by Hazel Tang | Jul 13, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Six months after the January 6 Capitol attack, miles of metal fence around its perimeter were taken down the evening of Friday, July 9. The Capitol Police announced the decision on Wednesday in a memo sent out to congressional members and staff....
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by Mark Dovich | Jul 9, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The remaining metal fencing around the Capitol will begin to be removed Friday evening, according to a memo from House Sergeant at Arms William Walker. The fencing has been in place for over six months, since the Jan. 6 insurrection. Here’s what the...
by Mark Dovich | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. HOUSE ESTABLISHING 1/6 COMMITTEE: Voting 222 for and 190 against, the House on Wednesday created (H. Res. 503) a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack...
by Jeff A. Chamer | Jul 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Rep. Carolyn Maloney is making a fresh push to limit overdraft fees collected by banks, as the New York Democrat reintroduced legislation she says will make such charges more reasonable. Banks and other financial institutions took in billions of dollars...
by Mark Dovich | Jun 28, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. SENATE OVERHAULING VOTER RIGHTS: Voting 50 for and 50 against, the Senate on Tuesday blocked a sweeping voting rights bill (S 1) that would, among other...
by Dalia Faheid | Apr 20, 2021 | Featured, Politics
At the end of Ramadan in 2019, Zohaib Qadri was torn between keeping up with his hectic job planning a legislative agenda and compiling policy research as a Texas legislative aid or using paid time off to go to Houston to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family and friends....
