Congressman Henry Cuellar is fighting for his political life in the upcoming Texas Democratic primary, hoping to prevail in the rematch against progressive immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros, a former intern for his office who came within 3,000 votes of beating him in 2020. There’s another candidate in the race for …
Read More »Biden administration and Congress grapple with how to tamp down inflation
The Biden administration and Congress are grappling with how to address soaring prices as annual inflation increased at its fastest pace in 40 years. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data Thursday showed prices rose 7.5% over the past 12 months. Americans have seen the cost for gas rise by …
Read More »Senate votes to nullify Biden’s vaccine requirement, with two Democrats joining all Republicans
The Senate voted Wednesday night to overturn President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine rule and testing requirements for private businesses. The final tally was 52-48 as Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana joined all Republicans in voting in favor of rescinding the requirements. Lawmakers, through the …
Read More »Supreme Court prepares to hear Mississippi abortion case
Washington — For the first time in nearly 30 years, the future of abortion rights will face its most consequential test when the Supreme Court convenes Wednesday to hear a high-stakes showdown taking aim at nearly five decades of precedent. At the heart of the dispute before the high court, …
Read More »Kyrsten Sinema to attend White House infrastructure bill signing
Senator Kyrsten Sinema, one of the two moderate Democrats in the Senate who have raised concerns about the price tag of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, will be at the White House on Monday for the signing of the infrastructure bill, her spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. President Biden is …
Read More »Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency
Voters in Minneapolis have on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to dismantle their police department and replace it with a Department of Public Safety, according to the Associated Press. For eligible voters on Tuesday, the referendum, known as “Question 2”, asked members of the community to amend the city’s charter …
Read More »Garland defends memo on violent threats to school boards
Washington — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended himself against claims from Senate Republicans that a memo he issued about violent threats to school board members could have a chilling effect on parents who are seeking to voice their concerns about their children’s education. Garland’s one-page memo, issued October …
Read More »The House has voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt. Here’s what happens next.
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to find former adviser to President Trump Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was called to appear before the committee last week but failed to appear. …
Read More »COVID and economy take center stage in New Jersey governor’s race
COVID-19 New Jersey’s gubernatorial race is shaping up as a key test of how voters will judge Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of his fellow Democratic and Republican colleagues will face similar tests in 2022. Murphy saw his approval skyrocket early in the pandemic, and …
Read More »Todd Akin, whose “legitimate rape” comment is widely blamed for his losing a U.S. Senate race, has died at 74
Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late Sunday. He was 74. Akin had cancer …
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