America’s Midwest is experiencing the worst flooding since the Great Food of 1993. “Many farmers across wide swaths of the Midwest have rarely seen days dry enough to work, leading to what agricultural experts are calling a historically delayed planting season that could exacerbate the economic and personal anxieties brought on by a multiyear slump … Read more
House Democrats continue to advance the “People’s Agenda.” Today the House will vote on H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act of 2019. House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship: The US House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill that would give permanent citizenship to 2.5 million undocumented immigrants. … Read more
The federal disaster relief bill was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last month, but was blocked three times by individual House Republicans last week when the bill was scheduled for a vote in the House on the consent calendar — these Republicans objected to unanimous consent — during the congressional recess. On Monday, Congress returned from … Read more
The House Judiciary Committee subpoenas for Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson ordered the production of documents to the committee by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4. Hicks’ subpoena sets a June 19 date for her to testify in a hearing before the Judiciary Committee, while Donaldson is asked to appear June 24 for a deposition. … Read more