House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring that very few rapes result in pregnancies. The legislation, which challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on a woman's right ...
Six months after the Newtown school shooting, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his gun control campaign by asking donors not to support Democratic senators who opposed a bill to expand background checks on gun buyers, while a mayors' group he co-founded is embarking on a national bus ...
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says Congress enacted legislation authorizing broader information-gathering powers in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and it "was done in ...
c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — Lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Monday from a weeklong recess, facing a critical juncture on immigration legislation and controversies at the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department that will test Congress’ ability to balance its twin responsibilities of legislating ...
Oklahoma sent two freshmen congressmen to Washington, D.C. in the November elections and Thursday they took the oath of office as United States Representatives. District 2 Representative Markwayne Mullin and District 1 Representative Jim Bridenstine are Republicans and newcomers to politics. Both men won election fairly easily, campaigning on promises to ...
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