New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence - Roll Call Gun control organizations and gun rights groups are gearing up for an immediate lobbying push while also investing in candidates. Roll Call · Jun 2, 2022
House panel taking up gun bill in wake of mass shootings The House is preparing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022
House Judiciary Committee plans Thursday vote on gun control proposals WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee announced a rare recess week markup for Thursday, with Democrats intent on advancing a bill with a suite of gun control proposals that they have floated in recent years. Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022
House Judiciary Committee sets vote on gun control proposals - Roll Call The House Judiciary Committee announced a Thursday vote on a bill with a suite of gun control proposals that Democrats have floated in recent years. Roll Call · May 31, 2022
Redrawn congressional lines dividing Democrats, ‘earthquake’ for New York politics ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s once-a-decade redistricting process has played out in protracted court battles, sowed confusion among voters as well as candidates and exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party. Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022
House Judiciary Committee debates future of abortion rights WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee contemplated the overturning of Roe v. Wade at a hearing Wednesday, where doctors testified about the potential for prosecution of miscarriages, one House member told an unusually personal story of her pregnancies and Republicans called for the end of “abortion on demand.” Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
Former NY Mayor Bill de Blasio poised to run for Congress, announces exploratory committee NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday he’s mulling a run for an open congressional seat that’s drawn big interest from a number of local politicians looking to take a step up into federal government. Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
House Judiciary Committee debates future of abortion rights - Roll Call The hearing offered a preview of the explosive debates in Congress and statehouses if the justices overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Roll Call · May 18, 2022
2 senior NYC Democrats pitted against each other in draft election map WASHINGTON — Two veteran House Democrats from New York City would be forced into a primary face-off to represent a new Manhattan-based district under a draft of a redrawn congressional map for the state. Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022
Map that would pit Maloney vs. Nadler in primary sent to New York’s top court - Roll Call Senior Democrats face primaries, and opportunities for the party to pick up several seats were erased in a New York map proposed Monday. Roll Call · May 16, 2022
What is the 'Great Replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect? The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "Great Replacement". WEKU · May 16, 2022
House subpoenas its own, sets new norm after Jan. 6 attack The Jan. 6 committee’s remarkable decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself The Independent UK · May 14, 2022
House subpoenas its own, grave new norm after Jan. 6 attack The Jan. 6 committee’s stunning decision to subpoena GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and four sitting members of Congress over the insurrection at the Capitol is as unprecedented as the deadly riot itself The Independent UK · May 13, 2022
House Judiciary Committee approves Supreme Court ethics overhaul - Roll Call The House Judiciary Committee advanced a Supreme Court ethics bill Wednesday, as Democrats raised concerns about Justice Clarence Thomas. Roll Call · May 11, 2022
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 House passes $40bn aid package to Ukraine despite Republican objections The passage comes without additional money to combat the Covid-19 pandemic at home
Reason · Apr 1, 2022 The House Just Approved Marijuana Legalization Again, but GOP Support Remains Nearly Nonexistent Just three Republicans voted for the MORE Act, two fewer than in 2020.
Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022 House Committee Clears Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill For Floor Vote This Week A key House committee on Wednesday formally advanced a bill to federally legalize marijuana to the floor, making in order a number of amendments and blocking others as part of a final rule.
Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022 Lawmakers Release Report On MORE Act Ahead Of House Floor Discussion Lawmakers released a report recently with majority and minority leaders of the House Judiciary Committee who made their arguments for and against bill HR 3617, “Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, which is sponsored by the panel’s chairman, Rep.