GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump 

Republican Sen. Eric Schmidt of Missouri on Tuesday urged Democrats to pass legislation to protect federal employees from civil service reforms that President-elect Trump has championed to combat what he calls the “deep state” in Washington, D.C. The senators' request was blocked. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) stood on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon and called […]

Senate GOP blocks last-ditch votes on Biden finance nominees

The outgoing chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is focused on trying to confirm two key appointees of the Biden administration in the days before the Senate adjourns for the year. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who lost re-election last month, said the Banking Committee voted to keep Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on […]

Federal appeals court blocks push to delay January TikTok ban

A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected a request from social platform TikTok to effectively postpone the app's ban next month. The rejection comes as the company sought an injunction on Monday to block the ban and is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court. This was done after requesting the D.C. Circuit Court […]

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

A Montana law banning transgender surgeries on minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that Republican lawmakers called “an egregious example of bipartisanship.” The justices found that the law, which bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, likely violates Montana's constitutional right to privacy, a lower court […]

Cotton blocks federal shield law for journalists

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) blocked a federal shield law that would protect journalists from disclosing their sources and materials to the government. In the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sought unanimous consent to pass a bill to protect reporters from exploitative state spying known as the PRESS Act. Mr. Cotton disagreed. Cotton criticized […]

House Blocks Democrats’ Push To Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an attempt by Democrats to release an ethics report investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. Many Republicans have argued that the Congressional investigation into Gaetz should have ended with his resignation, following persistent demands by Democrats to release the report. According to […]