The House passed a measure last week that would require parental consent for student pronoun, gender marker and preferred name changes in federally funded elementary and middle schools.
Pesky pests are attacking coffee, macadamia nut and nursery plants in Hawaii. So Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a slew of bills to neutralize these nuisances.
The topic of election security has made it all the way to lawmakers in Washington D.C. who worry that the spread of misinformation is starting to take cause problems for polling workers voting places and those overseeing elections.
As Congress’ concerns continue to grow about China’s spying capabilities, a bipartisan group of senators say the US should get out of the Chinese drone buying business. That is why Florida Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Virginia Senator Mark Warner have introduced the American Security Drone Act of 2023. The bill would ban the federal government from buying drones from China and other countries that are deemed to be national security threats.
The annual House GOP policy retreat consisted of close-door meetings and press gaggles as they ready their moves on big ticket legislation in Washington.
The RESTRICT Act would give the Department of Commerce the ability to strengthen regulations and penalties that could include a ban of tech companies like TikTok that are seen as a national security threat from China and other places.
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan speaks with Gray TV following his announcement that he will not run for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
Vivek Ramaswamy says being a “doer” qualifies him to be the leader of the free world and he is running for president on a vision he says he developed over the last three years.
Democrats are gathering in Philadelphia this week for their annual winter meeting. While the members participate in panels and cocktail hours, the finale of this meeting will bring a massive change to the political landscape.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has announced he is running against incumbent Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in 2024. It leaves the Democratic Party in a pickle about who to potentially back.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents at two locations tied to President Biden.
Casey Burgat, political scholar from George Washington University, explains the concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to accept to get the necessary votes to become Speaker of the House, and how they might weaken the power the Speaker holds.
Title 42, a policy that allows border agents to immediately remove some asylum-seeking migrants from the U.S. will remain in place until likely next summer.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says, "the most important thing facing the national economy this week really is the continued operation of our freight rail systems."
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