Colorful Alaska Congressman Don Young died Friday, aged 88. Summary Don Young, the Dean of the US House of Representatives, died Friday aged 88. Young was in his 25th term in Congress and was running for his 26th in November. Young served as Alaskaâs Congressman for 49 years and was the longest-serving Republican member of the House in American history. He was the last member to serve in the 1970s. Alaskaâs âwinningest politician ever,â Young was famous for his brash …
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President Biden has been unable to get Sen. Joe Manchin on board for Build Back Better. Manchinâs colleague Raphael Warnock framed his support for the filibuster as âmisplace priorities.â Summary Bidenâs and Democratic leadershipâs hopes of …
After previously pledging to cooperate, Mark Meadows was held in contempt of Congress. The Jan. 6 committee also released a portion of his communications from that day. Summary The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
Despite GOP Leader Kevin McCarthyâs eight-hour speech, the House passed Bidenâs Build Back Better bill. Left- and right-wing media focused on the acrimony between Democrats and Republicans in the House. Summary House Democrats have passed a …
President Biden is meeting with Democrats on Capitol Hill for a âfinalâ push on his spending agenda. Many details are unclear, including whether progressives will support it without details. Summary Democratsâ attempts to pay for their …
Democrats proposed a tax on unrealized capital gains to fund their social spending bill. Elon Musk and others are pushing back. Summary Congressional Democrats are turning to a specific tax on billionaires’ wealth to fund their …
Congress is set to take key votes on Bidenâs infrastructure plans, government funding to avert a shutdown, and raising the governmentâs debt ceiling. It is going to be a wild week. Summary This week in Washington …