Washington — Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who is set to become the first transgender member of Congress, characterized a GOP effort to restrict bathroom use as an attempt “to get headlines.” “Everything was fine until some members of the small Republican conference majority decided to get headlines and to manufacture a crisis,” McBride told
Lawmakers move to limit powers of the governor, attorney general, and schools superintendent. Legislation that would weaken the powers of North Carolina’s incoming governor and other Democrat officials cleared both chambers of the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature this week. In addition to relief funding for Hurricane Helene survivors, the 131-page bill includes new limits on the
Advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are weighing a significant rewrite to the Food and Drug Administration’s rules governing food additives, to fulfill Kennedy and President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” pledge to get toxic chemicals out of the food supply. The proposed crackdown, which is still in its early stages and will need
Ottawa’s plan to engage with the next U.S. administration moved forward this week with Foreign Affairs Minster Mélanie Joly meeting with Republican politicians while visiting Washington. At the end of her visit, Joly said she had met with “many” senators, with the main topics discussed including the countries’ trade relationship, shared border, and Arctic foreign
The center-left New Democrat Coalition (NDC) voted on Nov. 20 to elect Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) as chair to lead the effort to push for the moderate policies the House caucus promotes in the 119th Congress. Previous NDC Chair Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) praised Schneider as a practical, commonsense leader “needed more than ever.” Under
Gary Gensler was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2021. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Nov. 21 that its chair, Gary Gensler, will leave the agency on Jan. 20, 2025. “It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve with
President-elect Donald Trump has said he intends to cut government spending by reasserting the presidential power of impoundment, a move certain to spark a court battle and one that could redefine presidential power for decades to come. Impoundment occurs when the president chooses not to disburse funds authorized by Congress; instead leaving them unspent in