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The often-overlooked battleground state could be pivotal for both parties.

Apple pies and containers of prepared rice and beans were hand delivered to the Springfield offices of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Congressman Darin LaHood early Friday afternoon ahead of Independence Day. In coming together downtown to drop off the food, a diverse group wanted to send a message as it asked the legislators to support the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. "Were here to support the immigration reform,” said Maria Sorto, who is from Honduras and has lived in Springfield with her f...

"Voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen," the West Virginia Democrat wrote.

"Voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen," the West Virginia Democrat wrote.

By fred nathan-think new mexico • May 10, 2021   Commentary: As the special election to fill New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District heats up, an important area of bipartisan common ground has emerged: Both Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Republican Sen. Mark Moores are emphasizing their support for repealing New Mexico’s tax on Social Security income. During the last two legislative sessions, nine bills were introduced to repeal this tax, sponsored by lawmakers ...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... As the special election to fill New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District heats up, an important area of bipartisan common ground has emerged: Both Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Republican Sen. Mark Moores are emphasizing their support for repealing New Mexico’s tax on Social Security incom...

By CAROLINE SIMON | CQ-Roll Call | Published: May 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — President Joe Biden is calling for $1.2 billion in border infrastructure spending for the next fiscal year as his administration works to address record-high migration numbers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But Democratic and Republican lawmakers have vastly different ideas of what that funding should look like, teeing up a partisan battle when the narrowly divided Congress considers its annual spendin...

It is beyond dispute that Hutu militants carried out a deliberate, coordinated, and pre-planned assault to eliminate the Tutsi as a group.

Washington in bid to rejoin UNHRC to go after rights violators MalaysiaNow 25/2/2021 © Provided by MalaysiaNow The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that the US will seek to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). President Donald Trump withdrew the US in 2018, after accusing the UNHRC of hypocrisy and bias against Israel, the Washington Examiner reports. Elections for three-year membership on the 47-member council are due at the UN General Assembly in October. “...

As millions of Texans experience continued power outages amid extreme winter weather,...