Government
House Bill would force lawmakers missing in action to give Americans explanation for absences(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic New York Rep. Ritchie Torres introduced a bill Tuesday that would require lawmakers to disclose information about their long absences. The Duty of Transparency… Read More
Government
House GOP leaders completely ignore insane debt crisis in major funding bill(Daily Caller News Foundation) – House Republican leadership on Wednesday did not include budget cuts in a third budget reconciliation package as the U.S. national debt nears $40 trillion. The… Read More
Politics
First Amendment orgs skewer bipartisan lawmakers’ ‘frightening’ attempt to police election speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged four agencies to crack down on so-called election misinformation propagated by… Read More
Government
Senate holding slew of confirmation hearings for Trump nominees as time runs short before August recess(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Senate scheduled several confirmation hearings starting Monday to confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees before the August recess. The… Read More
Politics
Graham Platner drops out of Senate race after rape allegation proved to be final nail in coffin(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner dropped his Senate bid Wednesday after a previous girlfriend accused him of sexual assault. Platner announced his exit hours… Read More