Court: Proof of citizenship for voter registration unlawful
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is unconstitutional By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press April 29, 2020, 3:46…
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian…
Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out…
Officials want delay in nation’s head count due to virus
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the coronavirus outbreak By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press April 13, 2020,…
Virginia gov seeks to delay minimum wage hike due to virus
Citing economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed an amendment to a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage that would delay its implementation several…
Hogan, Cuomo call for additional $500B in aid to states
Governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Andrew Cuomo of New York issued a bipartisan call Saturday for an additional $500 billion in federal aid for U.S. states and territories dealing…
Calling Trump: When connections help steer virus supplies
WASHINGTON — It was early on a Friday when Jared Kushner said he received a call from his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Trump was hearing from friends in New York…
Virginia governor signs gun-control bills into law
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed several new gun restrictions he championed during this year’s legislative session, cementing gains by gun control advocates they hope will serve as a “blueprint”…
For McConnell, virus carries echo of his boyhood polio
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell’s earliest childhood memory is the day he left the polio treatment center at Warm Springs, Georgia, for the last time. He was just a toddler in…
Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested that he fired the inspector general for the intelligence community in retaliation for impeachment, saying the official was wrong to provide an anonymous whistleblower…