Monthly Archives: September 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls on lawmakers to increase sentence for illegal voting
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called on ... -
Controversial Iron Dome vote masks GOP debt ceiling plot
There has been intense discussion about how a handful of Democratic members of Congress last week caused a delay on a vote to suspend the debt ... -
ICYMI Republicans in Texas hired out-of-state delineation officer to trick voters into denying them fair representation
AUSTIN, Texas – As Texas lawmakers work this session to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps to reflect a decade of population growth, Texans are ... -
Texas GOP-drawn redistribution maps appear ripe for defeat in court challenge, lawyer says
Click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Chmorich Republicans-controlled Texas Lege is developing new voting cards aimed at strengthening the party’s power in the state. The redistribution ... -
Why police are calling on Republicans to torpedo this Democratic bill
Republicans torpedoed Democrats’ efforts to pass a criminal justice reform bill last week, despite Democrats making huge concessions to involve them. A sign of how unreasonable ... -
Republican lawmaker Dan Crenshaw fined $ 5,000 for bypassing Pelosi’s metal detector
Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw was fined $ 5,000 for bypassing a metal detector installed after the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill. Clenshaw reportedly refused to ... -
Senate Democrats Target Supreme Court ‘Shadow Case’ After Texas Abortion Decision
President Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Texas Unconstitutional Abortion Ban and the Role of the Shadow Docket,” in the Hart ... -
2021 government shutdown and congressional negotiations: updates and live news
Minority Parliamentary Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 29. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP) Republican House leaders ... -
Protesters force postponement of NH vaccine awareness funding vote – NBC Boston
Angry opponents of the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandate forced the postponement of Wednesday’s Executive Council meeting, further delaying the vote on $ 27 million federal ... -
Texas Republicans slammed for not creating a single new Latin majority district
On Monday, September 27, Republicans in Texas came under fire for proposing a new congressional map that would give their party two new House seats but ... -
Democrats’ energy policy split threatens budget bill
At the same time, Wyden is raising new issues that have yet to emerge from his or Neal’s committee, such as a credit bill for solar ... -
Puerto Rico governor touts COVID-19 success, pushes for Medicaid funds
Puerto Rico’s push for more federal Medicaid funding and its success in vaccinating residents were among the topics discussed by its governor in a recent interview ... -
Texas Republicans Offer Congressional District Cards to Lock in GOP Advantage
The maps of congressional districts proposed by the Texas Republicans would protect the incumbents and preserve Republican control of the state delegation for another decade. Critics ... -
Biden and Democrats negotiate ahead of vote
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pressure is mounting, President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats on Tuesday scrambled to scale down his potentially historic $ 3.5 trillion government overhaul ... -
Farenthold’s “relentless sense of justice” remains an inspiration
In 1968, Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, then director of legal aid for Nueces County, launched a campaign for the state representative. At that time, every member of ... -
Why do party leaders still support Henry Cuellar as a Democrat?
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) Speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill after a meeting of House Democrats on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll ... -
GOP Senators Block Democratic Bill to Fund Government and Suspend Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill that would both fund the government and increase the country’s borrowing limit, stepping up a political showdown over ... -
Big pressure on Biden and the Dems to cut federal overhaul by $ 3.5 million
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pressure is mounting, President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats on Tuesday scrambled to reduce his $ 3.5 trillion government review for win the ... -
GOP blocks bill to fund government
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the government in business and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aimed at avoiding a shutdown ... -
Texas politics take precedence over American politics
This year, the state was one of the first to quash mask warrants and block local Covid-19 vaccine requirements. Over the summer, Democratic state lawmakers fled ... -
Democrats, it’s time for you to call the president
This column is for Democrats in West Texas and beyond. You really have to give the President some common sense because he is hurting this country ... -
Sinema Threatened By Arizona Democrats With ‘No Confidence’ Vote If Opposes $ 3.5 Billion Spending Bill
The Republican head of the budget committee gives the latest news on the approval of the Democrats’ spending bill on ‘Kudlow’ The Arizona Democratic Party has ... -
Republican senators block bill to maintain government funding
Text size Senatorial Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and an aide in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Getty Images The U.S. government could ... -
New Texas Congress Map Could Give GOP Holders a Huge Boost
Texas lawmakers gave a first look at what the state’s new congressional districts could look like on Monday. The redesigned map was eagerly awaited given that ... -
Two New Texas Congressional Districts Added to Houston, Austin in Proposed Redistribution Map | State News
Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts in Austin and Houston ... -
Texas Republicans seem pretty much above this whole constitution thing
Texas border – Credit: Brandon Bell / Getty Images Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to crack down on undocumented immigration across the US-Mexico border has led ... -
Will taxes on the ultra-rich be enough to finance the Democrats’ $ 3.5 billion bill?
