AP: Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation Tuesday to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that
AP: Stalled US aid for Ukraine underscores GOP’s shift away from confronting Russia
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion
AP: GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico
Early voting underway in Illinois in lead up to March 19 primaries
Early voting is underway, and here are the different ways that Illinois residents can cast a vote before the primary election on March 19. Illinois voters will be voting twice this year as the Oval Office, seats
Senators negotiate immigration reform
Senators are discussing immigration reform in the context of a foreign aid package scheduled to be considered next week. Democrats have signaled a willingness to entertain Republican concerns so long as structural changes in the immigration system
AP: Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday night after Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open until
AP: Government shutdown threat eases after House passes a temporary funding plan, sending it to Senate
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was easing after the House swiftly approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open. The
AP: On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate tries to approve funding but it’s almost too late
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on the brink of a federal government shutdown. Hard-right Republicans in Congress have rejected a longshot effort to keep offices
AP: The far right has been feuding with McCarthy for weeks. Here’s how it’s spiraling into a shutdown.
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He has pushed his
AP: McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday.