With Deception and Misdirection, House Democrats Vainly Try To Make the Case for Banning 'Assault Weapons' No, these rifles are not "the weapon of choice in most mass murders." Reason · Jul 27, 2022
Gun executives tell Congress: don’t blame us for deadly shootings CEOs face aggressive questioning from lawmakers about their companies’ responsibility for recent attacks The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2022
House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation." WEKU · Jul 26, 2022
Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022
Trump aimed to erode immigrant representation with census citizenship question, documents show Documents reveal officials worked to keep secret their intention to use the data to exclude non-citizens from apportionment The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2022
Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionment Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyways The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022
Full list of the 17 Democrats arrested for protesting for abortion rights at the Supreme Court Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of 35 people arrested at the protest. Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested outside Supreme Court during protest over Roe reversal Escobar was part of a demonstration with several other Democratic congresswomen, including high-profile Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass; all of whom were also arrested. The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House colleagues arrested during pro-choice protest The legislators were engaged in peaceful civil disobedience against the loss of abortion rights in front of the supreme court The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2022
17 House Democrats arrested at abortion rights rally Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney were among those detained. Axios · Jul 19, 2022
What is NYC hiding about 9/11 toxins? More people have now died of toxics exposure from 9/11 than in the attacks themselves Salon · Jul 17, 2022
Bill attempts to prevent political meddling in US head count A U.S. Census Bureau director couldn’t be fired without cause and new questions to a census form would have to be vetted by Congress under proposed legislation that attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nation’s head count that took place during the Trump… The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Snyder’s Legal Team Responds to Congress Proceeding With Subpoena The Commanders owner’s attorney wrote, “Mr. Snyder is not subject to any NDA that conditions his ability to share information solely on receipt of a subpoena.” Sports Illustrated · Jul 13, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Jul 12, 2022 House Committee Replies to Dan Snyder Proposal for Testimony Date The congressional panel investigating allegations of the Commanders’ toxic workplace agreed to hear from the owner later this month.
Fortune · Jul 12, 2022 Banks are scaling back overdraft fees, but lawmakers push for federal restrictions Democrats have renewed their bid to restrict overdraft fees through federal legislation.
WEKU · Jul 11, 2022 A new bill could help protect the census after Trump-era interference After years of census meddling by former President Donald Trump's administration, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced a bill that could help protect future counts from interference.
Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2022 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program has $3B looming deficit NEW YORK — The failure of President Joe Biden’s ambitious "Build Back Better" funding bill last December also had another casualty — nearly $3 billion meant to plug a looming deficit in the World Trade Center Health Program.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022 Washington Commanders owner to be subpoenaed by House panel over alleged cover-up of misconduct allegations ‘Mr Snyder’s refusal to testify sends a clear signal that he is more concerned about protecting himself than coming clean to the American public’
Sports Illustrated · Jun 22, 2022 The Most Heated Moments From Roger Goodell’s Congressional Testimony The NFL commissioner spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Wednesday.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 22, 2022 Goodell Asked If He’ll Remove Dan Snyder As Commanders Owner The NFL commissioner answered questions from the House Oversight Committee during Wednesday’s hearing about the Washington probe.
WEKU · Jun 22, 2022 Commanders owner launched a 'shadow investigation' to detract from probe, says panel The House Committee on Oversight and Reform found that Daniel Snyder conducted a "shadow investigation" to detract from another internal probe into the football organization.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 22, 2022 House Oversight Committee to subpoena Daniel Snyder Representative Carolyn Maloney announced during a hearing Wednesday that she will be issuing a subpoena for testimony from Washington owner Daniel Snyder.
Roll Call · Jun 21, 2022 What to watch as Roger Goodell defends the NFL on Capitol Hill When the embattled commissioner appears, House Democrats will have a lot of questions about his handling of the Washington Commanders.
Axios · Jun 15, 2022 Dan Snyder declines to testify before Congress on NFL misconduct Snyder has concerns about due process, his attorney said.