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House GOP passes debt "sabotage" bill

"This is completely unworkable," Rep. Pramila Jayapal says

Salon · Apr 27, 2023

US Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.

Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023

House aims to bar trans athletes on girls and women's teams

The Republican-led House is expected to pass a bill that would bar schools and colleges that get federal money from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete on girls or women’s sports teams or athletic events

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

To prevent gun suicide, states consider allowing people to deny themselves a gun

As lawmakers and mental health advocates wrestle with how to stop the avalanche of suicides by firearm in this country, some are looking to a novel idea at work in a handful of states: Register yourself as a suicide risk so you can’t buy a gun on a whim.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2023

Progressives praise Biden for tax hike plan – but Pentagon budget stirs anger

Leftwing Democrats say defense spending is far too high and query president’s request for more money for border security

The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2023

House panel backs parental school oversight, anti-trans sports bills - Roll Call

Republicans on a House committee approved bills to set parents' rights on school issues and ban some transgender athletes from sports.

Roll Call · Mar 9, 2023

Lawmakers renew push for stock trading ban at House hearing

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers speaking Wednesday at a Members Day hearing at the House Administration Committee sought to reignite efforts to tighten the rules for, if not entirely ban, the practice of stock trading among lawmakers.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Adam Schiff's bid to bolster his progressive credentials for California Senate run hits some resistance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff's effort to bolster his progressive credentials in preparation for his statewide bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat has hit some resistance on Capitol Hill.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023

Lawmakers renew push for stock trading ban at House Administration hearing - Roll Call

A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers is seeking to tighten the rules for, if not entirely ban, the practice of stock trading among lawmakers.

Roll Call · Mar 8, 2023

Doubts vanish as Democrats unite over Biden’s 2024 bid: ‘He will win’

House Democrats issues’ conference sees lawmakers across party’s ideological spectrum embrace idea of president’s re-election

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2023