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Democrat lawmaker arrested for fraud, used stolen funds to purchase 'psychic services': feds
Massachusetts state Rep. Christopher Flanagan, 37, was indicted on five counts of?wire fraud?and one count of falsification of records on Friday, according to the Department of Justice.
Lawmakers call for ban on NYC tourist helicopters after Hudson River chopper crash kills six
Including this week's harrowing tragedy, a total of 25 people have died in the Big Apple during sightseeing helicopter tours in the last 40 years.
Why are New York taxpayers funding the Legal Aid Society as it promotes crime?
No sane person would pay a group to promote crime. Yet New York’s doing just that.
Rep. Lauren Boebert suggests GOP could rename DC: 'Keep the jokes at bay'
President Trump changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America days after taking office.
Leaders in these states are looking to end property taxes: We 'pay rent' to the government
As Tax Day nears, fiscally conservative leaders in several states are pushing to abolish property taxes.
Schumer turns off social media users after claiming ‘people are aroused’ by Trump’s federal loan freeze: ‘Calm down, Chuck
Many on X noted that Schumer had previously accused Trump, 78, of having?“incited the erection”?at the US Capitol.
Pa. state lawmaker Matt Gergely dies at 45, leaving Pennsylvania House deadlocked at 101-101
A Democrat in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives has died, the House Democratic caucus said Sunday night, leaving the chamber deadlocked at a 101-101 partisan divide.
Senator shoved to ground, arrested for entering House chamber after tirade against late speaker: 'Bit of a beating'
A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of...
Tennessee House overhauls rules — and some lawmakers could be put in 'time out'
The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room.
Progressive congressional staffers roasted over 'tone deaf' demand for 32-hour work week
Liberal staffers are demanding Congress establish a rotating 32-hour workweek that goes into effect when lawmakers work from their districts, drawing widespread mockery from critics.
New Georgian president sworn in; predecessor says he is not legitimate leader
"I am taking legitimacy with me, I am taking the flag with me, I am taking your trust with me," outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili said.
Lawmaker apologizes after she's caught vaping during health care reform debate in Colombia
A lawmaker was forced to apologize after she was caught on camera taking a drag from her vape during a health care reform discussion in Colombia's parliament on Tuesday. Cathy...
Trump calls for drones to be shot down as sightings plague Northeast
The eerie drones are causing concern among lawmakers, worried about a threat from adversaries like Iran on American shores.
Democratic Connecticut lawmakers hit with Thanksgiving bomb threats against homes, offices
Several Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes, the lawmakers or their offices said Thursday.
State legislative pay raises should NOT be in the works
Another good reason to vote for change in New York: The stage is set for the nation’s highest state lawmakers' pay to go higher still ahead of the January kickoff...
UK Labour lawmaker suspended after apparently punching passerby on night out
Mike Amesbury, 55, was suspended after CCTV footage showed him talking to the man, throwing a first punch and repeatedly hitting him after he was knocked to the ground.
Blue state regulators could hike price at pump just days after election, GOP lawmakers warn
Californians already paying the highest?gas prices?in the country could have another tax hike headed their way, if proposed changes to the state's low carbon fuel standard are adopted.
Biden-Harris admin officials ‘taking advice from foreign governments’ on policing speech: lawmaker
The revelation, which comes as Congress investigates potential censorship efforts by the executive branch in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
Government could shut down before election as Democrats balk at citizen voting rule in spending bill
Congress gaveled into session for the first time Monday since its roughly six-week recess, returning to a messy spending fight and mad dash against the clock to keep the government's...
China poised to embed 'Communist Party spies' inside US firms —?including Microsoft, critics warn
“They can tell a [Chinese intelligence] agent, ‘This is the person you need to talk to. If you want to coerce them, here’s who they are,’” a House aide briefed...