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Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies

A pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, former Colorado Rep. Pat Schroeder, has died at the age of 82

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

DeSantis disavows controversial GOP bill

Even former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a far-right Republican, condemned the GOP bill

Salon · Mar 8, 2023

Afternoon Update: critics warn RBA risks ‘overshooting’ on rate hikes; Sally Rugg’s court loss; and Sphinx-like statue found in Egypt

Australians with a mortgage have been hit with a record 10 consecutive interest rate rises as the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate to 3.6%

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023

The GOP's Pitchfork Populism Is Older Than Trump

But it doesn't have to be the future of the GOP or the country.

Reason · Feb 4, 2023

I helped balance the federal budget in the 1990s – here's just how hard it will be for the GOP to achieve that same rare feat

Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised many things to Republican hardliners en route to clinching his job as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. One of them was a “balanced budget” in 10 years.

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023

Fascists expertly exploit our free press

Kellyanne Conway is back and using the media to shamelessly promote herself for a role on Trump's campaign

Salon · Jan 27, 2023

New GOP majority most extreme in history

The new GOP House majority — same as the old but worse

Salon · Jan 25, 2023

How will Biden handle a hostile Republican House and what does it mean for 2024?

As Republicans threaten to ensnare the president in investigations and legislative brinkmanship, Biden is touting bipartisanship

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2023

US Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight

After regaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans unveiled their plans for a series of investigations into the Biden administration.

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want?

WASHINGTON — There were no rules in the House chamber last week, and C-SPAN made the most of it.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023