Tennessee Democrats expelled by GOP over protests win back their seats
The two Democratic state representatives in Tennessee who were expelled by Republicans in April for protesting in support of gun safety on the chamber floor won elections Thursday night for their old seats, The Associated Press projected. Justin Jones won his election for his state House seat in Nashville, and المزيد
Democrats move to ramp up heat safety protections for workers
Congressional Democrats are taking new steps to boost protections for workers toiling in record-high temperatures. A bill introduced in the House and Senate late Wednesday would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an interim heat standard for workplace safety. The measure, which coincides with heat alerts covering المزيد
2024 Republicans are split over the best abortion policy — but united on attacking Democrats
Republican presidential candidates have been hard to pin down on just how they’d set federal policy on abortion, dancing around questions or throwing out different answers at different times. But they all agree on one thing: accusing Democrats of wanting legal abortion, “on demand,” up until the moment of birth. المزيد
Democrats re-introduce legislation to end legacy admissions in colleges
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions at colleges after the Department of Education on Tuesday announced a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s use of the practice. The legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., aims to prohibit universities المزيد