True to form, Freedom Caucus pushes back against pro forma sessions, gets same result
A group of hardline conservatives in the House continued their campaign to end pro forma sessions for a second day Friday, and for a second day their arguments got nowhere.
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Illinois Republicans want to lower the age to get a FOID card
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bill filed in Springfield could lower the age requirement for a FOID card from 21 to 18. The plan also states people could be eligible for a FOID card if they have ...
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Budget constraints, caucus tensions face House Speaker Welch in his third term
SPRINGFIELD ( Capitol News Illinois) - When state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in for another term as speaker of the ...
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Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified but not taking action
President Joe Biden on Friday said the Equal Right Amendment should be considered ratified, but is stopping short of taking ...
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‘Homegrown rising star’: Justin Bibb tapped to lead Democratic Mayors Association
The Democratic Mayors Association will appoint Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb as the organization's next president during its ...
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Progressives are frustrated by Biden’s final-days warning of billionaire influence
The Democratic Party’s left wing has warned for decades that America is moving toward an oligarchy in which a handful of billionaires controls much of the nation’s ...
Democrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking
California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. As the U.S. population shifts to the South, political power is seeping from ...