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2020-05-26 14:34:21
by Tom Ramstack
Virginia Voters Sue to Block Widespread Absentee Voting

A group of Virginia voters is suing their state over a plan for wider use of absentee ballots during the... Read More

A group of Virginia voters is suing their state over a plan for wider use of absentee ballots during the primary election next month as coronavirus restrictions continue. Their lawsuit is one of more than a dozen pending nationwide that... Read More

2020-05-19 21:09:31
by Dan McCue
Groundbreaking Survey Series Asks, 'What Will It Take to Return to Normalcy?'

WASHINGTON - Would you be willing to take a cruise right now? How about attending a live sporting event? Or... Read More

WASHINGTON - Would you be willing to take a cruise right now? How about attending a live sporting event? Or staying in a hotel? Perhaps flying? A new survey of the travel and leisure attitudes of Americans found that more... Read More

2020-05-14 21:11:20
by Dan McCue
Questions Abound As School Boards Assess How to Reopen After COVID-19

WASHINGTON - Anyone who doubts how difficult it will be to reopen the nation's public schools in the wake of... Read More

WASHINGTON - Anyone who doubts how difficult it will be to reopen the nation's public schools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak need only spend a few moments speaking to leaders of the National School Boards Association. Public schools... Read More

2020-05-13 13:24:52
by Dan McCue
National League of Cities Lauds House COVID-19 Relief Bill

WASHINGTON - The National League of Cities is calling on the Senate and White House to embrace a new coronavirus... Read More

WASHINGTON - The National League of Cities is calling on the Senate and White House to embrace a new coronavirus relief bill introduced in the House on Tuesday that allocates $375 billion for the nation's smaller cities, towns, counties and... Read More

2020-05-08 15:51:49
by Dan McCue
Murphy-led Group of Bipartisan Members Push Tax Credit Bill to Reduce Layoffs

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is seeking to stem the stunning... Read More

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is seeking to stem the stunning wave of layoffs across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic by expanding the employee retention tax credit. Roughly 33.5... Read More

2020-05-08 14:12:00
by Dan McCue
Rodney Davis, Fighting a Pandemic at Home and in DC

It was cold and rainy in Taylorville, Illinois as Rep. Rodney Davis answered his phone to discuss the new normal... Read More

It was cold and rainy in Taylorville, Illinois as Rep. Rodney Davis answered his phone to discuss the new normal that comes with living through a pandemic. As Davis spoke, his wife Shannon was working as a practicing nurse at... Read More

2020-05-07 19:42:01
by Gaspard Le Dem
New Poll Shows Bullock Leading Daines In Montana Senate Race

A new poll released on Tuesday by Montana State University puts Democratic Governor Steve Bullock seven points ahead of Republican... Read More

A new poll released on Tuesday by Montana State University puts Democratic Governor Steve Bullock seven points ahead of Republican Senator Steve Daines in the state’s Senate race. In the online poll, which surveyed 738 registered voters, more than 46%... Read More

2020-05-06 00:30:15
by Dan McCue
Orlando Firm Harnessing UV Rays to Defeat the Coronavirus

Like a lot of us, Mark Nathan noticed that no matter how successful a business trip had been, he regularly... Read More

Like a lot of us, Mark Nathan noticed that no matter how successful a business trip had been, he regularly returned home only to fall ill from the bacteria and viruses he encountered on airplanes, in hotel and conference rooms... Read More

2020-05-05 15:12:02
by Dan McCue
Supreme Court's First-Ever Sitting for Arguments By Phone Goes Off Without a Hitch

WASHINGTON - Somewhere, Alexander Graham Bell must be smiling. Some 144 years after the Scottish-born scientist invented the world's first... Read More

WASHINGTON - Somewhere, Alexander Graham Bell must be smiling. Some 144 years after the Scottish-born scientist invented the world's first working telephone, the U.S. Supreme Court made history Monday by hearing oral arguments using his technology and allowing the world... Read More

2020-05-05 15:01:43
by Gaspard Le Dem
Advocates Sue North Carolina In Push To Relax Vote-By-Mail Rules

A group of North Carolina voters backed by a Democratic non-profit group is suing the state in an effort to... Read More

A group of North Carolina voters backed by a Democratic non-profit group is suing the state in an effort to ease restrictions around mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit, filed by Democracy Docket, a non-profit founded by Marc... Read More

