Democrat - Page 18

By Moira Warburton and Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Greg Casar of Texas held a thirst strike at Congress on Tuesday to protest a new law signed by Republican…

By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 112 Democratic members of Congress on Monday called on U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to establish heat safety regulations for indoor and outdoor…

(This July 13 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of ‘Kalpana Kotagal’ in paragraph 2) By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to…

By Josephine Walker and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map that increased the number of Black voters in one of the state’s districts, but Democrats…

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a bill that would mandate a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court after revelations that some conservative justices failed to…

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Democratic lawmakers from Texas on Tuesday urged the state’s Republican governor to halt his aggressive border security campaign after a report alleged that Texas…

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Ed Markey on Wednesday said he is proposing additional taxes on private jet trips to address the climate impacts of wealthy travel. Markey, a Democrat…

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats are pursuing legislation this week that would set a binding ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court following revelations that some conservative justices have…

By Kanishka Singh and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Barbara Lee raised concerns on Sunday over the decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to send cluster…