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A former aide to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn sued the Colorado Republican and his congressional office Thursday, alleging the congressman was "willing to sacrifice the health and safety of his

Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that gave fully vaccinated Americans the go-ahead to remove masks in almost every situation, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said that the House of Representatives would not be relaxing its rules anytime soon due to Republican members’ refusal to get vaccinated. The new guidance from the CDC states that individuals who are fully vaccinated — that is, they have received t...

Covid-19 vaccine in the US | news summary for Friday 14 May Headlines - - Leading scientists cast more doubts over covid-19 origin (full story) - - - - - - - - - - -  Scroll through some of our related articles: WHO talking to US about sharing vaccines with poorer countries The World Health Organization said on Friday it is in touch with the United States about sharing vaccines with the international COVAX scheme, which distributes doses to poorer countries. " They recognise that sh...

May 12—The runoff to fill the House seat of late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright will be held July 27, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday. Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of Wright, and State Rep. Jake Ellzey advanced to a runoff in the May 1 special election after none of the 23 candidates got more than 50% of the votes. Wright was the top vote-getter, followed by Ellzey who narrowly edged Democrat ...

Special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright set for July 27 By Patrick Svitek AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott has selected July 27 as the date of the special election runoff to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Early voting starts July 19. The runoff features two Republicans: Wrights widow, Susan Wright, and state Rep. Jake Ellzey of Waxahachie. Susan Wright, a member of the State Republican Executive Committee, finished first in the May 1 special election, w...

Gov. Greg Abbott sets July 27 as date of special election runoff to succeed late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: REUTERS/Al Drago Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott has selected July 27 as the date of the special election runoff to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Early voting starts July 19. The runoff features two Republicans: Wrights widow, Susan Wright, and state ...

Trump’s Kingmaking Plan Threatens GOP’s Congress Hopes in 2022 Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump could hurt Republicans’ chances of regaining control of Congress in the 2022 midterms, just by endorsing the candidates working so hard to win his backing. The former president is studying races and plans to bestow his superlative-laden endorsements around the country in many 2022 primary or general election contests for the U.S. House, Senate and ...

Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey. Washington (CNN)The special runoff election in Texas 6th Congressional District will take place on July 27, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation Wednesday, with early voting starting July 19. The runoff features two Republican candidates, Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey, vying for the seat held by Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting Covid-19. Susan Wright is Ron Wrights widow. Wright and Ellzey forced the special runoff election...

Thursdays Campaign Round-Up, 5.13.21 Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. May 13, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC BySteve Benen Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * Shortly after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) exited the White House yesterday following infrastructure talks, his campaign supporters received a fundraising text that read, "I just met with Corrupt Joe Biden and hes STILL planning to push his radical So...

Article content WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. Congress reacted jubilantly and removed their masks on Thursday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can stop wearing face coverings even indoors in most cases. “Free at last,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said as he left the chamber, according to a reporter for The New York Times, who tweeted out a photo of a maskless McConnell. We apologize, but this vid...