More than 100 advocacy groups urge Congress to denounce anti-immigrant rhetoric
Protesters hold a rally against gun violence in New York’s Times Square on Aug. 4, 2019, in response to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Go Nakamura/Getty Images WASHINGTON — On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas in which 23 people were murdered, more…
Split in U.S. House GOP raises potential for government shutdown this fall
U.S. Capitol Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Members of Congress jetted off for the August recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 — and the lawmakers who write spending bills acknowledge that it’s a real possibility, given deep divisions. The stalemate stems…
Bookman: The season for accountability has arrived
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. With the indictment, Trump becomes the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A democracy has the right – no, the obligation — to…
Congress, GOP presidential candidates react to Trump indictment
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rome, Georgia Republican, criticized special counsel Jack Smith, saying he is “a terrible attorney with a lot of failures in his career.” Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and Republicans competing against Donald Trump in the presidential primary quickly reacted Tuesday to the latest indictment against the former…
