by Julia Mueller | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is challenging a federal campaign finance law that limits how much candidates can be repaid for loans they make to their political campaigns. Cruz...
by Julia Mueller | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Tampa businessman and Republican political newcomer James Judge is the latest candidate to file for the 14th Congressional District seat held by Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor. Judge, a Coast Guard veteran who now runs Judge Public Relations in Tampa, is...
by Julia Mueller | Jan 13, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– Tribal leaders called on lawmakers Wednesday to reduce disparities in Internet access that disproportionately hurt Native communities in everything from health care to education, saying that an inadequate federal response is making the problem worse....
by Julia Mueller | Dec 2, 2021 | Data Projects, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of United States senators have made Twitter comments or statements on abortion in the 24 hours following Wednesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Dobbs case examines the...
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by Julia Mueller | Dec 2, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of other California lawmakers on Wednesday evening gathered on the front lawn to light this year’s Capitol Christmas tree, an 84-foot white fir from Six Rivers National Forest in the Golden State. “In...
