These are the lawmakers who voted against their parties on abortion bills
A number of lawmakers voted against their parties Friday on two bills to protect abortion access, which the House passed exactly three weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The lower chamber voted 223-205 on the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, a measure that seeks to protect women who travel to a different state to receive an abortion if the state they are residing in does not offer the medical procedure. It also makes it unla
Read MoreGOP Senate campaign arm announces record $173 million raised so far this cycle
The Republican Senate campaign arm announced on Friday that it has raised more at this point of a midterm election cycle than ever before. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) said in release that it has raised $173.4 million after taking in $25.6 million during the second quarter of 2022. The release states that the committee started spending money on television ads earlier in the cycle than usual and has spent more than $21 million so far. NRSC Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) said in the release that the committee has bought television ads i
Read MoreWashington Post publisher: Biden's 'shameful' fist bump with Saudi crown prince 'worse than a handshake'
The Washington Post's publisher blasted President Biden for greeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump Friday, saying it not only "projected intimacy and comfort" but also gave the Middle East leader "redemption." Fred Ryan, the publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, called the exchange between the two leaders at the roy
Read MoreHarris to give keynote address at NAACP convention
Vice President Harris will give the keynote speech at the NAACP’s national convention on Monday, according to the group’s president. NAACP President Derrick Johnson told The Hill that Harris coming to speak, as the first Black woman vice president, is “evidence of power.” “Over the last 113 years, we've welcomed Presidents and Vice Presidents, from Eisenhower, Kennedy, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Biden and Obama. But we've never welcomed a Black Woman Vice President,” he said. “That is evidence of progress.” Johnson said that Harris has been a
Read MoreBiden says he raised Khashoggi murder with Saudi crown prince
President Biden said Friday that he raised the 2018 murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time and what I think of it now,” Biden said in a speech after hours of meetings with the Saudi crown prince and other Saudi officials in Jeddah. “I said very straightforwardly for an American president to be silent on the issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who I am,” Biden continued. “I’ll alway
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