Kelly Hancock is a very specific type of Texas Republican. He could fit into any moment in the last 50 years of state GOP politics: a businessman with a penchant for small-government, less-regulation conservatism and hair like a rich version of Rick Perry. If he… Source link
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge allows fifth wind project to continue building A federal court on Monday blocked the last of five stop-work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five consecutive legal victories… Source link
Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) said Monday that the process of funding the government amid a partial government shutdown will be a “clown circus for a few days.” “I think by the end of the week, the House and the Senate will have passed 11 of the 12 appropriations bills. Now, it will be a tough…
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has filed for voluntary dismissal of its lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to challenge its decision to cut Medicaid funding to abortion providers. The PPFA filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts on Friday. The organization filed its lawsuit… Source link
Former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The news marks a shocking situation that came after months of negotiations and as the House Rules Committee was preparing… Source…
Former Representative Colin Allred (D-Texas) criticized State Representative James Tallarico (D) for allegedly referring to him as a “mediocre black man” and said he would support Tallarico’s opponent, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), in the Senate Democratic primary for Senator John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat. Tallarico disputed that he described Allred as such, calling it a “mischaracterization.”…
Congress is moving rapidly toward finalizing an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as both progressives and conservatives try to make their case following the shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. The House aims to send the five-bill minibus and two-week DHS continuing resolution to President Trump’s desk… Source link
Representative Christian Menefee (D-Texas), a former Harris County, Texas attorney, was sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning a special election for the late Representative Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat last week. “It has been over 330 days since the people of the 18th Congressional District gained representation,… Source link
The House Rules Committee advanced legislation Monday night to end the partial government shutdown, setting up a tough vote on the House floor for House Republican leadership. The panel advanced the funding package 8-4 along party lines. Legislation passed by the Senate last week includes a so-called minibus… Source link
Maryland Democrats advanced a new congressional line that would eliminate the state’s remaining GOP-held House seat on Monday. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 99-37 to advance a new House map that would give Democrats an 8-0 lead in their congressional delegation. The state currently has a 7-1 Democratic edge. Legislation… Source link
