Committee Chair Comer says he sent a letter to the Energy Secretary after months of attempts to secure her testimony at a scheduled hearing. House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm inviting her to testify before the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
An orthodox Jew, he was the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. Joe Lieberman, four-term U.S. Senator for Connecticut and Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, has died at the age of 82. Lieberman’s family stated that he died “due to complications from a fall.” “His beloved wife, Hadassah, and
An orthodox Jew, he was the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. Joe Lieberman, four-term U.S. Senator for Connecticut and Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, has died at the age of 82. Lieberman’s family stated that he died “due to complications from a fall.” “His beloved wife, Hadassah, and
In 2023, there were 26 elections across America that resulted in a tie, with another seven being decided by one vote. Pennsylvania led the nation with seven tied elections. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) announced the 2023 data on March 25, 2024. PILF researchers reported that there have been 602 ties and 146 elections
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) rejected the idea that she should be blamed for possibly bringing about the promotion of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to speaker after she moved to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). In response to a question noting the House GOP’s slim and diminishing majority and that her proposal to
Parents could be charged with child abuse if they prevent their minor daughter from getting an abortion, according to an Illinois law proposed by Democrat state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray. In South Carolina, a new bill would require taxpayers to pay all childhood expenses—prenatal to age 18—for babies born to mothers who were unable to get
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) revealed on Tuesday that a department policy to reimburse service members for leave time and travel expenses for abortion-related travel was used 12 times in a seven-month period last year after the policy went into effect. The DOD announced last February that it would grant administrative absence time and