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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, center left, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, joined at left by Rep. Chris Turner, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, welcome Democratic members of the Texas legislature at a news conference at the Capitol in ... more > By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Two Democratic congressmen have tested negative for the novel coronaviru...

The politics and governance from the previous 116 days was much the same: Issues around the economy, health care, guns and taxes rose and fell with an unpredictability seemingly driven

Byron Yorks column takes a look at where the Joe Biden agenda stands prior to Congress summer break and sees tension and frustration building

Byron York's column takes a look at where the Joe Biden agenda stands prior to Congress' summer break and sees tension and frustration building

New presidents have only so long to get big legislative initiatives done. It's already June, and the clock is ticking for President Joe Biden. Big bills take a long time.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles declined to say whether she supports Mecklenburg County's decision to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The county wants CMS to present a detailed plan for closing achievement gaps between white and Asian students and Black and Hispanic students.

They could help save our democracy. She prefers not to.

View Comments Lansing — Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation that would push an extra $25 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to the Secretary of States offices over the next four months.  The bills by Reps. Julie Brixie of Meridian Township and Stephanie Young of Detroit would designate the extra cash to pay for extra employees and overtime to process a backlog of license renewals, registrations, IDs and permits whose deadlines have been extended during the pandemic....

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer just announced an agreement. The vote on the Jan. 6 commission will happen within the next hour, and the vote on the Endless Frontier Act will be delayed until June 8.

A powerful Republican state senator announced Tuesday he will run for Lieutenant Governor.