![VIDEO: Republicans and Democrats face off on the baseball diamond]()
by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress gathered at Nationals Park Wednesday night to play in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. The game took place amid fierce partisan negotiations to avert a government shutdown and prevent a default on the nation’s...
![Lawmakers Share Personal Stories while Evaluating Abortion Rights, Access]()
by Julia Mueller | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday shared their personal experiences with rape, pregnancy and abortion during a hearing to examine current and mounting threats to reproductive rights and evaluate the impact of state-level legislation on constitutional...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — A shutdown crisis has been avoided as the House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term government funding bill that will keep federal agencies open through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to the president’s desk. The Senate passed the measure, 65-35, with...
by Ariel Gans | Sep 29, 2021 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate wants to pass a federal data privacy law, but Federal Trade Commission officials and business representatives underscored that the agency lacks the resources to enforce it. While data has vast economic and social benefits, the need for strong...
by Julia Shapero | Sep 29, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON – House members appeared divided on which facets of domestic terrorism represent the largest threat to the United States with Democrats emphasizing the dangers of white supremacy and Republicans drawing attention to violent crimes and Antifa. The...
![Shadow Docket Debate Overshadowed by Texas Abortion Law]()
by Annie Klingenberg | Sep 29, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Senators on the Judiciary Committee could not reach consensus during Wednesday’s hearing on whether the Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket in a Texas abortion rights case was either vastly unprecedented or just an ordinary procedure.“Constitutional...
