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,…
Omar marries political consultant, months after affair claim
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has married a political consultant who worked for her, months after the two were accused of having an affair By AMY FORLITI Associated Press…
US prosecutors tie Honduras president to drug trafficker
United States prosecutors say that Honduras’ president met with a drug trafficker around 2013 and took $25,000 in exchange for protecting the trafficker from law enforcement By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated…
Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate Crime 65 Years After Emmett Till’s Death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The bill, introduced…
West Virginia Democrat fires back at Trump criticism
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has fired back at President Donald Trump’s criticism of the West Virginia Democrat for voting guilty on two articles of impeachment By JOHN RABY Associated Press…
Graham: DOJ has process to review Giuliani’s Ukraine info
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says the Justice Department has established a way to review information gathered in Ukraine by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani By DARLENE SUPERVILLE…
Republican governor says Trump ‘shouldn’t be in office’
Vermont’s Republican governor says he thinks President Donald Trump abused his power and shouldn’t be in office By WILSON RING Associated Press February 6, 2020, 9:14 PM 3 min read…
The Government Forced Sex Workers Offline Last Year. Now It Wants To Survey The Damage.
Congress rarely passes major legislation with a bipartisan vote, but last year both parties agreed that sex work should no longer be promoted online. Experts and sex workers themselves warned…
Warren Announces Progressive Congresswomen As Campaign Co-Chairs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) added three progressive congresswomen to her roster of co-chairs for her presidential campaign on Friday: Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.).…
Pelosi leads congressional delegation in Afghanistan visit
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led a congressional delegation on a visit to Afghanistan. Her office said in a statement Sunday night the bipartisan delegation met with top Afghan leaders,…