Tag: Political parties
Dems set voting bill showdown as GOP rejects Manchin plan
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set for a key vote Tuesday on a sweeping rewrite of voting and election law, setting up a dramatic...
Impatient Democrats prepare to go-it-alone on infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden's big jobs and families infrastructure...
Senate Democrats press ahead on voting bill despite dim odds
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pledged to forge ahead with a likely doomed vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even as...
Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar
WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for...
Michigan Republicans pass bills to add voter ID requirements
LANSING, Mich. — Republicans who control the Michigan Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would mandate a photo ID to vote in person and add...
NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit counting...
White House gives infrastructure talks a week to reach deal
WASHINGTON — The White House plans to give the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations another week to 10 days before assessing next steps, which could include...
Candy Straight, who led push to get GOP women elected, dies
TRENTON, N.J. — Candace “Candy” Straight, an investment banker and film producer who worked for decades to help get women elected to office in...
GOP operative’s pick for broadcasting board prompts concern
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's nomination of a Republican Party operative to a public broadcasting oversight board has prompted concern about...
Senate Democrats press ahead on voting bill despite dim odds
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pledged Tuesday to forge ahead with a likely doomed vote on their sprawling elections and voting bill next week, even...