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Texas lawmakers press Biden on FEMA assistance in wake of Hurricane Beryl

More than a dozen members of the Texas congressional delegation wrote to President Biden on Friday urging him to approve additional federal aid for Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl. “Many residents in the greater Houston area have been without power for days, and the heat index has exceeded 100 degrees every day.” letter “They are […]

Democratic lawmakers take aim at foreign money in elections

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Iowa) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) The bill was submitted The bill would ban U.S. companies that are “significantly” owned by foreign entities from donating or spending money in U.S. elections. Foreigners Not legally permitted U.S.-registered companies and their finances that are partially owned by foreign entities or investors, including large multinational […]

Dem Lawmakers Have ‘Grave Doubt’ Biden Can Win

Veteran journalist and CNN contributor Carl Bernstein said on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on Wednesday that Democrats in the House and Senate have serious doubts about whether President Joe Biden can beat former President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. “Schumer is hearing from all sides, from senators and congressional donors, that as party leadership […]

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to ban president, lawmakers from buying stocks

Senators on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan plan to ban the president, vice president and members of Congress from buying stocks and a wide range of other financial assets. The proposal from Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is scheduled to be considered at a hearing in the […]

Top House lawmakers demand federal probe into US nonprofit linked to Hamas operative

Exclusive: Pro-Palestinian media outlets with ties to Hamas are facing intense scrutiny from three House committees in a joint memorandum calling on the Department of Justice to investigate. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Education and Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-Ky.) sent a letter to […]