Statehouse efforts to avoid partisan gridlock hit obstacles
Leaders in state legislatures across the country have turned to cross-party alliances and power-sharing agreements as they seek to avoid the political deadlock that has hindered lawmakers in Congress — but signs are emerging that some of those efforts might be in vain. Legislatures in Alaska, Ohio and Pennsylvania started off their sessions this year by blurring partisan divides. In Alaska, both chambers’ majority caucuses include members of the minority party. In both Ohio and Pennsylvania, members of the opposing parties banded together to elect a Speaker. Yet tensions
Read MoreTim Scott is pivotal figure as Tyre Nichols beating rekindles talk of police reform
Presidential politics are hanging over efforts to rekindle police reform in Congress after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police in Memphis. The lead Republican negotiator in the talks, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), is widely believed to be exploring a presidential bid and Republican strategists warn any deal with Democrats could set him back. Senate Republicans are expecting Scott, the only Black member of the Senate GOP conference, to take the lead in negotiating with Democrats after he spent months during the last Congress trying to hammer out a pol
Read MoreBiden administration plans to end COVID public health emergency in May
The Biden administration on Monday announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has been in place since January 2020, is set to end on May 11. "The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020. They are currently set to expire on March 1 and April 11, respectively. At present, the Administration’s plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then end both emergencies on that date," the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement. The current renewal for the
Read MoreDOJ declines to release communication on Biden docs to House Judiciary
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Read MoreSenate Judiciary mulls action amid fallout from Durham probe
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