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With Bunch set to depart Smithsonian, Democrats urge ‘full history’

As Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced he will be leaving his role by the end of the year, Democrats in Congress praised him for trying to show the “full history” of America.  Bunch was the first African American and the first historian to be appointed to the role. He has…

Roll Call · Sep 8

GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and…

Roll Call · Apr 29

House Republicans advance ‘Zuckerbucks’ ban out of committee - Roll Call

House Republicans on Wednesday took a step toward blocking private funding for the administration of elections.

Roll Call · Feb 14, 2024

Republicans’ conservative election bill heads to House floor - Roll Call

The House Administration Committee voted 8-4 to advance a conservative election package, batting away dozens of Democratic amendments.

Roll Call · Jul 14, 2023

Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states - Roll Call

Democrats could pick up several seats as a result of a Supreme Court ruling in an Alabama case upholding part of the Voting Rights Act.

Roll Call · Jun 8, 2023

Supreme Court backs challenge to Alabama congressional map - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Black voters who challenged Alabama’s congressional map as a violation of the Voting Rights Act.

Roll Call · Jun 8, 2023

With defectors on both sides, House passes solar tariff measure - Roll Call

The House passed a measure 221-202 that would retroactively reinstate a tariff on solar panels made with Chinese parts in Southeast Asia.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2023

Resolution to restore solar tariff advances in House

WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee voted 26-13 on Wednesday to nullify a Biden administration move to waive tariffs on solar energy equipment routed from China through four other Asian nations before arriving in the United States.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Resolution to restore solar tariff advances in House - Roll Call

House lawmakers advanced a measure that would nullify a Biden administration waiver of tariffs on certain Chinese solar energy equipment.

Roll Call · Apr 19, 2023

GOP showcases states with added voter ID laws as model for country

Republicans are highlighting states that have tightened voting laws — especially with added voter identification requirements — like Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Ohio as models to increase election integrity, drawing a fight with Democrats over what constitutes a successful election.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023