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Marjorie Taylor Greenes delay tactics frustrate GOP Scott Wong © Greg Nash Marjorie Taylor Greenes delay tactics frustrate GOP Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenes efforts to delay congressional business by forcing futile procedural votes to adjourn the House each day are disrupting committee hearings and virtual constituent meetings - and ticking off a growing chorus of Republican colleagues. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) had to rush out of a committee hearing with Federal Res...

As he darted down to Florida last week and skipped crucial House votes, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona neglected to tell GOP Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri the full story behind why he needed her to vote in his place.

Mansfield Center Profiles U.S. House ‘Problem Solvers Caucus’ The University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center held an online event on Wednesday entitled ‘One Nation; Saving our Democracy through Bipartisanship’ featuring two members of the ‘Problem Solvers Caucus’,  Democratic Representative Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey and Republican Representative Tom Reed of New York. The moderator was David Bell, who opened the conversation by looking at two recent polls. “As...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will not resign despite ongoing investigations against him and his office. However, Republicans from across the state are

3 Mar 2021 Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) revealed Tuesday the moderate wing of the Democrat Party is “not interested” in their leadership’s strategy of passing the hard left’s agenda items without trying to attain Republican support. “We’re not interested in just passing a bunch of partisan bills that sit in the Senate without action,” Gottheimer said. “There’s a feeling among many of us that we’re here to govern. The issues are far too important, and it will take bipartisan w...

In three Republican districts, a view of Trump’s continued dominance in the party Email to a Friend Republicans like Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming all but called him a traitor. Senator Mitch McConnell denounced him in scathing terms, and McConnell’s allies warned that Trump would only turn voters off and weigh the party down, pointing to the embarrassing Senate losses in Georgia. Seven weeks and one impeachment later, however, that reckoning has been limited, where it is appare...

The stimulus bill titled the 'American Rescue Plan' was rejected by Oregon's Kurt Schrader and Maine's Jared Golden, who crossed party lines to vote against it along with all the Republicans

As a Weakened Cuomo Looks to a 4th Term, Challengers See Opportunity The growing uncertainty over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political fortunes is a sharp turnaround from last year, when some supporters dreamed of a presidential bid. Potential challengers have noticed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration is facing a federal inquiry into its handling of nursing homes in the pandemic.Credit...Pool photo by Seth Wenig Published Feb. 26, 2021Updated March 13, 2021 As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo confronts one ...

White House Covid-19 Response CoordinatorJeff Zients said today during a Covid press briefing that the Biden administration will deliver more than 25 million masks across the country.

Lack of mask use is key factor in Covid-19 outbreaks at fitness facilities, studies say From CNNs Deidre McPhillips Two studies published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked Covid-19 outbreaks over the summer in Chicago and Hawaii to exercise facilities. The reports suggest that mask use may be a key mitigation strategy in these settings. In Chicago, 60% of people who attended in-person fitness classes between August 24 and September 1 tested positive for Covid...