US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel The Supreme Court justice says he has ‘sought to comply’ with rules after ProPublica revealed apparent law violation. Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2023
Clarence Thomas says he wasn't required to disclose travel costs paid by friends WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a rare statement Friday in response to an investigative news report about unreported trips he received from a Republican donor that renewed Democratic criticisms of the high court’s ethical standards. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023
Clarence Thomas responds to criticism of undisclosed travel - Roll Call Supreme Court justice issued a rare statement Friday in response to an investigative news report about unreported trips. Roll Call · Apr 7, 2023
Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose luxury trips: Report ProPublica says the US Supreme Court justice did not report travel offered by a donor, in possible violation of law. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2023
Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades accepted luxury trips from a Dallas businessman without publicly disclosing them despite a federal law requiring disclosure of most gifts, a media report said on Thursday, prompting Senate Democrats to call for an investigation. Reuters · Apr 6, 2023
Impeachment calls over Thomas donor ties Thomas accused of corruption and law violations after accepting luxury trips for 20 years without disclosing them Salon · Apr 6, 2023
New Bill Would Close Streaming Service Ad-Volume ‘Loophole’ Legislators reintroduce update of their CALM Act Multichannel News · Mar 30, 2023
Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more WASHINGTON — Federal courts have implemented a rare tweak to their ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges following bipartisan congressional pressure. Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023
Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more - Roll Call Federal courts revised ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges after bipartisan congressional pressure. Roll Call · Mar 29, 2023
To Balance the Budget, Republicans Must Cut Military Spending, Trim Entitlements, or Raise Taxes If Republicans refuse to gore their three sacred cows, a new CBO report shows that balancing the budget is literally impossible. Reason · Mar 23, 2023
Will it take market crash for Congress to raise debt limit? What might it take to get President Joe Biden and Congress to reach a deal on raising the debt limit The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, third in several weeks The incident follows two Norfolk Southern train derailments in Ohio. Axios · Mar 9, 2023
Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s delayed budget for the upcoming fiscal year due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities, with the debt ceiling deadline looming this summer casting a pall over the entire process. Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023
Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday - Roll Call President Joe Biden’s delayed budget due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities. Roll Call · Mar 9, 2023
Reuters · Jan 24, 2023 U.S. lawmakers praise Zelenskiy for fighting corruption, back continued aid Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers praised Ukraine's government on Tuesday for taking swift action against corruption and insisted that U.S. military and humanitarian aid to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government should continue.
Ballotpedia · Jan 17, 2023 Democrats push back against the ESG pushback In response to House Republicans’ plans to use their new majority to investigate the ESG movement, three Democratic senators penned an op-ed accusing their GOP colleagues of overstepping. The three senators—Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—also accused Republicans who oppose ESG of being anti-capitalist:
Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023 Lawmakers set to press Supreme Court on ethics standards WASHINGTON — Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and other Democrats plan to push for new ethical standards for the Supreme Court in the next two years, even as the Republican control of the House may make that more difficult.
The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2022 Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations
Reason · Dec 12, 2022 What Happened When Mark Joseph Stern Interviewed Judge William Pryor Slate's legal correspondent questioned the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit about the Federalist Society.
Roll Call · Dec 8, 2022 At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022 Democratic senators warn UN secretary general of eroding public trust in Cop Letter urges sponsors provide ‘corporate climate political influencing statements’ after 630 lobbyists attend Cop27
Salon · Dec 2, 2022 House probes alleged Sam Alito leak "The court is unwilling or unable to police itself," advocates say
Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022 Amid talk of generational change, Democrats eye committee leaders - Roll Call House and Senate Democrats are weighing rule changes that would set limits for serving as committee leaders.
Salon · Nov 18, 2022 Right-wing group got $850M from 2 donors The gifts were "among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group"
Roll Call · Nov 15, 2022 Senate Democrats plan spree of judicial confirmations in lame duck Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin said the party wants to get through as many of the nominees as possible by the end of the year.