Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce Thursday that he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat as he positions himself for another presidential bid in 2028. Buttigieg, who ran a failed presidential campaign in 2020, is looking to strengthen his White House prospects by avoiding back-to-back campaigns in 2026 and 2028,
‘Make no mistake, Beijing is actively exploiting weak security protocols,’ Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said. Republican lawmakers have proposed legislation that would block national laboratories from admitting citizens of foreign adversaries, particularly those from communist China. The bill was introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on March 11 amid growing concerns in Washington over intellectual
Virginia Democrats reportedly quickly dispatched Delegate Kim Taylor's sex offender legislation, as another proponent of her bill joins her in crying foul.
The proposed rule change would allow new parents to designate other House members to vote on their behalf for up to 12 weeks. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has garnered enough support to force a floor vote on a proposal to allow new parents in the House to vote by proxy. The resolution would allow
The EPA notified grant recipients that they will no longer receive funding under the program. A federal judge asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 12 to submit evidence justifying its decision to terminate a $20 billion climate funding program. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said
Rep. Laurel Libby sues the state House speaker after being stripped of her right to speak or vote on the floor. Maine’s six federal judges recuse themselves. A Maine lawmaker is suing the speaker of the state House of Representatives who censured her for viral social media posts about a transgender high school athlete who
Dr. Marty Makary and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya must receive a Senate majority vote to gain confirmation for their posts. President Donald Trump’s picks to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) advanced through the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on March 13. Dr. Marty Makary