Buffalo’s incumbent Mayor Byron Brown appeared poised for victory Wednesday in the city’s mayoral race, after Democratic socialist India Walton said “it seems unlikely that we will end up with enough votes to inaugurate a Walton administration in January.” Walton has not officially conceded the race, and tweeted Wednesday, “When …
Read More »Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion ban in place, agrees to take up legal battle over law
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will take up this term a legal battle over a Texas law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, adding a second case involving abortion to its docket in what is already a blockbuster term. The abortion ban, …
Read More »Biden administration reverses rule banning federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals
The Biden administration has rescinded a Trump-era rule banning any provider who offers abortions or refers patients for abortions from receiving Title X funding. The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced it’s finalizing the reversal of the rule, effective November 8. Title X funding covers health care …
Read More »Pelosi and progressives headed for clash over bipartisan infrastructure bill
Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and progressive lawmakers in the House are headed for a face-off with a vote this week on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, as the California Democrat de-linked the narrow measure from the much broader $3.5 trillion social spending package amid party divisions over its price …
Read More »Democrats vow to protect abortion rights after Supreme Court decision on Texas law
Washington — President Biden and congressional Democrats are vowing to take action to protect a woman’s right to an abortion after a divided Supreme Court allowed a Texas law outlawing the procedures after six weeks of pregnancy to remain in effect in a late-night decision Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged …
Read More »Chicago group asks Supreme Court to halt work on Obama presidential library
Washington — An organization focused on protecting public parks in Chicago is asking the Supreme Court to halt construction of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library, arguing the federal government failed to conduct the legally required reviews of the center’s environmental impact. In their request filed with Justice Amy Coney …
Read More »Lawmakers step up pressure on Cuomo to resign
Lawmakers are turning up the heat on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as the sexual harassment scandal swirling around him intensifies. Lawyers involved in the state Legislature’s impeachment probe have given the state’s 56th governor one week to provide them with reasons he thinks he should keep his job. As CBS …
Read More »Senators unveil full text of $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, totaling 2,702 pages
Washington — Senators on Sunday unveiled the legislative text of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill during a rare weekend session as lawmakers rush to begin the amendment process ahead of an expected vote on final passage by the end of the week. The bipartisan group of senators that negotiated …
Read More »Senate prepares to move on bill with funding for Capitol Police and security improvements
Washington —Democratic and Republican Senate spending leaders reached an agreement Tuesday on a $2.1 billion supplemental security spending bill to direct money to the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard as they face squeezes from the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat …
Read More »Treasury says $1.5 billion distributed in rental assistance in June as eviction moratorium end looms
With a federal ban on evictions scheduled to expire at the end of the month, the Treasury Department is set to announce Wednesday $1.5 billion in rental assistance has been distributed across the country in the last month — more than in the last five months combined, according to an …
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