Tag: Susan Collins
Tommy Tuberville and colleagues introduce legislation to simplify federal grant process
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and eight other Republican Senators introduced new legislation to ease the burdensome federal grant application process. Sen....
House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court
The right to use contraceptives would be inscribed into law under a measure that Democrats pushed through the House on Thursday, their...
Senators propose changes to electors law after Capitol riot
A bipartisan group of senators agreed Wednesday on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act, the post-Civil War-era law for certifying presidential elections...
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority...
House passes gun control bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks
The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would...
Senate bid to save Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster
The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican...
Nancy Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Joe...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe...
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the...
Terri Sewell only Alabama lawmaker to vote yes to Democrat led...
The House on Thursday passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year...
Steve Flowers: 2022 Senate race will be most expensive in state...
The marquee race in this big 2022 election year is for our open U.S. Senate seat. It is beginning to percolate.
