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Democracy McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 9/27/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a ...

LGBTQ Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 9/15/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck ...

LGBTQ Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 9/08/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Wednesday that the Senate will vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage “in the coming weeks” as a bipartisan group backing ...

Democracy The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel’s new video By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 7/25/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — An original script for Donald Trump’s speech the day after the Capitol insurrection included tough talk ordering the Justice Department to “ensure all lawbreakers are ...

Democracy Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump’s state playbook; ‘hateful’ threats By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 6/21/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to ...

Democracy Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 6/09/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its initial findings Thursday night, a highly ...

Abortion Democrats’ bill would make Roe v. Wade law and expand it By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 5/11/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very simple,” as it would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ...

Biden Senate hearings for high court nominee to begin on March 21 By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 3/02/22

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin March 21, keeping the Senate on track for a ...

Politics Jan. 6 panel to move forward with contempt against Meadows By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 12/08/21

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has “no choice” but to move forward with contempt charges against former Trump White House chief of ...

Politics Jan. 6 panel sets contempt vote for former DOJ official By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press – 11/29/21

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt, demanding criminal charges against a ...

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