether the EPA would repeal...
The Senate's version of the annual defense policy bill would ban the U.S. military from covering surgeries for transgender troops, a development made possible by Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) joining Republicans during committee votes. Added as an amendment during last month’s Senate Armed Services Committee closed-door markup of the bill — known as the National...
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced on a party-line vote legislation that would slash funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for fiscal 2025 by $7.5 billion, or 6.4 percent, below the fiscal 2024 level. The bill cleared the committee 31 to 25 and now heads to the full House, which...
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado (D) said Wednesday that President Biden should step out of the presidential race, expressing concern about his ability to beat former President Trump in November. “President Biden deserves our eternal gratitude for what he has accomplished. By defeating [former President Trump] in 2020, and leading our nation's recovery out...
Former national security adviser John Bolton revealed two questions he believes matter most to former President Donald Trump in picking a VP running mate.
Jon Favreau, a former adviser to President Obama known as an "Obama bro," broke his silence concerning President Biden's mental fitness during an appearance on CNN.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom steps up for President Biden amid campaign challenges, rallying Democrats in key states instead of focusing on his own state's woes.