Maryland Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, a pragmatic, tough-minded leader who presided over a progressive agenda in the chamber for a record 33 years, died Friday afternoon, his family announced. He was 78.
Two current and two recent members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, including one state chair, spent weeks lying about voter fraud and then participated in the events directly preceding the bloody coup attempt.
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US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection
On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol, resulting in deaths, injuries, arrests and vandalism.Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images
For the second time in six days, Vice President Mike Pence is being called on to make a determination about who should be president.
Once again, the result is all but certain, yet enormously consequential. Pence appears certain to reject or simply ignore the formal request the House will vote on Tuesday calling on him to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Donald Trump from office, paving the way for impeachment proceedings to begin the following day.
Jim Brewster On Tue., Jan. 12, United State District Judge Nicholas Ranjan ruled that disputed mail-in ballots in the race for Pennsylvania s 45th state Senate District to be counted and said that state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-McKeesport) should be seated. He was being challenged by Nicole Ziccarelli (R-Lower Burrell). Republican leadership in the state Senate refused to seat Brewster last week, even though his election victory was certified by Pennsylvania s secretary of state, and the state Supreme Court had already ruled that disputed mail-in ballots should be counted. However, Republicans argued that no one should be seated until the federal court challenge is decided.
Political action committee has given equally to Democrats and Republicans. WoodysPhotos / Shutterstock.com
Minneapolis-based retailer Target Corp. has joined the list of corporate citizens who are suspending all political donations in the wake of a violent mob breaching the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
A statement from the company said: “The TargetCitizens PAC is funded through voluntary contributions from our team members and contributes in a bipartisan manner to a range of federal candidates and organizations. We know that there isn’t a single candidate who aligns completely with Target or our team members on every issue, which is why we rely on established criteria like a candidate’s impact on our business, committee assignments, and more when we make contributions. Target is fully transparent about our PAC contributions and provides regular updates on our corporate website. Given the political volatility of the past year, including last wee