Congress passes bill that could ban TikTok after years of false starts Lawmakers sped a possible TikTok ban through Congress by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. 04/23/2024 - 2:41 pm | View Link
Democrats and Republicans Unite To Give Weapons Manufacturers $59 Billion House Speaker Mike Johnson worked with President Biden to push through a $95 billion foreign military aid package—most of which goes to the American military-industrial complex. 04/22/2024 - 4:53 pm | View Link
Senate Republican blasts House for passing foreign aid bills: Spending money ‘we don’t have’ Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) blasted the House for passing foreign aid bills, arguing Congress is spending money that “we don’t have” and that the U.S. should be focusing on securing its own ... 04/20/2024 - 1:10 pm | View Link
California reparations bills clear first state Senate hearings. ‘It’s what is owed’ Lezlie Sterling Sacramento Bee file Reparations bills to fund reparations policy and tackle past racially motivated eminent domain that took property from and displaced Black Californians sailed ... 04/18/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
Illinois Senate passes more than 200 bills during deadline week. Here are 4 key takeaways The Illinois Senate wrapped up a busy week in Springfield, advancing a total of 244 bills before a Friday deadline. From addressing the mishandling of human remains at a Carlinville funeral home ... 04/14/2024 - 10:35 pm | View Link