After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by
An elections handicapper moved its rating of the Arizona Senate race from “toss-up” to “leans Democratic” in response to a state Supreme Court ruling reinstating a 19th-century abortion ban.
Majority leader Chuck Schumer says bill, which House approved last week, is ‘important part of our national security toolkit’The US Senate has reached an agreement to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program and plans to vote on it on Friday night, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said.If the Senate votes to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which the House approved last week, it would secure what supporters call a key element of the United...
The Chester County Republican Committee (RCCC) filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Chester County Board of Elections, asking the court for an injunction
Unofficial results show that Matthew Frost has defeated six-term County Commissioner Don Stisher in the runoff race for County Commissioner District 3
Pennsylvania's primary election is Tuesday. While both parties' nominees
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From your local election headquarters on Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters head to the polls for the 2024 primary election. These primaries are crucial because they determine who will represent each party in the race for positions ranging from local offices up to federal representatives and of course, the presidency. The road []
Governor Hochul and & legislative leaders agree on a tentative 237-billion-dollar State Budget deal. The agreement includes renewed subsidies for developers to build new housing in New York City and additional tenant protections. Pro-housing communities, like the Town of Plattsburgh, will share 650-million-dollars to help build new homes. Another half-billion dollars will be used for housing on state-owned sites, including former prisons. No word yet whether that could include the former Moriah...
The Sedgwick County Election Office has revealed the winning design for an “I Voted” sticker that will be distributed at polling places in the 2024 elections. The designs were revealed by Election Commissioner Laura Rainwater during Wednesday’s
Saliha Bayrak With 6 percent of its land occupied by military bases, Hawai‘i is our most densely militarized state. But young activists are rejecting recruiting efforts and military influence.
The annotated solution bows out gracefully. Plus: Radio 4 delves into the history of the crypticIn 1999, the Guardian published a crossword on its website.A daring move, but that’s the Guardian. Would people solve something that wasn’t on the familiar blotchy paper that has been pushed through the letterbox by a teenager?2 page views, 1 by regulars, 10 seconds active attention time2 page views, 1 by regulars, 13 seconds active attention time1 page views, 0 by regulars, 40 seconds active...
The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Civil War-era ban that blocks nearly all abortions in the state is roiling the Senate race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). The Tuesday ruling upholding an 1864 abortion law that bars patients from receiving an abortion in nearly all cases also jails physicians who illegally perform