2020-04-28 12:53:53
by Dan McCue
Blue Dogs Back Bipartisan Bill to Establish Pandemic Response Commission

WASHINGTON - The Blue Dog Coalition of House Democrats endorsed a bipartisan bill on Monday that would establish a commission... Read More

WASHINGTON - The Blue Dog Coalition of House Democrats endorsed a bipartisan bill on Monday that would establish a commission to assess the nation's readiness to deal with future pandemics. H.R. 6429, the National Commission on COVID-19 Act, was introduced... Read More

Polls Show Collins Could Lose Senate Seat To ‘Pragmatic’ Dem Challenger

In 2014, Susan Collins was looking at an easy victory in Maine. The veteran Senator was well-funded, well-liked, and faced... Read More

In 2014, Susan Collins was looking at an easy victory in Maine. The veteran Senator was well-funded, well-liked, and faced little competition in her bid for re-election. Her main challenger, Shenna Bellows, was a young progressive with no name recognition... Read More

2020-04-20 14:00:56
by Tom Ramstack
Attorney General Says Justice Department Can Shoot Down 'Threatening' Drones

WASHINGTON - The U.S. attorney general issued a guidance this week that authorizes the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of... Read More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. attorney general issued a guidance this week that authorizes the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Prisons and other Justice Department agencies to intercept communications from threatening drones or destroy them without prior consent. The policy... Read More

2020-04-17 14:25:42
by Kate Michael
Kasich, McAuliffe on COVID-19’s Impacts on Campaigns, Elections, and Voter Security

WASHINGTON — Despite continued uncertainty over how the Coronavirus pandemic will end, its economic impact will surely cast a shadow... Read More

WASHINGTON — Despite continued uncertainty over how the Coronavirus pandemic will end, its economic impact will surely cast a shadow over the November election, according to a pair of former governors. Govs. John Kasich, a Republican of Ohio, and Terry... Read More

2020-04-16 20:29:19
by Dan McCue
Rules Chairman Devises Path Forward for Remote Voting by Congress

WASHINGTON - After weeks of calls for some kind of tech-based system to allow members of Congress to work from... Read More

WASHINGTON - After weeks of calls for some kind of tech-based system to allow members of Congress to work from their districts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee proposed a decidedly low-tech alternative --... Read More

2020-04-15 23:12:04
by Dan McCue
President Signs Cunningham/Katko Bill Establishing Virtual VA Claims Hearings

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has signed into law bipartisan legislation that enables veterans to virtually attend Department of Veteran... Read More

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has signed into law bipartisan legislation that enables veterans to virtually attend Department of Veteran Affairs claims hearings from home. The legislation was introduced by Reps. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C, and John Katko, R-N.Y. in October.... Read More

2020-04-14 21:07:19
by Gaspard Le Dem
Small Farmers Worry Government Won’t Bail Them Out of Pandemic Woes

When the coronavirus started shutting down livestock markets, Darvin Bentlage knew his farm would take a hit. Springtime cattle sales... Read More

When the coronavirus started shutting down livestock markets, Darvin Bentlage knew his farm would take a hit. Springtime cattle sales usually bring in about a third of his ranching income, and cattle prices were already at a low, he said. ... Read More

2020-04-09 21:01:52
by Dan McCue
Crucial Suburbs Not Defined by 'Ozzie and Harriet' Anymore

WASHINGTON - While Republicans and Democrats alike concede the road to the White House is paved through America's suburbs, what's... Read More

WASHINGTON - While Republicans and Democrats alike concede the road to the White House is paved through America's suburbs, what's less clear is how much they truly understand this rapidly changing portion of the electorate. For decades, the suburbs were... Read More

2020-04-07 15:51:49
by Dan McCue
Emergency Room Doctor Says, “We Knew It Was Coming”

WASHINGTON -- "We knew it was coming." Those were among the first words uttered by a young emergency room doctor... Read More

WASHINGTON -- "We knew it was coming." Those were among the first words uttered by a young emergency room doctor when reached by The Well News earlier this week. The doctor, who had told his hospital he would be speaking... Read More

2020-04-07 15:28:06
by Tom Ramstack
Free Speech Advocates Request Transparency While Courts Are Closed

WASHINGTON - Free speech advocates are expressing concern that criminal proceedings being held by closed circuit video during the coronavirus... Read More

WASHINGTON - Free speech advocates are expressing concern that criminal proceedings being held by closed circuit video during the coronavirus pandemic threaten to cut off the people’s right to know what’s happening in federal and state courts. A federal judiciary... Read More

2020-04-03 16:44:54
by Dan McCue
Ratings Agency Says Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders Face 'Intense' Liquidity Crunch

WASHINGTON - The rating agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for non-bank mortgage lenders in the U.S. from "stable" to "negative"... Read More

WASHINGTON - The rating agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for non-bank mortgage lenders in the U.S. from "stable" to "negative" on Thursday, warning the industry faces "intense" liquidity problems due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. As previously reported in The... Read More

2020-04-03 13:36:39
by Dan McCue
Arlington Firm Sees Surge in Demand For Virtual Town Hall Services Due to COVID-19

WASHINGTON - "Surreal" is the first word Shaun Thompson uses to describe what's happened to his business since the coronavirus... Read More

WASHINGTON - "Surreal" is the first word Shaun Thompson uses to describe what's happened to his business since the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the U.S. just over a month ago. Tele-Town Hall was founded in 2006 with a single... Read More

2020-04-01 18:51:06
by Dan McCue
House Democrats Propose Sweeping Infrastructure Revitalization for Next Stimulus

WASHINGTON - House Democrats unveiled a wide-ranging and ambitious plan Wednesday to significantly make over the nation's infrastructure while also... Read More

WASHINGTON - House Democrats unveiled a wide-ranging and ambitious plan Wednesday to significantly make over the nation's infrastructure while also tamping down on the economic distress caused by the coronavirus outbreak. “We need to invest in our infrastructure to address... Read More

2020-03-31 21:20:13
by Kate Michael
Could Artificial Intelligence Have Been Used to Predict the COVID-19 Pandemic?

WASHINGTON - The United States’ former chief technology officer and a top regulatory policy official from Johnson & Johnson spoke... Read More

WASHINGTON - The United States’ former chief technology officer and a top regulatory policy official from Johnson & Johnson spoke at a Bipartisan Policy Center virtual briefing Tuesday morning about how artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to predict or... Read More

2020-03-31 21:13:21
by Dan McCue
Could The Little-Known Mayor of Atlanta Be Biden's Running Mate?

WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has not been shy in recent weeks in touting a number of women... Read More

WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has not been shy in recent weeks in touting a number of women he believes are well-qualified to be the first African-American vice president of the United States. “I really believe that we’ve... Read More

2020-03-30 20:28:08
by Dan McCue
Justices Rule Firm Chartering Vessel For Transport of Oil Obligated to Provide Safe Berth

WASHINGTON - In a case with implications to both maritime transportation and international trade, the Supreme Court ruled a firm... Read More

WASHINGTON - In a case with implications to both maritime transportation and international trade, the Supreme Court ruled a firm that contracted for a delivery of oil was obligated to provide “safe berth” for the vessel carrying it. The underlying... Read More

2020-03-27 21:41:50
by Dan McCue
Rhode Island Secretary of State Sees Opportunity in Primary Delay to June 2

Less than a week after Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo approved a board of elections request to move the state's... Read More

Less than a week after Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo approved a board of elections request to move the state's presidential primary from April 28 to June 2, a plan to have a mostly mail-in election in the wake of... Read More

2020-03-27 20:05:37
by Dan McCue
House Passes $2.2 Trillion Economic Stimulus Package, Trump Quickly Signs It

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package in what had to be record... Read More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package in what had to be record time on Friday, speedily sending the bill on to the White House for the president's signature. “This will deliver urgently... Read More

2020-03-27 13:40:19
by Dan McCue
Expert Says USMCA Will Make North American Firms More Competitive

WASHINGTON - Although it barely caused a ripple given the understandable focus on the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, a historic new... Read More

WASHINGTON - Although it barely caused a ripple given the understandable focus on the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, a historic new chapter in North American commerce began two weeks ago Friday, when Canada became the third and final country to ratify... Read More

2020-03-25 19:23:28
by Dan McCue
Delayed Primaries Involve More Than Just Choosing A New Date on the Calendar

WASHINGTON - As of this week, eight states - Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio and Rhode Island -... Read More

WASHINGTON - As of this week, eight states - Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio and Rhode Island - and one territory - Puerto Rico - have postponed their presidential primary elections due to the coronavirus outbreak. Additionally, three... Read More

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