Tag: United States Congress
I like Ike, but Mike’s OK; ranked-choice voting gets a look
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — An electoral reform that has taken root in the iconoclastic states of Maine and Alaska could be gaining traction nationwide.
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With NIL reform in limbo, NCAA heading toward busy June
<p>The NCAA's efforts to allow athletes to earn money from personal endorsement and sponsorship deals are stuck in limbo, and June is shaping up...
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
WASHINGTON — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries they say have become...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
<p>WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
Man charged in alleged threats to Biden, Pelosi and Whitmer
HOLLAND, Mich. — A western Michigan man was arraigned Tuesday after authorities said he made death threats to President Joe Biden, U.S. House Speaker...
Hondurans to vote in primaries amid corruption allegations
<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández’s name keeps popping up in the New York trial of an alleged drug trafficker. And one...
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package
<p>WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,”...
Hondurans to vote in primaries amid corruption allegations
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández’s name keeps popping up in the New York trial of an alleged drug trafficker. And one...
With Cuomo under fire, No. 2 Kathy Hochul treads carefully
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As a chorus of top Democrats demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations last week, the woman...
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,”...