Congressional effort to help Afghans draws competing bills - Roll Call Two competing Senate bills to help Afghan evacuees risk stalling progress on the effort almost two years after the U.S. withdrawal. Roll Call · Jul 20, 2023
Biden heads to Europe amid questions over cluster munitions and Nato unity US leader’s three-country tour aims to ‘showcase the president’s leadership on the world stage’ at a key time for the war in Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023
Biden is heading to Europe. A king and a war are on his agenda President Joe Biden leaves on Sunday for Europe, where he'll spend four days in three nations tending to alliances that have been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023
'My dad would say now is the time': Why MLK III supports expanding the Supreme Court CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III have joined calls to expand the U.S. Supreme Court under the backdrop of an impending case that is expected to restrict or end the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023
Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’ North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023
North Carolina Republicans censure Sen Thom Tillis for backing LGBT+ rights GOP senator’s record of supporting some key policies has raised concerns among some state Republicans that he has strayed from conservative values The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for backing LGBTQ+ rights and other policies Republicans said at their annual convention that the state's senior senator, Thom Tillis, had strayed from conservative values with his support for LGBTQ rights, immigration and gun violence policies. WEKU · Jun 11, 2023
US Republicans pass ‘extreme’ immigration bill as Title 42 ends Democrats say the bill passed in the House is a ‘ban on asylum’ and is not expected to advance in the US Senate. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023
House-passed border bill may spark bipartisan immigration talks - Roll Call House Republicans passed a sweeping border security package Thursday that lawmakers said could spark bipartisan negotiations on immigration. Roll Call · May 11, 2023
Senators introduce bill to continue border expulsions post-Title 42 - Roll Call Senantors announced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would allow border agents to turn away migrants who cross the border. Roll Call · May 4, 2023
Senate panel splits on power to force Supreme Court ethics code - Roll Call Senate Judiciary Democrats spent a hearing Tuesday making the case for legislation that would put the Supreme Court under an ethics code. Roll Call · May 2, 2023
Republicans seek ban on members’ TikTok use WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans are calling for an end to members’ use of the controversial TikTok video app for “official communications.” Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023
Republicans seek ban on members’ TikTok use - Roll Call House and Senate Republicans are calling for an end to members’ use of the controversial TikTok video app for “official communications.” Roll Call · Apr 17, 2023
Switching parties, Rep. Tricia Cotham is formally welcomed to North Carolina House GOP caucus RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic State Rep. Tricia Cotham joined House and Senate GOP leaders at the North Carolina GOP headquarters Wednesday morning to announce that she is switching parties to become a member of the House Republican caucus. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023 Rep. Jeff Jackson, Congress’ biggest TikTok star, sees the app as a tool for transparency WASHINGTON — If you’ve heard of Rep. Jeff Jackson and you’re not from North Carolina, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him on TikTok.
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023 Switching parties, Rep. Tricia Cotham is formally welcomed to NC House GOP caucus RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic State Rep. Tricia Cotham joined House and Senate GOP leaders at the North Carolina GOP headquarters Wednesday morning to announce that she is switching parties to become a member of the House Republican caucus.
Roll Call · Apr 5, 2023 Rep. Jeff Jackson, Congress’ biggest TikTok star, sees the app as a tool for transparency - Roll Call Rep. Jeff Jackson uses TikTok to talk to his constituents as most members of Congress say the app is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party.
Salon · Apr 4, 2023 GOP pushes back: Deny, reverse, attack In a blizzard of nearly identical tweets, Republicans accuse and threaten Alvin Bragg — though a few go rogue
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023 Members of Congress on TikTok Defend app's Reach to Voters Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina has used it to explain the complex fight over raising the debt limit. Rep. Robert Garcia of California has used it to engage with members of the LGBTQ+ community. And Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has used it to give an overview of Election…
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Members of Congress on TikTok defend app's reach to voters More than two dozen members of Congress — all Democrats — who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they’ll continue to use it
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law A new gun law has already prevented some potentially dangerous people from owning guns
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 22, 2023 Trump case recalls John Edwards’ scandal in NC. Would it play out differently in court? Former President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that prosecutors were likely to arrest him Tuesday in connection to a $130,000 payment made to keep an adult film star quiet about her alleged tryst with Trump.
Salon · Mar 8, 2023 GOPers call "bulls**t" on Tucker J6 spin Capitol Police chief says Carlson segment "filled with offensive and misleading conclusions"
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023 Biden immigration discussions rile Hispanic Democratic lawmakers WASHINGTON — Hispanic Democrats in the Senate expressed optimism last month about the Biden administration’s direction on immigration and border policy, after what several described as a “constructive” and “productive” meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 Tucker Carlson attacks critics but offers little new in second part of Jan 6 video ‘scoop’ Senior Republicans, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, had criticised Fox News host’s attempt to whitewash the Capitol riot