BREAKING: Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill
After realizing he had no other option, Trump signs the Russia Sanctions Bill
Obama Administration Helped Kill Transparency Push On Military Aid
Last year a bipartisan effort to force more transparency about military aid failed after objections from the Pentagon. Will the same thing happen this year?
Cantor Totally Blames Pelosi For Defeating Crappy GOP Farm Bill
In a blow to House GOP leaders, the House on Thursday rejected a five-year farm bill that would have cut $20.5 billion from the federal food stamp program.
'Moron' GOP Rep: Pregnancy From Rape Is Rare
Yet another Republican lawmaker has come forward to profess his belief that rape rarely results in pregnancy. “The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low,” said Arizona Rep. Trent Franks during a committee hearing on Wednesday.
Weekly Address: Time To Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform
In this week's address, President Obama says that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill, and urges lawmakers to act quickly to pass this bill so that we can continue to live up to our traditions as a nation of laws, and also a nation of immigrants.
Wall Street Doesn't Just Run The Show, They Write The Law
Bank lobbyists are not leaving it to lawmakers to draft legislation that softens financial regulations. Instead, the lobbyists are helping to write it themselves.
MN Senate Passes Marriage Equality
Minnesota’s Senate voted 37–30 to allow same-sex couples to wed on Monday. It will become the 12th state to do so once Gov. Mark Dayton signs the bill, which he’s expected to do on Tuesday.
House Republicans Push Through Bill To Change Overtime Pay Law
The House Republican bill H.R. 1406 is the latest in a string of GOP attacks on workers' rights.
Elizabeth Warren: Give Students Same Loan Rate As Big Banks
Watch: Senator Warren Introduces the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, her first piece of stand-alone legislation, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The bill would enable students who are eligible for federally subsidized Stafford loans to borrow at the same rate the big banks get through the Federal Reserve discount window.
France Legalizes Gay Marriage, Gay Adoptions
France approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and gay adoptions -- and Socialist President François Holland is expected to sign it -- despite those in the country who remain fiercely opposed to it and attacks against gays rising as the debate has raged.
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