Minnesota Senate passes paid family and medical leave on 34-33 party-line vote
The Minnesota Senate voted Monday to approve a plan to entitle workers across the state to paid leave when they're sick or caring for relatives who are ill.
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The Minnesota Senate voted Monday to approve a plan to entitle workers across the state to paid leave when they're sick or caring for relatives who are ill.
North Dakota state senators are sending to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum a veto-proof bill that would ban abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest.
Iowa's Senate has passed a controversial bill that would allow minors to work longer hours and in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is now in her third term and she's no longer defined by the "firsts" that accompanied her arrival in Congress.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public school teachers from referring to students by pronouns different from the sex assigned to them at birth.
Suspect Kendrid Hamlin has been indicted on three federal counts.
The sweeping energy package counters virtually all of President Biden's agenda to address climate change.
South Dakota's House has failed to override Gov. Kristi Noem's recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised the legislation faces a "dead end" in the Senate.
Schroeder was elected by Colorado voters in 1972 and then reelected 11 times, becoming one of the most influential Democrats and feminists in Congress.
Adam Schiff announced he will be running for a Senate seat in 2024 following Sen. Dianne Feinstein's announcement that she would not seek reelection.
The primetime hearing comes amid increased tensions with China after the downing of a surveillance balloon off the coast of the U.S.
He won after a surprising loss in the 14th round of voting.
Here are the Republicans who blocked McCarthy's path to House speaker during the first several ballots. Several switched their votes later or voted present later, enabling him to win.
It's still far short of the longest speaker's election in history, which took nearly two months and 133 ballots.
Rep. Dean Phillips earned laughter and applause late Friday night when he rose to nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in the 15th and, it would appear, final round of voting for Speaker of the House.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the holdouts against McCarthy, nominated former President Donald Trump on the 11th ballot.
In the House, where a slim Republican majority will lead, a bipartisan coalition of moderates, dubbed the Problem Solvers Caucus, hopes to get legislation through. But they'll have to contend with GOP members spoiling for a fight.
Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, said he will begin chemo-immunotherapy treatments on an outpatient basis.
"I never claimed to be Jewish," Santos told the New York Post. "I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was 'Jew-ish.'"
New transcripts released on Wednesday by the House Jan. 6 panel reveal Trump and his allies played a direct role in the Nevada Republican Party's phony elector scheme in 2020.
The bill provides an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine in its continued fight against Russia.
The bill would need to pass both chambers of Congress before the end of the year.
The measure extends funding for federal agencies for one week, and gives Congress additional time to finish crafting and clear a mammoth, longer-term spending package.
Long considered a rising star in the party, the 52-year-old Jeffries will make history as the first Black party leader in either chamber of Congress.
