Abortion may seem an unlikely topic for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget to tackle but committee chairman Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in his opening statement that “Reproductive rights … are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity.” It is possible to measure economic harm from dismantling Roe v. Wade, he said of the Supreme
The lease would be for 99 years, with the option to extend. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Feb. 28 that would allow the federal government to lease the property that includes Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to the District of Columbia, paving the way for a possible move of the NFL’s Washington
In a rare display of legislative fusion, the fast-tracked Atomic Energy Advancement Act gets overwhelming endorsement and is now headed for the Senate. In 1980, the United States produced and processed 90 percent of the uranium used by 251 nuclear power plants that generated 11 percent of the country’s electricity. In 2021, only 5 percent
Marion, Ohio is set to honor former Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow this week, with the 93-year-old Democrat making six planned appearances across town to commemorate her 1994 swearing-in.
The fossil fuel industry is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a series of key questions related to ongoing litigation accusing it of causing global warming.
Democrat Tom Suozzi sworn back into Congress Democrat Tom Suozzi sworn back into Congress 11:13 NEW YORK — Democrat Tom Suozzi was sworn in Wednesday to replace former Congressman George Santos, representing Long Island and Queens’ 3rd congressional district. Suozzi’s victory in the recent special election cuts into House Republicans’ already slim majority. Democrats now have 16
McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader in November – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate leader of either party in American history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from his role as the Senate GOP’s leader in November. The 82-year-old McConnell said, however, he