Cassidy plans to keep pushing foreign pollution bill
The Louisiana Republican lost reelection this week. That’s not stopping his quest for a fee on polluting imports.
Key senators meet over dinner to discuss permitting deal
Negotiators are hoping to reach an agreement before the August recess.
Cornyn backed some gun control measures. Massie opposed them all. It may not have helped either.
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.
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former campaign manager and close friend. After representing broad…
Unions that paralyzed New York commute over pay spent millions on luxury travel, filings show
LIRR strike union leaders spent over $3 million on luxury lodging and dining in 2025 while arguing workers couldn't make ends meet, records show.
Rubio offers Cubans “new path” in video address
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Wednesday directly to the Cuban people in a video recorded in Spanish, criticizing the country’s elite for being corrupt and offering a “new path,” including a proposed $100 million influx of food and medicine. The message came as U.S. officials are preparing to announce an expected indictment of
Fmr Dem Rep Barney Frank, sharp-tongued liberal trailblazer, Dodd-Frank co-author dies
Barney Frank, the liberal Massachusetts congressman behind the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and a gay rights pioneer, has died at age 86.