![VIDEO: The Return of the Congressional Women’s Softball Game]()
by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — After last year’s game was canceled due to the pandemic, the Congressional Women’s Softball Game returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday night. The game is held annually to raise money for the Young Survival Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to...
![House May Take up Infrastructure Bill as Soon as Thursday Night]()
by Ariel Gans | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The House may move on the long-delayed infrastructure bill as soon as this evening after President Biden on Thursday released the text of the massive spending bill that progressives had been waiting to see. “The text is up for review, for consideration,...
by Katherine Huggins, Isabel Miller and Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill gained two new senators on Wednesday — furry versions of Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. and Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. The pair are Sen. Thom Tillis’, R-North Carolina, dogs — Theo, a 6.5-month old Bernese Mountain Dog-Poodle mix and Mitch,...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 27, 2021 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE FREE VETERANS FROM FEES ACT: Voting 421 for and 3 against, the House on Tuesday waived (HR 1029) the application fee for veterans’ special events at war memorials held...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Oct 27, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Progressive lawmakers and activists met at the steps of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to advocate for expanding the number of justices on the nation’s highest court. “Adding four seats to the Supreme Court is how we restore justice, balance and legitimacy...
by Julia Shapero | Oct 26, 2021 | Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Whether executive privilege will prevent former Trump aide Steve Bannon from being prosecuted for contempt remains to be seen, according to constitutional law professors who have been following recent developments. Bannon’s “real defense to contempt is...
