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Montana Democrat’s Bill Would Force Catholic Priests To Violate Church Law

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Montana have introduced a bill that would require Catholic priests to disclose confessions related to serious crimes, challenging the church's long tradition of keeping confessions secret. Two Democratic senators, Mary Dunwell and Sarah Novak, were among those who introduced the bill. invoice the purpose Forcing a priest to break […]

Lawmaker pushes bill to rename Nashville International Airport after Donald Trump

Travelers arriving in Music City may soon be greeted by Trump International Airport. On Friday, Tennessee Republican Rep. Todd Warner introduced House Bill 217, which would rename Nashville International Airport in honor of President Trump. The bill would require metropolitan airport authorities to take steps to effectuate the name change. These actions include installing new […]

GOP Rep. Pushes Bill Prohibiting State Bans on Certain Rifles, Shotguns

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New York) introduced a bill this week that would prevent states from banning rifles and shotguns that are legal under federal law. This bill, the Second Amendment Guarantees Act (SAGA), would act as a national preemption law that would prevent states from banning firearms that the federal government has not banned. Additionally, […]

Bill Gates on Trump meeting: 'Frankly I was impressed'

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reflected on his recent dinner with President-elect Trump. interview He told the Wall Street Journal that he was “impressed” by the former president. “I had a chance to have a long and really interesting dinner with him about two weeks ago,” Gates told WSJ Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker. Gates […]

Rep. August Pfluger Introduces Bill to Ban Vote Counting After Election Day

A new bill by Rep. August Pflueger (R-Texas) would prevent rogue Democratic strongholds like California from continuing to count votes for several weeks after Election Day. Pfluger introduced the Restoring America's Confidence in Elections Act in response to President-elect Donald Trump's call for election vote counting to end by 10 p.m. “As you know, we're […]

Rep. Andy Ogles’ Bill Would Authorize Trump to End Aid to Honduras

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) responded to President-elect Donald Trump's threat to shut down U.S. military bases in the country if he goes ahead with mass deportations of Honduran illegal immigrants, urging the president to take all possible measures to Honduras. He introduced a bill that would give him the power to suspend aid. . The […]

House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill

Republican lawmakers on the House Budget Committee are preparing for a broad reconciliation bill expected this year, including more than 200 budget cuts, tax cuts, tariffs and programs like Medicare and Social Security, according to documents shared with The Hill. We are considering the possibility of changes. Different policy options are broken down by committees, […]