Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus following fight with Lauren Boebert Georgia congresswoman faces backlash from the right after making nice with Kevin McCarthy The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
HFC boots Greene over Boebert spat "The straw that broke the camel's back was publicly saying things about another member in terms that no one should" Salon · Jul 6, 2023
House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks WASHINGTON — The fiscal 2024 appropriations process has just begun, but some patterns in the distribution of earmarks by the majorities in their respective chambers are starting to emerge. Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023
House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks - Roll Call Despite a push to hold down overall spending, earmarks in four House bills have grown from less than $1.6 billion to more than $1.9 billion. Roll Call · Jul 3, 2023
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal With House GOP leaders under pressure from hard-right lawmakers, Republican appropriators in that chamber will write their fiscal 2024 spending bills to meet the tight budget caps that Freedom Caucus and other spending hawks have sought since January. Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal - Roll Call House Republican appropriators will write their fiscal 2024 spending bills to meet the tight budget caps sought by the Freedom Caucus and other spending hawks. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2023
Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal - Roll Call Much of the debt limit bill opposition came from the far right and left wings of Congress, but there were some surprising “no” votes. Roll Call · Jun 1, 2023
Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect WASHINGTON — Interest in bringing home federal funding earmarks in appropriations bills is growing among House Republicans under new restrictions the GOP majority instituted for the next fiscal year. Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023
Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect - Roll Call Some high-profile Republicans who did not request earmarks while Democrats ruled the House are seeking them now. Roll Call · Apr 19, 2023
Supreme Court could soon rule on abortion drug - Roll Call The Supreme Court could rule on the availability of a commonly used abortion drug less than a year after it overturned the right to abortion. Roll Call · Apr 18, 2023
GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths Republican congressmen are calling for a halt to offshore wind power projects The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Meet the Freedom Caucus' new insiders on House Appropriations - Roll Call Freedom Caucus duo is moving the Appropriations Committee to the ideological right as spending battles loom. Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023
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
Another day, similar result: Adjournment with no speaker - Roll Call GOP leader Kevin McCarthy again didn't reach the magic number to be elected speaker on Thursday, as holdouts continued seeking rules changes. Roll Call · Jan 5, 2023
Roll Call · Jan 3, 2023 Opponents deny McCarthy speaker’s gavel on first vote - Roll Call Opposition from fellow Republicans denied Kevin McCarthy the role of House speaker on the first roll call vote in the 118th Congress.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 31, 2022 Manchester United and Wolves fans unite to remember teenage girl after double crash tragedy Liberty Charris died alongside a 19-year-old man following an alleged 'car cruising meet'
Reason · Dec 7, 2022 A Law That Facilitates Cannabis Research Exemplifies the Modesty of the Reforms We Can Expect From Congress Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.
Birmingham Post · Dec 2, 2022 People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions Companies featuring in this week's round-up include ITPS, Ward Hadaway, SPG and Haines Watts
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Trone, Parrott, congressional rematch appears competitive A rematch between U.S. Rep. David Trone and Republican Neil Parrott for the congressional district in western Maryland appears to be the state’s marquee congressional battle on Election Day
Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022 Dan Rodricks: This election is not only about the price of chicken thighs “It’s about whether you think you’re better off than you were two years ago, whether you think this country is on the right track. That’s it.”
Tribune News Service · Sep 18, 2022 Democratic candidates in Maryland seek to capitalize on outcry over Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposed US abortion ban BALTIMORE — Just weeks from the start of voting in Maryland, Democratic congressional candidates hope to capitalize on opposition to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s newly proposed nationwide abortion ban — an issue that can be politically problematic for Republicans in such a blue state.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 31, 2022 David Wharton: How a group of rogue skaters got L.A. City Hall on their side LOS ANGELES — No one wanted to claim responsibility for the old parking lot. A small patch of rutted pavement, dank and filthy, it sat forgotten beneath a freeway overpass near the San Pedro docks.
Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022 Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.
Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022 Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.
Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022 Jan. 6 attack echoes on Maryland’s Eastern Shore as Democrat Heather Mizeur seeks inroads in ‘red’ district of Rep. Andy Harris BALTIMORE — The Democratic congressional challenger walked up to the Republican candidates’ booth at the Cecil County Fair, smiled and introduced herself.