Photos of the week: Historic speaker election - Roll Call CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists have documented this week’s historic stalemate to elect a speaker of the House. Roll Call · Jan 6, 2023
Federal opposition to ESG in 2023 From state treasurers divesting pension and operating funds from BlackRock and other ESG providers to state attorneys general investigating the same providers over the impact of ESG on assorted policy matters, state officials led the pushback against environmental, social, and corporate governance investing in 2022. Ballotpedia · Jan 3, 2023
Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023 The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee, who have indicated that they would like to understand better how… Ballotpedia · Dec 20, 2022
Sixth Circuit finds constitutional flaw in ARPA Tax Cut Ban The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Dec 19, 2022
Dept. of Labor ESG rule targeted by GOP Congressmen The move is one of many steps top conservatives are taking to dismantle financial ESG policies. Axios · Dec 16, 2022
Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans are coming for ESG investing Republican complaints about “ESG investing” have been building in recent years. But they have not always been clear about what they want to do about it besides complain. Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022
Impeachment, investigations, infighting: GOP’s thin margin in the House stirs intraparty conflict WASHINGTON — The relatively weak red ripple from last week’s midterm elections may leave Republicans’ hopes for impeachment revenge against Joe Biden high and dry, but that probably won’t stop them from seeking dirt against the Democratic president, despite concerns from party moderates. Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022
Investigations, impeachment, infighting: House Republicans curb their ambitions GOP hopes for impeachment revenge against Joe Biden are fading, but that probably won’t stop them from seeking dirt on the president. Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022
Republican Andy Barr wins sixth term in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District It will be Barr’s sixth term in Congress, he was first elected in 2012. WEKU · Nov 10, 2022
Computer glitches, no write-in votes. What’s going on with Kentucky’s election results? LEXINGTON, Ky. — Computer glitches in reporting, including the votes cast for write-in candidates, apparently are delaying completed Kentucky vote tallies. Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022
Five-time congressional candidate running against a five-term congressman The race in the sixth congressional district pits a five-term U.S. representative against a perennial candidate in the central Kentucky area. There are also two write-in candidates on the ballot. WEKU · Nov 3, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: Republicans keep harping on inflation, but don't have any answers for it Even if you didn't know from your household accounts that inflation has been running hot this year, your local Republican officeholders and candidates would make sure it wasn't a secret. Los Angeles Times · Nov 2, 2022
No debate: Why Kentucky Republicans are ignoring their Democratic challengers WASHINGTON — Rand Paul has largely ignored Charles Booker this year – except for a moment when his Democratic challenger for U.S. Senate had the chance to command statewide attention. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 25, 2022
Wales Online · Sep 15, 2022 Asda is UK's cheapest online supermarket - a whopping £21.79 cheaper than Waitrose Expert says 'the top four supermarkets aren’t competing as closely as they were before'
Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022 Matt Bevin for Kentucky governor ... again? GOP primary field in 2023 could grow more crowded LEXINGTON, Ky. — He may not have dropped $5 million on a piece of prize-winning pork, but former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin didn’t go unnoticed at Thursday’s Kentucky Farm Bureau Annual Country Ham Breakfast.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2022 ‘Limp & late’: Trump allies pound McConnell for measured response to FBI search WASHINGTON — As political reaction reached a boil over the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Mitch McConnell was standing in Eastern Kentucky attending to the aftermath of calamitous flooding there.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2022 Camp Lejeune’s water poisoned lives. Decades of fighting finally caused change Jerry Ensminger sat in the balcony of the U.S. Senate chamber watching a vote that had begun to feel like a pipe dream.
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Hero farmer ploughs through crops to stop deadly wildfires heading towards homes Remarkable footage shows the moment hero farmer Bill Alexander ploughed through burning crops with his tractor to help slow down a fire - as wind forced the inferno to spread dangerously close to several homes
Axios · Jul 20, 2022 House Republicans praise Mike Pence for "courage" on Jan. 6 Pence spoke at a meeting with the Republican Study Committee, the largest bloc of House conservatives.
Axios · Jun 16, 2022 House GOP welcomes a new Chamber, declares war against the old one The country's largest lobbying group is now viewed with contempt by much of the GOP.
WEKU · May 11, 2022 Next Tuesday's Primary features four candidates in the sixth district congressional race Voters will narrow the Republican and Democratic fields in the sixth district congressional race by two next Tuesday.
Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022 Yellen faces bipartisan pressure to toughen Russia sanctions WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was pushed by legislators from both sides of the aisle Wednesday to strengthen moves to cut off financial links with Russia, and was queried on the Biden administration’s readiness to impose sanctions on China in the event it moved aggressively toward Taiwan.
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022 Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are worried about the potential of cryptocurrency to serve as an escape hatch for sanctioned Russian money, with some saying the risk hastens the need for legislation.
Roll Call · Mar 8, 2022 Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles - Roll Call Lawmakers from both parties are worried that cryptocurrencies could help Russians use to evade western sanctions.