The House went back to work Wednesday and reached an agreement in budget discussions, but with a deadline of Friday at midnight lawmakers are now looking to buy time to pass the bill through both chambers.
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Reproductive rights advocates urge Congress to recognize women’s economic burdens
With ever-changing laws on reproductive rights across the country, advocates are urging Congress to recognize the economic burdens women face when trying to access reproductive healthcare, especially in states where it is restricted.
Maryland’s Ruppersberger reflects on over two decades in Congress ahead of retirement
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, isn’t quite ready to say goodbye yet, despite announcing his retirement after 40 years in public office.
Retirement crisis threatens current workers, experts tell Congress
The worsening retirement crisis impacting senior citizens will overtake current workers down the line if not fixed, experts say.
Senators condemn “mismanagement” at federal prisons for high suicide rates
Researchers have linked solitary confinement to both physical and psychological health problems. Almost 10,900 federal prisoners are currently held in segregated units alone or in smaller cells with others. Forty-five prisoners have been in these units for over a year.
Lawmakers propose task force to probe long-term inequities facing Black women
The persistence of economic, educational and legal disparities in the lives of Black women and girls would be the target of a federal task force recently proposed by a group of House members.
US components still found in Russian weapons against Ukraine, experts tell Congress
American-made semiconductors and other parts have been found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine, even with strict Biden administration sanctions.
Top pro-Israel group boosted political spending after Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
In the months following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the preeminent pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States increased its political spending nearly threefold, according to an analysis of the organization’s 2023 year-end filing with the Federal Election Commission.
Maryland’s Moore blasts Alabama IVF ruling as “out of step” with the country
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore denounced an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week that frozen embryos have the same rights as children.
States, industry urge Supreme Court to dump air pollution rule
The federal “good neighbor” rule, part of the Clean Air Act, imposes strict pollution limits on upwind states, as their smog and fine particles travel to the East Coast downwind states, including Maryland.