Tag: United States Congress
Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
A federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on...
Gaetz, Greene, flaunt new paths to power, trying GOP leaders
<p>WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have always faced rebels in their ranks. But Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans...
Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...
Judge in Chauvin trial calls Waters’ comments ‘abhorrent’
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-e1d714c68ab5b067b101af7c6d486c6c">trial</a> of former Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/8b486c2622de5504f1e65a606b0eac7f">Derek Chauvin</a> in the death of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/a55d2662f200ead0da4fed9e923b60a7"> George Floyd</a> on Monday...
Gaetz, Greene, flaunt new paths to power, trying GOP leaders
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have always faced rebels in their ranks. But Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans...
Judge in Chauvin trial calls Waters’ comments ‘abhorrent’
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge overseeing the trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd on Monday called recent comments...
Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for <a href="https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-indianapolis-coronavirus-pandemic-census-2020-covid-19-pandemic-e73c7bc4e17f0ffa7272ccb89f55595b">returning to the Statehouse later this year</a> in order to approve new election districts.</p>
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Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year in order to approve new election districts.
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Colorado GOP lawmaker: Slavery policy didn’t impugn humanity
<p>DENVER — Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying a 18th century policy designating a slave as...
Senate Democrats urge Biden to deny funds for Brazil Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful...