The Biden administration issued a key approval Thursday evening for a 303½-mile West Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline project that environmental groups argued would have disastrous impacts. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a record of decision approving a 30-year right-of-way permit and a temporary use permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, allowing the project […]
North Carolina House advances ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
April 16, 2023 by
North Carolina’s public schools, colleges and universities would be prohibited from requiring a student to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill that advanced Tuesday in the state House. Promoted by Republican sponsors to protect free choice, the proposal would also ban state agencies, cities and counties from denying employment to someone […]
Iowa Republicans Respond to Democrat Mike Franken’s Alleged Unwanted Advances Towards ‘Several’ Woman
November 14, 2022 by
Iowa Republicans responded to the accusations surrounding Mike Franken, Iowaâs Democrat U.S. Senate nominee, where his former campaign manager accused him of making âseveralâ unwanted advances toward women, including herself. On Monday, Mike Franken â who is 64, married, and has two children â was accused by his former campaign manager, Kimberley Strope-Boggus, in an unearthed police report, of âgrabb[ing] the collar
Senate advances funding bill after Manchin punts his energy plan
October 6, 2022 by
Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor that he and Manchin would âcontinue to have conversations about the best wayâ to move forward on the permitting effort before the end of the year. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had encouraged Senate Republicans to take down Manchinâs effort in a floor…
Mike Franken Continues to Dismiss Allegations of Unwanted Advances Towards Women
September 28, 2022 by
In an interview reported by Politico, Mike Franken, Iowaâs Democrat U.S. Senate nominee, continued to deny the allegations from his former campaign manager that he made unwanted advances toward women, including herself. Politico reported on Monday that Franken still âdenies the incidentâ that his former campaign manager Kimberley Strope-Boggus accused him of in a police report from April.…
Republican advances in California primary with Trump’s help.
June 6, 2018 by
LOS ANGELES (AP) â John Cox, a Republican business owner who has tried and failed for nearly two decades to win elected office, snagged a spot in the November runoff for California governor with the help of President Donald Trump, but that support could hurt him in the winner-take-all race with Democrat Gavin Newsom. Cox […]
Longest-Serving Dem Paid Off Female Staffer to Keep Quiet About Sexual Advances.
November 21, 2017 by
We want more names, please. Weâre starting to learn the details behind the alarming Congressional Office of Compliance (COC) report which has logged over 260 federal misconduct settlements since 1997 costing taxpayers at least $17 million. Enter longest-serving congressional Democrat Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and his contributions to that astronomical amount. In 2015, Conyers […]
Marching for Life 2016: The Pro-Life Movementâs Many Advances
January 24, 2016 by
Despite forecasts of historic snowfalls, large crowds are participating in todayâs annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Americans from across the country have come to the National Mall on the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Courtâs decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which invented a right to abortion on demand across […]
Senate advances NSA reform â but program to lapse at midnight
May 31, 2015 by
The Senate advanced legislation 77-17 to reform the National Security Agency on Sunday, but parts of the Patriot Act will nonetheless lapse for a few days amid opposition from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). The legislation, called the USA Freedom Act, will not reach President Obamaâs desk until after the three measures expire at midnight, meaning […]