Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week
Here’s how members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation voted on key legislation last week.
Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week
Here’s how members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation voted on key legislation last week.
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Senators’ bill aims to ban corporate PACs following record-breaking business PAC giving in 2020
Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced legislation in January that would ban for-profit corporations from operating political action committees in an effort to reduce corporate influence in Congress.
Senators’ bill aims to ban corporate PACs following record-breaking business PAC giving in 2020
Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced legislation in January that would ban for-profit corporations from operating political action committees in an effort to reduce corporate influence in Congress.
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Lawmakers take aim at high drug prices as inflation runs amok. Cap for seniors?
Lawmakers are once again trying to figure out how to lower medical expenses, especially at a time when U.S. inflation has soared to a 40-year high and is adding more stress to family budgets.
Lawmakers take aim at high drug prices as inflation runs amok. Cap for seniors?
Lawmakers are once again trying to figure out how to lower medical expenses, especially at a time when U.S. inflation has soared to a 40-year high and is adding more stress to family budgets.
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DHS rethinking information-sharing agreements in light of Texas hostage attack
The Department of Homeland Security is re-evaluating information-sharing agreements with Visa Waiver Program countries in the wake of the Jan. 15 hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas.
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Congress debates daylight saving time, but how will it impact Maryland farmers?
Daylight saving typically occurs from March through November, when we set our clocks forward by an hour — leading to more sunlight in the evenings. In November, clocks are moved back an hour to experience earlier daylight.
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State Department Calls for More Public Media Funding in Light of Russia-Ukraine Conflict
State Department leaders said Tuesday that disinformation plays a large role in the rise of authoritarian governments and called for more investment to help local and independent media around the world.
read moreExperts urge lawmakers to update federal, presidential recordkeeping laws
Experts told a Senate committee Tuesday that Congress should make it easier for top government officials to comply with the Presidential Records Act and Federal Records Act and toughen enforcement of the laws.
Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.
Ukraine does not have biological weapons, U.S. intel officials say
Intelligence officials outline world threats for the year during a Thursday hearing.
Combating the rise in hate crimes is a judicial priority, lawmakers say
Implementing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to counter the alarming increase in hate crimes targeting Black people, Asian Americans and the Jewish and Muslim community was the core topic of discussion amongst lawmakers and experts during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held Tuesday.
Truckers rally on D.C. Beltway amid rollback of mandates
A convoy of truckers from around the country converged on the Capital Beltway outside Washington on Sunday.
Roll Call: Key votes from the Wisconsin congressional delegation this week
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues last week.
North Dakota delegation reacts to President Biden’s first State of the Union speech
Lawmakers react to President Biden’s State of the Union and localize it for their delegations.
In Egypt, Girls Defy Bedouin Tradition By Running Gas Station
Girls in Egypt run a gas station, defying the traditional gender roles of their culture.
Sen. Klobuchar meets with Supreme Court nominee Jackson
President Biden’s recent Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, met with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar in her Capitol Hill Office ahead of her confirmation hearings set to begin on March 21.
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