Stories tagged: "US House of Representatives"

Law and Policy U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) led the Thursday news conference on Capitol Hill. (Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib via Facebook)
Law and Policy Michigan Democrat Leads Effort to Strengthen Landmark Civil Rights Laws

A group of Democratic US House members on Thursday called for the GOP-led chamber to pass the Justice For All Act, which they say will protect Americans from racial discrimination. 

Michigan Advance Michigan Advance March 10, 2023 10:48 am EST
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Environment Scorecard: Michigan Republicans Don’t Care About the Environment

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters this week released the results of its National Environmental Scorecard, which evaluates whether the state’s elected leaders in Congress are actually working to protect the environment—or simply ignoring the problem. 

Kyle Kaminski Kyle Kaminski March 1, 2023 10:38 am EST
Politics Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D-Michigan) left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Politics 5 Things to Know: Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin Runs for US Senate

More than 600 days before the election, US Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing) has announced a run for the US Senate seat that’s being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2024. 

Kyle Kaminski Kyle Kaminski February 28, 2023 3:39 pm EST
News US Rep. Debbie Dingell at at Teamsters 337 rally on March 20, 2021. (Ken Coleman/Michigan Advance)
News Dingell: No One ‘Should Have to Experience the Trauma my Family Did’

New federal legislation aims to close loopholes that allow abusers and stalkers to access guns.

Michigan Advance Michigan Advance February 17, 2023 10:32 am EST
Elections Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Elections Will Slotkin Run to Replace Stabenow in US Senate? Probably.

In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, US Rep. Elissa Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow's call for "the next generation of leadership."

Associated Press Associated Press January 27, 2023 10:06 am EST

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FILE - A girl looks at the moon through a telescope in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The best day to spot five planets, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars, lined up in the night sky is Tuesday, March 28, 2023, right after sunset. The five-planet array will be visible from anywhere on Earth, as long as you have clear skies. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Environment 5 Planets on Parade: Here’s How to See Them This Week
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Government Helps/Hurts Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens to the fifth round of votes in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Government Helps/Hurts Republicans Repeatedly Failed to Elect a New House Speaker. Here’s What That Means and Why It Matters

The new Republican-controlled House has thus far failed six separate times to elect a House Speaker—the first time such a debacle has occurred since 1923. Until the new Congress elects a speaker, the House cannot assign members to committees, introduce or vote on legislation, help constituents, or even swear in members.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 4, 2023 4:38 pm EST
Elections This April 28, 2021, file photo shows the US Capitol building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Elections We May Not Know Who Controls the US House and Senate for a Few Days—or Even Weeks

Control of the two chambers of Congress will come down to mail ballots that are still being counted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon—and possibly a December Senate run-off election in Georgia.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 10, 2022 4:51 pm EST