Washington How much will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress has authorized spending of up to $ 3.5 trillion ... -
Moment of Truth for the US Congress on Public Finance, Debt and the Biden Agenda
An American flag flies outside the dome of the US Capitol in Washington, United States, January 15, 2020. REUTERS / Tom Brenner / File Photo WASHINGTON, ... -
Texas close to abortion ban opens door to repeal Illinois parental advisory, bolstering abortion rights: Don Harmon
WASHINGTON – Texas ‘near-total abortion ban opens the door to repealing Illinois’ abortion notification law and installing more safeguards on abortion rights when the legislature will ... -
Trump’s Texas election ‘audit’ a no-win for Greg Abbott
STRONG VALUE The evil brewing in the US election is now reaching Tarrant County. Someone in Austin – we don’t really know who – ordered an ... -
DeVos says “principles have been surpassed by personalities” at GOP
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosBetsy DeVosGOP lawmakers urge Cardona against erasing student loans for executives. A more insidious takeover than that attempted on January 6? ... -
Democrats are positioning themselves as the last line of defense for abortion rights | American politics
Standing on the lawn of the United States Capitol with an unobstructed view of the Supreme Court, a coalition of women Democrats have said that Roe ... -
Explanation: What are Congress’ options for financing the government and raising the debt ceiling?
The dome of the US Capitol is seen as the sun sets over Capitol Hill in Washington, United States, July 26, 2019. REUTERS / Erin Scott ... -
Herrell, New Mexico Representative: Democrats Demonize Border Guards
Congressman Yvette Herrell (RN.M.) speaks to the press during a visit to the parliamentary border delegation in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by JUST IN HAMEL / ... -
Tim Scott says police reform talks collapsed with Democrats over funding
GOP Sen. Tim scottTimothy (Tim) Eugene Scott Democrats urge Schumer to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Alibaba – ... -
Texas Republican Congressman Brian Babin positive for COVID-19
Texas Republican Brian Babin announced on Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Babin said he started to experience mild cold symptoms on Friday and ... -
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologizes after tearful ‘present’ vote on Israeli Iron Dome funding bill
WASHINGTON – Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., wrote a long, moving open letter on Friday apologizing to her constituents for effectively abstaining in a vote on funding ... -
Democrats withdraw Iron Dome funds for Israel from interim spending bill
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system is activated to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian movement Hamas, over the southern ... -
Ken Weyler and NH Republicans vote to delay federal funding for vaccines
Throughout the pandemic that killed more than 600,000 Americans and disrupted daily life in the United States for more than a year, conservative elected officials and ... -
Cruz accuses the Democrats of having entrusted “the crazy uncle Bernie” with the Senate budget committee
Texas Republican Michael Burgess explains how Democrats can create repeated House loss in 2010 in “The Evening Edit” Senator Ted cruz, R-Texas, lambasted Senate Democrats for ... -
Beto O’Rourke on Matthew McConaughey: “I don’t know what he thinks about these problems”
Beto O’Rourke says he’s still thinking “very seriously” about running for governor – and that he’s not surprised that Matthew McConaughey, another potential candidate, votes against ... -
Nuclear waste at Andrews a rare common ground between Democrats and Republicans
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) – Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved Andrews County as a repository for the country’s high-level nuclear waste. The only problem? This ... -
How moderate Democrats derailed police reform
Bipartite negotiations on Police reform collapsed once and for all this week, four months after Congress missed its symbolic deadline to pass a package designed to ... -
Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick defend Ken Paxton over Texas bar investigation
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. Senior state officials came to the ... -
Governance competence at stake for Democrats: the note
TAKE it with Rick klein Invoices are either too big to fail or too small to be accepted. The real danger for Democrats is that they ... -
Power and politics play in funding North Carolina schools
The stalemate over public school funding in North Carolina is not an isolated dispute. Rather, it is the product of a conflict of powers and priorities, ... -
Could McConaughey beat Abbott? He should actually run first
The new Dallas Morning News / UT-Tyler poll asks a lot of people a lot of questions about a lot of things. A read of the ... -
Elicker prepares to face Carlson, the GOP’s first candidate for mayor in more than a decade
The first Republican candidate for mayor since 2007 has already received more than $ 29,000 in funding from the city. Sylvan lebrun 12:25 am, Sep 24, ... -
Schumer sets debt ceiling showdown and government funding bill on Monday
The Senate will vote Monday on whether to pass a bill passed by the House to avoid a government shutdown and suspend the country’s borrowing limit. ... -
Democrats give $ 25 billion Pentagon funding boost
House Democrats voted a $ 25 billion boost to the Pentagon budget, tying it to the annual defense policy bill in a strong rebuke of President ... -
House passes $ 768 billion defense spending bill, despite GOP opposition
The Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a sweeping bipartisan defense policy bill, despite strong opposition from a conservative wing of the Republican Party. Vote 316-113 in ... -
Democrats will lose majority if they do not pass the franchise bill – Mother Jones
Beto O ‘Rourke speaks at the State Capital of Texas to demand federal action on voting rights, July 31, 2021, Austin, TX. Mario Cantu / Cal ... -
Claiming unspecified Texas fraud he won, Trump pushes Abbott for 2020 election audit
AUSTIN – Former President Donald Trump calls on Texas to audit 2020 election results which showed the Republican won and the GOP largely pushed back pressure ... -
Strongest Democratic donor network has new president
“We are facing existential threats, our democracy is under attack from within,” she said. “The role of the Alliance for Democracy and the role of donors ... -
Republican ready for Trump-backed challenge claims road funds
The fate of the $ 550 billion infrastructure package that will soon reach House soil has potential repercussions far beyond the White House and President Joe ... -
Law professor says Ted Cruz Texas voter ID law is racist in heated court exchange
Cruz had asked Franita Tolson, associate dean of faculty and university affairs and professor of law at the University of Southern California, if she found the ... -
Will Democrats have to support a former Bush strategist?
Matthew Dowd teased during a run for a statewide office in Texas, specifically a bid against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. The former George W. Bush strategist ... -
House Democrats introduce billion dollar fundraising bill for Israel’s Iron Dome
“The United States’ commitment to the security of our friend and ally Israel is unwavering. Resupplying the interceptors used to protect Israel from attack is our ... -
Austin State Representative Celia Israel will not be running
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. State Representative Celia Israel D-Austin announced on ... -
GOP unsuccessfully seeks to unite on Afghan refugee message
As the pool of potential refugees grows, “there is still concern that a terrorist organization could take advantage of a mass movement of people,” said Senate ... -
New group of GOP lawmakers files impeachment articles against Biden
A group of four GOP lawmakers on Tuesday filed articles of impeachment against President BidenJoe BidenUN meeting with US and France canceled due to timing issue ... -
Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding
Pressure is mounting on the Democratic leadership to ensure that the party’s $ 3.5 trillion social spending program includes more grants for historically black colleges and ... -
McConnell and Shelby propose government funding bill with no debt cap
Leader of the minority in the Senate Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell McConnell and Shelby propose government finance bill with no debt cap Franken targets senators ... -
A closer look at a potential Beto O’Rourke run for Governor of Texas – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The news that Democrat Beto O’Rourke is planning to run against Governor Greg Abbott has got people talking, including Democratic activist Haley Taylor ... -
Americans * hate * Texas’ abortion law
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, Editor-in-Chief of CNN At the heart of the law is the power of private citizens to sue people who help someone get ... -
Democrats dare GOP to vote against government funding bill
House Democrats are preparing to vote Tuesday on a bill that will fund the government until December 3, provide billions of dollars in emergency disaster relief ... -
GOP Bill Would Order Tony Evers To Spend $ 100 Million In Federal Funds For School Mental Health Programs | Local government
“We need to do what we can to meet mental health needs and this bill will help,†Plumer said. Chris Reader, executive vice president of the ... -
Texas lawmakers to redraw district maps based on latest census data
BELL COUNTY – A proposed redistribution map was released over the weekend and some believe the map will give Bell County more representation, but some believe ... -
Democrats combine debt containment with government funding in defiance of Republicans
WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders on Monday announced plans to tie an extension of the debt limit to legislation funding the government, staging a showdown with Republican ... -
Opinion: Texas Republicans mistakenly call on God in new effort to ban abortion
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to reporters on the steps of the United States Supreme Court. REUTERS / Kévin Lamarque The Texas law virtually prohibiting ... -
U.S. House Democrats advocate for abortion rights to be protected after Texas law comes into effect
United States House Democrats on Monday attempted to try to pass legislation that would bolster abortion rights in the country, as Texas and other states take ... -
McConnell signals Senate GOP to oppose combined debt ceiling financing bill
Head of the GOP in the Senate Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump Seeks Challenger For McConnell As Senate GOP Leader: President Budget Report: Tackling Debt Ceiling ... -
Texas program offers real alternatives to abortion
Since the passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a last-minute challenge, abortion groups have shifted into high gear to ... -
Texas redistribution begins Monday at start of third special session
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. In theory, the 2021 redistribution cycle ... -
4 other Democratic rooms where the Senate Rules Arbitrator can denounce
What the parliamentarian leaves or forces beyond the measure of several trillions of dollars could have huge consequences for his ultimate success and Biden’s legacy. And ... -
When House returns, Democrats face tough choices over Biden’s mega-bill and infrastructure
WASHINGTON – When the House returns on Monday, Democrats will face a series of tough decisions on how to prevent a government shutdown, avoid a catastrophic ... -
David Hampton, UNM-LA Advisory Board Candidate, discusses his passion for community building at GOP Forum – Los Alamos Reporter
David Hampton at his table before speaking at the Los Alamos Republican Party Candidates Forum on Friday morning. Photo by Mayor O’Neill / losalamosreporter.com BY MAYOR ... -
Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ immigration plan
Earlier this month, Democrats presented MacDonough with plans to use the $ 3.5 trillion spending bill to provide 8 million green cards to four immigrant groups: ... -
Top House Democrats admit likely $ 3.5 trillion cut to Biden’s spending bill
By David Lawder and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democrats said on Sunday they will likely have to cut President Joe Biden’s $ 3.5 trillion ... -
President of the budget: the fight against the debt ceiling is “a ridiculous position”
representing Jean YarmutJohn Allen YarmuthSunday Shows Sneak Peek: Coronavirus Dominates As Country Struggles With Delta On The Money Variant PLUS replacement (D-Ky.), Chairman of the House ... -
Democrats push to overhaul healthcare programs for millions of people
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dental care for the elderly with health insurance. The end of the rock bottom prices on prescription drugs. New options for long-term home ... -
House Democrats Afraid to Tax Billionaires – Costly Mistake | Robert reich
This week, House Democrats released their tax hike proposals to fund Joe Biden’s $ 3.5 billion social policy plan. The biggest surprise: They haven’t tackled the ... -
Maricopa County Reaches Deal To End Fight Against Arizona Senate Subpoena | Kingman Daily Miner
PHOENIX – Members of the board of directors overseeing Arizona’s most populous county on Friday night reached a deal with the Republican-controlled state Senate that will ... -
It’s your turn, on September 19
The letter, written by Liam Harvie, was titled correctly. However, its content was incredibly incomplete. The real “Big Lie” was why we were there in the ... -
Texas lawmakers plan to continue turning right
WALLER COUNTY, Texas – At a roadside bar on Farm Route 359, where Houston’s sprawl gives way to stables and hay rolls, Cindy Schmid and her ... -
Column: Election Security Funding Vital for North Carolina | Chroniclers
Eight of these roving Security and Support Technicians (SSTs) help the 100 counties audit and upgrade every aspect of their operations, from email security protocols to ... -
Obama Economist Betsey Stevenson on Affordable Child Care Funding Problem
Former Obama economist Betsey Stevenson told Insider affordable child care is long overdue. A lack of government funding for child care has deprived children of quality ... -
Rail service at your fingertips amid spending surge | News, Sports, Jobs
State officials raise the prospect of new passenger train lines and expanded service across the state, citing billions of dollars in expected economic benefits. But their ... -
Working women face another setback as virus disrupts school plans
“It is so important that we reopen the schools, but it is also extremely important that we deal with this child care issue,†said Representative Mikie ... -
Anthony Gonzalez is retiring. Here’s what happened to House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.
“1 down, 9 to go,” Trump said in a statement after Gonzalez’s announcement. The other nine Republicans in the House have also faced backlash, including from ... -
Republicans double down on Afghan withdrawal, Democrats bow to avoid blaming Biden
Republicans in the House and Senate have doubled down on their commitment to investigate decisions that would lead to Biden’s “catastrophic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Democrats ... -
US military admits Kabul strike killed 10 civilians, no Islamic State fighters – live | US News
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended phone calls in which, according to a new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa ... -
House schedules votes on government funding, abortion access and Biden infrastructure package
TThe House will vote next week on a major fundraising bill that combines federal government spending with emergency funds for Afghan refugees and states hard hit ... -
Guest Comment: Gerrymandering Enables Inequity in School Funding in Pennsylvania | Opinion
Gerrymandering is a crafty and underhanded political tactic that has been used by politicians since 1812. It is a ploy used by the political party controlling ... -
There may be no realistic way to fix Gerrymandering
Roberts concluded that they were asking the court to impose proportional representation in U.S. elections, which the Constitution neither denies nor requires. “The founders certainly didn’t ... -
Democrats investigate oil giants over misleading climate claims | New
House Democrats are investigating the role the big oil companies and their trading groups may have played in misleading the public about the role of fossil ... -
Governor Whitmer proposes to allocate COVID-19 federal funds to Michigan police Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposes additional police funding
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proposed allocating $ 75 million in federal COVID-19 funds to provide Michigan law enforcement with better training, find and remove illegal guns ... -
Texas Democrats raised small donations after fleeing to Washington to lobby for the right to vote • OpenSecrets
(Photo by Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images) Texas State House Democrats who fled the state in an unsuccessful attempt to block a ... -
Biden says Republican governors are undermining COVID security response
Sept. 16 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden on Thursday directed his anger at the governors of Florida and Texas, accusing Republican leaders of “doing everything ... -
Murkowski sees opportunities for Wrangell in infrastructure finance
09.16.21 While its passage is uncertain amid partisan battles in Congress and even disagreements among majority Democrats, the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill could be an opportunity for ...
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