May 19, 2023 Cori Bush's $14 trillion reparations proposal would equal nearly 7 Afghanistan wars in spending Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush's reparations proposal, which would carry a price tag of $14 trillion, would cost nearly seven times the amount of the Afghanistan war.
May 19, 2023 Democrats target vulnerable GOP lawmakers for supporting McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill The National Republican Congressional Committee accused Democrats of wasting time on "useless stunts" after the House Democrats’ campaign arm launched a new website that targets moderate and vulnerable Republicans for supporting spending cuts outlined in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill.
May 19, 2023 Congress' AI concerns 'would make Orwell blush,' after Sam Altman's testimony Displaying bias, foreign adversaries like China becoming dominant, and outsmarting humans were all top artificial intelligence concerns for members of Congress.
May 19, 2023 Lawmaker demands Pulitzer Prize awarded to NYT, WaPo be rescinded following Durham revelations Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board, calling for the 2018 award to The New York Times and Washington Post to be rescinded.
May 19, 2023 Republicans demand answers from NIH director after 2 involved in transgender youth study ‘died by suicide’ House Republicans and Senators are asking the director of the NIH for answers following a transgender youth study during which two people died by suicide.
May 19, 2023 57 House Republicans demand debt limit talks include crackdown on illegal immigrants The Republican Study Committee is calling for the House GOP's border bill to be a starting point on adding such measures to debt limit talks.
May 19, 2023 WV delegate resigns seat to take position with American Electric Power A West Virginia GOP House member has announced her resignation to take a position at American Electric Power. Erikka Storch resignation will be effective on May 19.
May 19, 2023 Mayorkas impeachment gains steam among Republicans in purple districts as border chaos continues Several House GOP lawmakers in swing districts threw their support behind impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as the chaos on the southern border continues to unfold.
May 19, 2023 Red states rush to defend gun manufacturers from Mexican lawsuit seeking damages for gun violence Twenty GOP AGs are defending American gun manufacturers against a lawsuit from Mexico claiming the companies should be liable for gun violence in the country.
May 19, 2023 Newsom invokes death of Emmett Till after Marjorie Taylor Greene said she felt threatened by 'Squad' Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom used the death of Emmett Till to cast aspersions on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after she said she felt “threatened" by the behavior of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
