EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Press Lame Duck Biden Energy Sec For Answers On Massive Offshore Drilling Crackdown
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee want outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to detail the agency’s level of involvement in the White House’s newly announced crackdown on offshore oil and gas drilling. I’m looking for it. The new Energy and Commerce Committee chairs, Republican Rep. Bob Latta (Ohio) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (Kentucky), […]
Indiana Lawmakers Are Looking To Extend Transgender Ban Into College Sports
Indiana is trying to do the right thing. Hoosier state lawmakers want to expand the ban on biological males from participating in women’s sports. (Related article: We’ll do it again: Biological male to compete in women’s 2025 Boston Marathon) Indiana’s current law was introduced in 2006. 2022prohibits those born male from competing against girls in […]
‘A Dangerous Departure’: Republican Lawmakers Dissent From Release Of Matt Gaetz Ethics Probe Findings
Multiple Republican lawmakers opposed the release of the results of an ethics investigation into former Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to a House Ethics Committee report released Monday. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee, led by Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest, chairman of the committee, voiced opposition to the bill. report He opposed the […]
House Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Keep Government Open As Shutdown Nears
House members overwhelmingly supported House Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending. invoice Friday night, funding the government through March 2025 to provide disaster relief to hurricane victims. of the bill aisle It was a sigh of relief for House Republican leaders, who were unable to secure enough support to pass a stopgap spending bill Thursday that […]
North Carolina Lawmakers Demand Congress Pass Disaster Aid Before Leaving Town
Two Republican senators are pushing for relief for constituents suffering from the devastating hurricane and are calling on Congress to pass disaster aid before they leave town for the Christmas holidays. North Carolina Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd were devastated by Hurricanes Helen and Milton before lawmakers were scheduled to leave town over […]
Republican Lawmakers Float Johnson’s Replacement With ‘DOGE Speaker’
Two Republican senators are making the case for an unusual choice to replace House Speaker Mike Johnson following the president-elect’s decision to tank the big spending deal he negotiated with House Democrats. . Republican Sens. Rand Paul (Kentucky) and Mike Lee (Utah) are seeking support from Elon Musk. guided This is an accusation against Mr. […]
‘A Dumpster Fire’: Conservative Lawmakers Slam ‘Fundamentally Unserious’ Spending Bill Negotiated By House Leadership
Conservative lawmakers blasted House Republican leadership after announcing a huge spending bill that would fund the government through mid-March to avert a partial government shutdown by a Friday night deadline. are. The massive 1,574-page bill, known as the Continuing Resolution (CR), would temporarily extend current government funding levels through March 14, 2025, by authorizing hundreds […]
California lawmakers launch special session to thwart Trump
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers met Monday at the state Capitol to develop a plan to protect the state from President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative policies, including promises to repeal environmental protections and begin mass deportations. . The goal of the special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom is to address 2,500 legal challenges to federal law […]
How California lawmakers are preparing for Trump 2.0
SACRAMENTO — Hello, dear readers. Anita Chhabria will be replaced by Laurel Rosenhall, the Times’ California political editor. There are 48 days left until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, and today we take a look at how California’s leaders are preparing for his second term. In short, it’s complicated. That was evident Monday as lawmakers gathered […]
Lawmakers demand investigation of Sedona firearms ordinance
Two Arizona lawmakers have asked Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays to investigate whether Sedona violated state law with its firearms restriction ordinance. Republican Reps. Quang Nguyen (R-Prescott Valley) and Serena Bliss (R-Prescott) A complaint was filed with the city on Monday.. State law has provisions that allow local governments to: Restrict the “discharge” of firearms […]
