Lindsey Graham of South Carolina joined GOP Sens.... " This is about expanding the Senate map to accommodate the most radical agenda that I've ever seen since I've been up here," Graham said.... Their remarks came days after House Democrats passed legislation making Washington, DC, a state, by a vote of 232-180....

It also goes beyond just those with links to the confederacy, directing that the statues and busts of individuals with" unambiguous records of racial intolerance" also be removed such as Charles Aycock, John C. Calhoun, James Paul Clarke and Roger B. Taney.... Capitol Hill grappling with Confederate statues and tributes to racists There will be a subcommittee markup of this bill Monday, a full committee vote later in the week and floor consideration is expected later in the month, a House congr

Nancy Altman, a lawyer, is president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition.... Her latest book is" The Truth about Social Security." The opinions expressed here are her own.... He's now seeing whether the same is true if he kills Social Security. His unilateral, unprecedented step of deferring the collection of payroll taxes, the backbone of Social Security, is the murder weapon he would use....

But efforts to find common ground have largely devolved into bitter, partisan finger-pointing, underscoring how a deep partisan divide may result in stalemate on the issue on Capitol Hill.... Senate Democrats denied Republicans the 60 votes needed on a procedural vote to begin debate on the bill, which was led by Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican senator.... As a result, the vote failed, meaning that lawmakers will not be able to open debate, offer amendments, or move to a

Under Florida law, voters are permitted to sign an affidavit permitting someone else to pick up and drop off their ballots.... The Trumps signed affidavits and their ballots were picked up last week.... Read More The President has repeatedly criticized universal mail-in voting as rife with fraud, even though no evidence exists for his claim....

The German government announced Wednesday that Alexey Navalny had been poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group--the same agent the Kremlin used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the United Kingdom in March 2018.... Novichok nerve agent used in Alexey Navalny poisoning, says German government Leaders around the world, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, offered strong condemnation and called for answer

" Let me be clear: the reporting regarding the monitoring of peaceful protesters, creating and disseminating intelligence reports about journalists and protesters, and potential exploitation of electronic devices is deeply troubling," the California Democrat wrote.... Brian Murphy, who served as the acting under secretary for the DHS intelligence office, was summoned to Wolf's office Friday night, as speculation grew that he would be moved out of his role, according to another source familiar..

Washington( CNN) A key House committee plans to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday, over documents its chairwoman said DeJoy" has been withholding from Congress," the committee said Monday.... 7 takeaways from the postmaster general's contentious House hearing The planned subpoena represents an escalation in the ongoing battle between Democrats and DeJoy as the party seeks to ensure access to mail-in voting for as many Americans as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic.... L

The UK government claims that its Internal Market Bill is designed to ensure that trade between the four nations of the United Kingdom would remain unfettered in the event of a no-deal Brexit.... " If the UK violates that international treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a US-UK trade agreement passing the Congress," Pelosi said in a statement on Wednesday.... Boris Johnson's government is threatening to breach international law....

Peter King. The Republican congressman wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in June and on September 10, urging him to reimburse the FDNY's World Trade Center Health Program for its services.... Vaughan wrote that the Treasury Department is required to" offset" federal payments for debts owed to the US, and since New York City has a single taxpayer identification number that covers multiple programs, FDNY's World Trade Center Health Program offset the debt of another.... Read More King w