Early voting starts today in Texas for the November elections. In the Houston area, a special election for the 18th Congressional District will choose the successor of Representative Sylvester Turner, who died in March. Houston City Council’s At-Large Position 4 is up for grabs after Letitia Plummer stepped down to run for Harris County Judge. […]
Senate To Vote On Shutdown Again Senate lawmakers will be back at the Capitol today for another attempt to end the federal government shutdown, now in its third week. A vote is planned but there’s little sign of progress toward funding the government with both Democrats and Republicans seemingly dug in. House Democrats are also […]
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are continuing to point fingers as the government shutdown drags into another week. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News Sunday that Democratic lawmakers are hurting the American with people with each passing day. It comes after court filings showed the Trump administration has begun laying off […]
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a measure early Thursday morning (January 12th) that’s the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act, voting a nearly party-line 51-48 for a budget measure that eases the way for repeal legislation as soon as next month that will only require a simple majority, blocking Democrats from being able to […]
State legislators believe Trump's presidency will directly affect climate control, immigration, and criminal justice reform, but are confident Holder possesses the political and legal acumen to keep them in tact.
Sen. Harry Reid warns of a risk in normalizing bigotry and sexual assault under Trump's presidency. He urged Trump to rescind his Bannon appointment.
But don't worry: Jon Girodes, who's running for New York's State Senate, just got arrested for running an alleged Craigslist rent scam.
The Senate decided this was the area where women needed to be considered equal.
Members of the U.S. Senate have proven they’re all talk and no action and failed to pass common sense gun control legislation. In the wake of the Orlando Massacre, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. expressed outrage over the horrific shooting, a desire to move on gun control legislation, and agreed to a vote in the Senate to pass a […]
The four amendments addressed background checks for persons interested in purchasing guns and the sale of guns and explosives to figures on terrorist watch lists.
Barack Obama is not here for any Senate members trying to slow his Supreme Court nomination roll.
A total coalition of 62 Senators, 14 Democrats and 48 Republicans voted “yes” for Trade Promotion Authority on Friday, which will fast-track the piece of…
