Steve Bannon faces a potential criminal charge of criminal contempt of Congress after the House of Representatives voted Thursday to refer the matter to the Justice Department. The vote was
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House passes bill to protect abortion rights in response to restrictive Texas law
House Democrats approved a bill to protect abortion rights, a symbolic response to the Supreme Court's refusal to block a Texas law banning most abortions. The House vote is seen
Continue reading »Some donors may get a smaller than expected tax deduction for 2021 charitable gifts
The CARES Act created a temporary enhanced tax deduction for cash charitable gifts up to $300 for single or married filers in 2020. Congress extended the write-off and boosted it
Continue reading »Cori Bush, Progressive Dems Call On Congress To Extend Eviction Moratorium
Rep. Cori Bush (Missouri) led a letter from House Democrats calling on Congress to pass legislation to extend a federal eviction moratorium, after the Supreme Court struck the last one
Continue reading »Budget Clash Pits Moderate Democrats Against Biden, Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outnumbered and with their party’s most powerful leaders arrayed against them, nine moderate Democrats trying to upend plans for enacting President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic program face
Continue reading »Native American Voting Rights Act Introduced In Congress As Native Voter Suppression Rises
Members of Congress introduced the Native American Voting Rights Act last week amid an ongoing wave of voter suppression bills in Republican-run states that make it harder for Native people
Continue reading »Congress spending spree invites massive fraud, experts warn
Senators working together to stop government fraud FOX Business correspondent Hillary Vaughn has the latest on the efforts to stop fraud and the bipartisan infrastructure bill on ‘Making Money’ An
Continue reading »Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
After months of painstaking haggling, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to approve a historic $1.2 trillion bill designed to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure system by repairing and constructing new
Continue reading »This Is the Question the January 6th Investigation Must Answer
WASHINGTON — Even before the first hearing of the House select committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection began on Tuesday morning, one question loomed large: Why was law enforcement
Continue reading »Melinda French Gates, Alexis Ohanian and others call on Congress to pass paid family leave
In the United States, just 21% of civilian workers have access to paid family leave through their employer, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. As a result, many
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