Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Omnibus election legislation in 2023 vs. 2022

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 17, Brew.

Ballotpedia

New Hampshire college condemns Trump after ‘deeply troubling’ CNN town hall on its campus

In response to ex-president’s comments, college says it ‘does not tolerate sexual misconduct of any kind, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual harassment’

The Independent UK

Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims

Mr Giuliani reportedly claimed he would split the $2 million fee with then-president Donald Trump

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

McCarthy called Biden's bluff on the debt ceiling

"They're negotiating now and they weren’t doing it before," one Republican told Axios.

Axios

The fraught fight to stop the trans health care bans

Conspiracy theories spreading on the right have made fighting the bills even more difficult.

Axios

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

WEKU

Texas GOP close to eroding Dem power

Gov. Abbott and the bill's supporters have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

US history of silencing Black officials

State legislatures have long disenfranchised Black representatives and voters

Salon

Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina

The Republican-controlled South Carolina House has tabled debate until later Wednesday on a bill that would ban abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected

The Independent UK

Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

California’s first-in-the-nation Black reparations task force is nearing the end of its historic work with a hefty list of recommendations for lawmakers to consider turning into action

The Independent UK

James Comer mocked for claiming key informants in Biden probe have gone missing

Rep Jared Moskowitz takes aim at Kentuckian during House Oversight Committee hearing

The Independent UK

Trump's Disregard for the Rule of Law Is at Least As Bad As Biden's

The former president reminds us that claiming unbridled executive power is a bipartisan tendency.

Reason

Nebraska Republicans approve combined gender-affirming care ban and anti-abortion bill after epic filibuster

Hundreds of people protested legislation targeting trans youth and abortion rights

The Independent UK

George Santos: Democrats move to expel indicted Republican from Congress

New York representative is subject of a privileged resolution, which would need two-thirds support to succeed

The Guardian - US

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Dianne Feinstein: oldest serving senator says she ‘hasn’t been gone’ despite absence

The 89-year-old legislator insisted she had been working when questioned by reporters on Tuesday after being gone for three months

The Independent UK

Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults

Missouri officials terminated the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults

Zenger

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announced The Deployment Of The State Personnel To The Southern Border

The response comes after the expiration of Title 42 and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's request for help at the southern border.

Axios

North Carolina Republicans pass 12-week abortion law

GOP uses supermajority to narrowly override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Nebraska lawmakers debate attaching 12-week abortion ban to trans youth health care ban

Nebraska lawmakers are debating a plan that would tack on a proposed 12-week abortion ban to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in transgender minors

The Independent UK

North Carolina GOP takes first step to override veto of 12-week abortion limit

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the first of two steps necessary to enact the policy over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition

The Independent UK

Senate votes to block 2nd DC crime law; Biden veto expected

The Senate has voted to overturn a District of Columbia law enacted last year to improve police accountability, the second time this year that Democrats have joined with Republicans to try and block the district’s crime regulations

The Independent UK

House lawmakers could decide whether to expel George Santos. He says Democrats want to ‘play judge and jury’

Democrats back a resolution to remove the scandal-plagued congressman after federal fraud charges

The Independent UK

DeSantis criticizes Trump for implying Florida abortion ban is 'too harsh'

Gov_ Ron DeSantis is criticizing Donald Trump for implying Florida's new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh.”

The Independent UK

George Santos expulsion coming before House as Democrats force vote

House Democrats are seeking to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos from Congress

The Independent UK

Paul Gosar faces calls for investigations after allegedly hiring Nick Fuentes-linked congressional staff

The Arizona Republican reportedly hired a white nationalist with ties to the neo-fascist pundit

1 … 1948 1949 1950 1951

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the House of Representatives

the Oversight Committee

60 stories

Common Cause

59 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.