House lawmakers visit Taiwan as China warns US to stay out
Taipei, Taiwan A delegation of House members is visiting Taiwan this week to meet with newly elected lawmakers, despite China warning them not to intervene in the island and stepping up military exercises around the island. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is leading the multi-day diplomatic trip, which comes a week after […]
Black teacher shortage worrying lawmakers
(The Center Square) — Though it’s unclear how much education funding will flow from budget negotiations, House Democrats say it’s important to develop a pipeline for Black educators in Pennsylvania. During a policy committee hearing with the legislative Black caucus on Thursday, legislators heard from educators on what teaching can accomplish and what worrying trends […]
In message to Russia, Chilean lawmakers meet in Antarctica to underline territorial claims
Chilean defense officials convened a meeting in Antarctica on Thursday to bolster their territorial claims there amid rising tensions over Russian polar exercises. Members of Chile’s parliamentary defense committee flew to the desolate airbase for a meeting they called an assertion of national sovereignty. An unusually cold autumn has hit parts of South America, with […]
Lawmakers, Hollywood collide at White House state dinner for Kenyan President William Ruto
Different worlds collided at the White House, as everyone from former President Clinton and Hillary Clinton to actor Sean Penn, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and “Leading Rainbow” LeVar Burton attended the state dinner in Kenya. The Clintons were all smiles and held hands as they posed for photographs at a black-tie evening on Thursday, the […]
Pro-Crypto Lawmakers Beating Anti-Crypto ‘Dinosaurs,’ ‘Kleptomaniac Bureaucrats Like Gary Gensler’
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said that in the battle over the future of financial technology, pro-crypto lawmakers are beating out congressional “dinosaurs” and “kleptocrats” like Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler. Emmer spoke to Breitbart News as the House was poised to pass the bill […]
Reporter’s Notebook: There’s little chance that lawmakers will kiss – and ‘makeup’
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Illinois Lawmakers Seek To Call Criminals ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’ Instead Of ‘Offenders’
Illinois lawmakers are pushing to change the term “offender” to “justice-impacted individual” when discussing those convicted of a crime in an ongoing effort to update language in state law. Proposed House Bill 4409 has elicited sharp disagreements between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature. During a Wednesday hearing, Republican State Sen. Terri Bryant criticized […]
Where is America’s best pizza? Lawmakers slice into an old debate
One of the nation’s most contentious debates came to Congress on Wednesday. “What is the pizza capital of the United States?” The answer depends on who you ask. Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D) sparked conversation by hosting an event on the House steps and declaring New Haven, Connecticut, the best place for a slice. After […]
Biden currently not slated to be on Ohio ballot in November, and state lawmakers didn’t bother to fix issue
As it stands, President Joe Biden does not plan to run in Ohio’s elections this November, and the state legislature has not previously rectified the situation. recess. Ohio law requires that the parties candidate Nominees for president and vice president are nominated 90 days before Election Day, which in this election is November 5. The […]
Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations
Hypothermia hospitalizations and other suspicious circumstances at Virginia prisons uncovered in a recent report deserve further scrutiny, leading state Democratic lawmakers said this week. Lawmakers have promised to hold Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration to account and have called on a newly created prison oversight agency to investigate the findings of an Associated Press report […]