Barney Frank, an outspoken Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died, The Associated Press reported, citing his former campaign manager and close friend. He was 86 years old. Frank had been in hospice care for congestive heart failure at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. “People should leave their legacies to other
Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day—the 124th anniversary of a once free nation’s birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty. Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba’s founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire’s subjugation to claim the same birthright our citizens enjoy today: the right
Two law enforcement officers who clashed with rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” which was created this week as part of a settlement between President Trump and the federal government. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the District of Columbia
Former Rep. Barney Frank in a July 22, 2010, file photo. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Former Democratic Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three decades, died on Tuesday night at the age of 86, family members and his former campaign said. Frank died late on Tuesday, his former campaign
The Louisiana Republican lost reelection this week. That’s not stopping his quest for a fee on polluting imports.
Negotiators are hoping to reach an agreement before the August recess.
Giffords, a gun safety advocacy group, is sending a memo to all Congressional Republicans today arguing the gun lobby isn’t so powerful after all.