Tag: United States House of Representatives
US congressman: ‘Window of opportunity’ to engage Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela — Recent actions by Venezuela President Nicolas Madura are creating a “window of opportunity” for the U.S. government to engage with a...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
‘We did it!’: Minnesota exults at Census win at NY’s expense
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether <a href="https://apnews.com/article/electoral-college-census-2020-government-and-politics-politics-86e1a31aeeea02004a3c71abd58097ee">the 2020 census</a> would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to...
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically...
Paul Ryan: Trump debate will fade as new candidates emerge
<p>LOS ANGELES — Since the chaotic end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the debate about the future of the Republican Party frequently comes down to...
Bustos, who led Democrats’ campaign arm, won’t run again
<p>CHICAGO — Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, one of the few congressional Democrats from rural America, said Friday that she will not seek reelection...
Despite population increase, DC suspects a census undercount
<p>WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation's capital are questioning the results of the 2020 census, which show a large boost in population but not...
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
<p>WASHINGTON — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on...