U.S. police arrested Jewish activists who support the ongoing student protests against Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Medea Benjamin, a Jewish activist who is also the co-founder of the global anti-war movement Code Pink, was arrested for protesting Israel’s violence in Gaza during a demonstration at the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. “You know why we …
2-minute read Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy reported. He has been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack from diabetes complications on April 6. A Newark native, Payne was first elected to represent New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District in Washington in 2012, succeeding his father in the post. He also served on …
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. As they head into a Republican primary runoff for an open congressional seat, state Rep. Craig Goldman and business owner John O’Shea each tried to convince …
President Biden this weekend a bill that reauthorizes a controversial spying program under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 of FISA, which has now been extended for two more years, allows for warrantless intelligence gathering on foreign targets. While its focus is on the communications of targets located outside the US, that includes …
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raised over $9.5 million for his U.S. Senate campaign in this year’s first quarter, surpassing the campaign of his rival …
The day after Rep. Katie Porter flipped an Orange County congressional seat blue in 2018, she set her sights on what would be a defining issue in her congressional career: campaign finance reform. Money in politics, namely campaigns, is what she focused on after losing the primary for California’s open U.S. Senate seat last month …
Rep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery Tuesday morning after being diagnosed with a rare vascular condition, her campaign announced in a press release. Boebert was admitted on Monday to a hospital in Loveland, where doctors identified an “acute blood clot.” She came in “after experiencing severe swelling in her upper left leg,” the release details. Boebert …
By COLLEEN LONG, KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything …
Updated at 4:43 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Republican Congressman Ken Buck is leaving office early. He made the announcement via email Tuesday. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years,” Buck said in a statement. “I want to thank them for …
Daylight saving time: When does it start? Ready for more sun? Daylight saving time is right around the corner. Michigan lost an hour of sleep overnight. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. on March 10, 2024, the second Sunday of March. The morning will stay dark a little later than you’re used to, but …