Dec. 7—The Miami Valley’s sole Democratic state representative officially announced his campaign for the Ohio Senate, a seat long held by Republicans. “When we come together across our differences and unite in a common cause, anything is possible,” state Rep. Willis Blackshear Jr., D-Dayton, said at a press conference Thursday at Dayton Metro Library’s west […]
The House of Representatives is formally reprimanding Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., on Thursday morning over his pulling of a fire alarm earlier this year. The House voted largely along party lines to censure Bowman, who pulled the alarm despite no immediate threat of a fire in the middle of a dramatic floor vote. Lawmakers were […]
WASHINGTON — Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood) said she would run for Congress, entering what could become a crowded race to replace Tony Cárdenas as the San Fernando Valley-based 29th District’s representative. Cárdenas has told The Times he will not run for reelection in 2024 and will endorse Rivas to replace him in Washington. Rivas, 49, […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik joined “Faulkner Focus” Wednesday to call out university presidents for their refusal to state that calling for genocide against Jews would violate their universities’ codes of conduct. Stefanik, R-N.Y., said she was “shaken” by the lack of moral clarity and said the presidents of Harvard, Penn and M.I.T deserve to be fired. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow people convicted of a felony to vote in federal elections, a proposal that if enacted could restore the voting rights of millions of people in U.S. elections. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont submitted the legislation, named the Inclusive […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A pro-Israel Democrat will challenge U.S. Rep. Jamaal Brown in the primary race for his congressional seat next year. Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced his candidacy Wednesday for the New York district, which covers parts of the north Bronx and Westchester suburbs. Bowman is one of the House’s most vocal […]
Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., introduced a privileged resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for pulling a fire alarm in a congressional building while House members were gathered inside to consider a vote to fund the government. McClain’s resolution was introduced as privileged, meaning the House must move to act on it within […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California. His announcement capped a stunning end for the one-time deli owner from Bakersfield, who ascended through state and national politics to become second in line to […]
Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican who won election last fall on what was later revealed to be a largely fabricated biography, today became only the sixth member of the House of Representatives ever to be expelled from Congress. Following the release of a damning report from the GOP-led House Ethics Committee last month, […]