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Republicans split on eve of vote to bring back earmarks Emily Brooks © Provided by Washington Examiner Senate Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to allow its members to embrace the return of revamped earmarks. The return of pork, or a lean version of it, is exposing divisions among the 50 members of the minority party. Fifteen Senate Republicans, including Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Ted Cruz of Texas, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Josh Hawley of Missouri, ...

Earmarks returning to Congress, where Maine’s delegation has outsize influence in the right places The member-driven spending initiatives, with guardrails in place, could fund critical projects in Maine. Share Earmarks – member-requested funding initiatives – are returning to Congress after a decadelong ban, giving Maine nonprofits, municipalities, counties and state government a chance to ask their representatives for federal funding for specific projects. Maine’s senior members in ea...

House Republicans drop decadelong opposition to earmarks Print this article The pork is back for Republicans — or a lean version of it, at least. House Republicans on Wednesday voted to lift their internal ban on seeking earmarks after a decadelong ban of the practice. The new rules require Republican members to request funds for their district as long as the request is public and they provide “a written justification for why the project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds” and nei...

DuckTales: Why the Disney XD Reboot Has Ended On 3/16/21 at 8:04 AM EDT The DuckTales reboot is coming to an end after four years, with the 90-minute "Last Adventure" airing on March 15 on Disney XD. The show has been canceled after three seasons and 75 episodes. "The talented creative team, led by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, have delivered exceptional storytelling with uniquely reimagined characters for three seasons of 75 episodes and more than 15 shorts," a Disney XD spokesperson ...

A decade after Congress eliminated earmarks after years of bipartisan opposition to the practice and outrage over the excess and influence it fostered, House Democrats are bringing a version of

Print this article A decade after Congress eliminated earmarks after years of bipartisan opposition to the practice and outrage over the excess and influence it fostered, House Democrats are bringing a version of earmarks back. Republicans have a decision to make: Do they reverse course in order to take advantage of the new way to fund projects? House Republicans are divided on the matter. Congress placed a ban on earmarks, the practice of allowing members of Congress to direct spending for...

© Getty Images Congress is a beleaguered government institution at a benighted political moment. We all endured images of the literal attack on the symbol of our democracy at the Capitol last month. In the aftermath, we have to see an unscalable fence with razor wire as a lingering reminder of the weakness and vulnerability of Congress. For those of us that want to see that barrier removed in every sense of the word, it is time for the legislative branch to reaffirm its own rightful place in t...

On This Day: LAPD recorded beating Rodney King sparking riots On March 3, 1991, home video captured a Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King that triggered a national debate on police brutality. Acquittal of the LAPD officers in 1992 led to deadly riots during which King asked at a news conference, "Can we all get along?" King died at the age of 47 in 2012. By (0) A family rummages through a home burned during the 1992 riots in South Central Los Angeles. On March 3, 1991, home vid...

Democrats are bringing earmarks back. Aren’t earmarks bad? Jeffrey Lazarus Pigs on a family farm in Chinas Hebei province in 2018. (Dominique Patton/Reuters) Now that Democrats control the House and Senate, they plan to revive earmarking — a process by which legislators can direct federal spending to their home districts. Democratic lawmakers are hoping earmarks can help solve two issues they’ll have in the new Congress: keeping their narrow majorities together on big v...