Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Scott Perry argued in court Thursday that federal investigators should not have unfettered access to Perry’s cellphone communications because of Constitutional protections against questioning a sitting Congressman for his or her legislative activities. Perry, a Republican from Carroll Township, York County, is one of several Republican
Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very consequential case over voting rights. The case could determine the nation’s fidelity to basic democratic principles about checks and balances and allocation of power.
Fossil fuel companies are dead-set on extracting every last drop of oil, gas, and profit from Texas and New Mexico. They back destructive, anti-democracy politicians when it helps them achieve their goals. But voters can make a huge difference in these two closely contested races where climate and democracy are on the ballot.