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Democrats push amendment to remove transgender care ban from defense bill
Democrats push amendment to remove transgender care ban from defense bill
Fourteen Democratic senators plan to bring to the floor an amendment that would remove from the massive defense-spending bill a ban on the use of Pentagon money to pay...
Scalise unveils the week's work on Capitol Hill
Scalise unveils the week's work on Capitol Hill
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has released "The Leader's Floor Lookout," the always interesting weekly legislative schedule on Capitol Hill. This particular list has our esteemed lawmakers in both...
Census Bureau to change how it counts immigrants
Census Bureau to change how it counts immigrants
The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and often temporary, reasons. Source link
Drone concern spreads beyond New Jersey
Drone concern spreads beyond New Jersey
Worry over drones is spreading from New Jersey across the Atlantic seaboard, with leaders in other states also demanding that the federal government figure out what's going on in...
Biden establishes monument to first woman to serve in Cabinet
Biden establishes monument to first woman to serve in Cabinet
President Biden on Monday signed a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and the nation's longest-serving labor...
Biden reveals misgivings as he prepares for the end of his White House term
Biden reveals misgivings as he prepares for the end of his White House term
President Biden lamented Monday that he won't get credit for the benefits of his legislative victories because their positive impacts won't be felt until long after his term ends...
Trump starts the firing even before his term begins
Trump starts the firing even before his term begins
President-elect Donald Trump's iconoclastic approach to nominations isn't just the people he's picking -- it's the people he's looking to fire. Source link
The Political Opportunists Are Making This a Silly Season to Remember
Could Biden unilaterally amend the Constitution? Could Trump serve a third term? Anything is possible for these folks, at this time of year. Source link
Trump wants to fire federal workers who don't return to office, calls telework deal 'ridiculous'
Trump wants to fire federal workers who don't return to office, calls telework deal 'ridiculous'
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday vowed to fire federal employees who don't come back into the office, threatening to file a lawsuit challenging a Biden administration labor contract that...
McConnell Warns Trump against Adopting a Democratic Foreign Policy
His criticism is reserved for advocates of retrenchment in Trump’s orbit whose influence is the subject of debate. Source link
Supreme Court will not hear Peter Navarro's challenge over personal emails, presidential records
Supreme Court will not hear Peter Navarro's challenge over personal emails, presidential records
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's request to take up his challenge to the feds' attempt to go after records that were kept in...
Biden to establish monument honoring first female presidential Cabinet member
Biden to establish monument honoring first female presidential Cabinet member
President Biden on Monday will sign a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and the nation's longest-serving...