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What is unanimous consent?
Very little gets done in Washington with everyone’s approval. But when it does, it happens through unanimous consent. What is unanimous consent? It’s a parliamentary procedure senators and representatives can use on their chamber’s floor to expedite business. If a member of Congress wants to get something done quickly and bypass all the procedures that… -
Poll: 36% of Americans have faith in American system of government
The number of Americans who have faith in America’s system of government is just 36%, according to a new Monmouth University poll of U.S. adults. The findings reveal a precipitous drop from February 2020 when 55% said the system is basically sound and an even larger drop from 1980 when faith in government was at… -
Biden signs executive order on abortion access
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday he said is meant to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The White House said the action will build on what it has already been done to defend reproductive rights. “We cannot allow an… -
FBI, MI5: China is biggest threat to economic, national security
The Chinese Communist Party poses the biggest long-term threat to economic and national security, according to the heads of Britain’s MI5 and the United States’ FBI. The leaders delivered the remarks at MI5 headquarters in London during a first-ever joint appearance between the leaders of the FBI and MI5. FBI Director Christopher Wray said China represents… -
Justice Department sues Arizona over voter registration law
The Justice Department is suing Arizona over a new voting law that requires residents to prove their citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The department’s complaint states Arizona’s law violates both Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under the… -
Police: ‘High powered rifle’ used in Highland Park shooting
Police said the gunman in the Highland Park, Illinois shooting planned the attack for weeks and fired 70 rounds from the rooftop of a local business into a crowd of innocent people. According to police, Robert Crimo acted alone when he killed six people and injured thirty during the shooting on the Fourth of July. Crimo… -
Liz Cheney unapologetic at primary debate as polls show 30 point deficit
Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is fighting to keep her congressional seat in a primary race that polls show she’s losing by a lot. But as seen in a debate Thursday night, Cheney is not budging from her actions that got her into trouble in her home state – voting to impeach former President Donald… -
SCOTUS: Biden administration can end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration had the right to no longer enforce Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The ruling states the White House did not violate federal immigration law with its decision. The 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas means the Department of Homeland Security is no… -
Supreme Court rules EPA can’t regulate emissions on its own
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday on a case that will have a massive impact on how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will police greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA is not authorized to make emissions rules on its own, unless Congress explicitly spells out how it should be done. The ruling puts a damper on the… -
Supreme Court says states can prosecute certain crimes in Indian territory
The Supreme Court has affirmed a state’s jurisdiction for prosecuting crimes committed in Indian territory. The case stems from an instance of child neglect against a member of Oklahoma’s Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians by a non-Native American on an Indian reservation. In the case of Oklahoma v Castro-Huerta, the nation’s highest court ruled 5-4… -
Committee: Trump White House knew Jan. 6 could get violent, did nothing
The Trump White House knew protests on Jan. 6, 2021, could get violent and lead to a breach of government buildings, including the Capitol. That’s according to newly released documents and testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, the principal aide to former President Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Hutchinson worked directly in the West Wing and… -
One million voters switched to Republican Party in the last year
More than 1 million voters in 43 states became Republicans in the last year. That’s according to data from the political firm L2 that was analyzed by the Associated Press. The biggest switches are happening in big suburban areas around Denver, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. There are also voters flipping in the suburbs around smaller… -
Ideology on the Supreme Court: Are justices as divided as they seem?
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority and decisions that fall along those ideological lines receive most of the attention from the media and the public. But is the high court more ideologically diverse than it appears? During the 2020 term, 43% of the cases were decided unanimously, and 15%, were decided with just one justice…
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