U.S. Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterm elections
The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections,…
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U.S. House panel presses gun makers to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Thursday that she had requested that…
Opinion: COVID in children can bring lifetime of diabetes – and soaring insulin prices, unless Congress acts
As nurses, my husband and I witnessed truly awful and devastating things treating patients on the frontlines of this pandemic.…
Change clocks, lose an hour: Everyone hates it, and Congress is no exception
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining…
Republican launches bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Cori Bush
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis businessman who has twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor is now a candidate for…
Congress is attempting the biggest expansion of U.S. social programs since FDR
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed last week a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill and an even larger budget blueprint that…
Electric buses, asphalt, bridges: Politicians jostle for federal transportation cash
WASHINGTON — The nearly $1 billion that U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., is seeking through Congress’ revamped earmarks process isn’t a…
Capitol invasion hit journalists hard, too
This column is prompted by the pictures of the Capitol assault that triggered fond memories of where I had been…
Senate race thrusts ‘Black America’s church’ into spotlight
ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached…
Census Bureau will miss deadline
The Census Bureau will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a delay…
$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses…
Congress set to strip Confederate names from military bases
WASHINGTON – Congress is moving toward passage this week of a massive defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has…
Stalled coronavirus relief talks shake loose a little
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers reported progress Saturday on a huge coronavirus relief bill, as political pressure mounts to restore an…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 27: In push to impeach, Clay takes on Trump and Pelosi
While Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Mo., wants President Donald Trump impeached, Clay’s putative boss, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., does not.…