USPS postal workers are under siege: Congress looking to beef up protections
We just reported news on Thursday about a July 11 robbery of a postal worker in Virginia Beach. It’s apparently a growing trend, and Congress is taking notice.
We just reported news on Thursday about a July 11 robbery of a postal worker in Virginia Beach. It’s apparently a growing trend, and Congress is taking notice.
As the November election approaches, the nation again nears a crossroads on healthcare, with candidates diverging on a basic question of equity: who is to bear the risks and costs of care?
Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 passed through the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
President Biden is proposing term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and of course they have no chance of seeing the light of day anytime soon, but still, good politics.
Only 30 cases out of more than 23 million votes cast had improper noncitizen voting, according to a 2017 study by the Brennan Center.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday thoroughly prepared to spew a litany of lies and distortion regarding the truth of what precipitated Hamas’ attack, why he is so vehemently against the establishment of a Palestinian state, and why Iran and its ‘axis of resistance’ pose an existential…
Nelson County High School student Marcus Briggs won first place in the Congressional Art Contest with his photo “Friends at School.”
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine applauded a bipartisan Senate proposal to ban members of Congress, spouses and dependents from buying or selling stocks.
The TRUST in Congress Act would require members of Congress to put certain investment assets into a qualified blind trust.
On Friday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan voted against three extreme government funding bills pushed by MAGA Republicans in the U.S. House.
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