Tag: Bills
State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism
RALEIGH, N.C. — Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from “indoctrinating” students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain...
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack...
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans as the White...
GOP poised to block bipartisan probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to block the creation of a special commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
Schumer sets up June vote on elections overhaul bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is setting a June vote on an elections overhaul bill, a Democratic priority that confronts restrictive new...
Texas lawmakers approve college athlete compensation bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved letting college athletes earn money with endorsements and sponsorship deals, pushing the state closer to joining...
GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering hopes for a bipartisan...
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility...
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
WASHINGTON — Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military...