Rule to block Rep. Luna’s plan for proxy voting for new parents fails in House

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) —  The House voted on Tuesday to reject a rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents up to 12 weeks...

Mass layoffs begin at HHS with far-reaching impacts on public health

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began to receive notices of mass layoffs on Tuesday, days after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 people would lose their jobs, including...

Trump nominee to be top general denies wearing MAGA hat

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied on Tuesday that he has ever worn a “Make America Great Again”...

House GOP leaders expected to block proxy voting for new parents

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republican leaders will take an unprecedented step Tuesday when they are expected to block Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for...

Democratic-backed Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race over Musk-backed Schimel

by admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images(MADISON, WI) — Democratic-backed Dane County Judge Susan Crawford will win the hot-button Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, The Associated Press projected Tuesday. The race was seen as a barometer on how Americans are feeling at this...