A California state senator is scheduled for his first court appearance for allegedly drinking and driving. He faces a DUI charge after being pulled over for running through a red light in Sacramento. The Reparations Task Force formally recommended that California offer up to 1$ million for every qualifying Black resident, but some state leaders […]
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) questioned panelists at a Senate hearing Thursday about bank executives taking bonuses while running failing institutions. As executives allegedly shirked their responsibilities to keep banks and the banking sector stable, Tester told the Senate Banking Committee hearing that regulators and law enforcement should hold the responsible parties accountable for the current […]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrat Senators hold a media availability at 12:15 p.m. ET on March 1 to release a report on the Republican budget proposals that the Democrats allege support the wealthy and well-connected while hurting American families.
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance said East Palestine might need a paycheck protection style program, similar to the one the country had during the pandemic. People are reportedly leaving the town, which affects business according to the senator. A large group of Hollywood actors say they’ve been locked out of their union buildings and blocked from […]
Is climate change or climate policy the real issue? Experts, advocates, and common sense politicians give their thoughts and ideas at the 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) held by the Heartland Institute in Orlando, Florida. U.S. Senator, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee member Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Representative, House Resources Committee […]
U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hold a media availability on Debt Ceiling at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. The Epoch Times will livestream the event.
U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) are joined by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson to announce the D.C. statehood bill. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) will also deliver remarks. NTD will livestream the event.
The U.S. government has a surveillance program with a database of over 150 million money transfers. Transfers between everyday people here in the U.S., and other people in over 20 other countries. Senator Ron Wyden is investigating this surveillance program located at the Transaction Record Analysis Center (TRAC). Wyden said the scope of the surveillance […]
MADISON, Wis.—A Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate’s minority leader was driving at 100 mph seconds before the collision, according to police documents made public Thursday. Among the documents is an inspection of the vehicle driven by Alyssa Ortman, 27, who was killed along […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—An Arkansas state senator won’t have access to Senate offices and can’t participate in legislative meetings after the Senate on Tuesday ruled he made a frivolous ethics complaint against a fellow lawmaker in retaliation for sanctions he received earlier this year. By a 26–4 vote, the majority-Republican Senate approved its ethics committee’s recommendation […]
