U.S. Senate moves to avoid a partial government shutdown, but time running short
With a partial shutdown looming at the end of the week, the U.S. Senate on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 16, took a procedural vote on a stopgap spending bill. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to advance a short-term spending bill, but both chambers of Congress…
U.S. Senate turns aside Bernie Sanders measure to order human rights inquiry of Israel
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 16, 2024, with photos displayed of children and civilians in Gaza. (Screenshot from U.S. Senate webcast) The U.S. Senate voted 72-11 Tuesday night to reject a proposal to require a State Department report on Israel’s human rights record…
Three Migrants Drowned After Texas’ Attempt to Seize Control of the Border
The Texas National Guard erected wire in front of entrances to the Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area after migrants drowned there Friday, the Department of Justice said in a new court filing.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter…
Nikki Haley Says No More Debates Unless Trump Is Onstage
Julia Nikhinson/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You probably didn’t watch the GOP debates, and now you may not have to read headlines about them either. On Tuesday, fresh off a disappointing third place in the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley…
Powerful Georgia House Republican unveils plan to pump $100M into state’s pre-K system
Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones with House Education Committee Chair Chris Erwin, left, and Speaker Jon Burns. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia House’s No. 2 legislator is calling on the state to use about $100 million in state lottery budget reserve money to help reduce class sizes for the state’s youngest students and boost salaries…
Child tax credit expansion, business incentives combined in new congressional tax plan
Members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan plan on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 that would again expand the child tax credit for families as well as provide business incentives. Shown are children at the Downtown Children’s Center in St. Louis. Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent WASHINGTON — Leading members of Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral tax proposal Tuesday,…