AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-legislation-laws-77d8751ba2f364016374cc171c73bb89Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-legislation-laws-77d8751ba2f364016374cc171c73bb89Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House on Tuesday approved legislation that would invigorate workers’ unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the labor movement’s once formidable ability to organize. The measure, which union leaders and labor allies have presented as a cure for decades of working-class wage stagnation,...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-legislation-laws-77d8751ba2f364016374cc171c73bb89Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-legislation-laws-77d8751ba2f364016374cc171c73bb89Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House on Tuesday approved legislation that would invigorate workers’ unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the labor movement’s once formidable ability to organize. The measure, which union leaders and labor allies have presented as a cure for decades of working-class wage stagnation,...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/house-passes-sweeping-voting-rights-bill-88088175552f13a8e3f6f25d7bc45f6cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-passes-sweeping-voting-rights-bill-88088175552f13a8e3f6f25d7bc45f6cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, was approved Wednesday...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/house-passes-sweeping-voting-rights-bill-88088175552f13a8e3f6f25d7bc45f6cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-passes-sweeping-voting-rights-bill-88088175552f13a8e3f6f25d7bc45f6cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, was approved Wednesday...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country.House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-campaign-finance-voting-rights-legislation-elections-a74d9d8cce567d751021ed66cee2b85fClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country.House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-elections-presidential-elections-2f1bafd09e81cff917036f2e5fd4dbeaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-elections-presidential-elections-2f1bafd09e81cff917036f2e5fd4dbeaClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. The Kentucky Republican told Fox...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-elections-presidential-elections-2f1bafd09e81cff917036f2e5fd4dbeaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-elections-presidential-elections-2f1bafd09e81cff917036f2e5fd4dbeaClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. The Kentucky Republican told Fox...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-impeachments-trump-impeachment-479484d3bf017f98eca05b8b72a5c7abClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-impeachments-trump-impeachment-479484d3bf017f98eca05b8b72a5c7abClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances Friday, arguing the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.”The defense team, which...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-impeachments-trump-impeachment-479484d3bf017f98eca05b8b72a5c7abClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-media-impeachments-trump-impeachment-479484d3bf017f98eca05b8b72a5c7abClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances Friday, arguing the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.”The defense team, which...WW…

Sign Inperson_outlinesearchmenuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, was likely to be stripped of her committee assignments by the House Democratic majority Thursday over racist remarks, her embrace of conspiracy theories and her past endorsement of violence against leading Democratic officials.Greene, 46, is a...…Sign Inperson_outlinesearchmenuSign Inperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, was likely to be stripped of her committee assignments by the House Democratic majority Thursday over racist remarks, her embrace of conspiracy theories and her past endorsement of violence against leading Democratic officials.Greene, 46, is a...WW…

Sign Inperson_outlinesearchperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell denounced newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday, calling the far-right Georgia Republican’s embrace of conspiracy theories and “loony lies” a “cancer for the Republican Party.”“Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9-11, that...…Sign Inperson_outlinesearchperson_outlineclose This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON - Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell denounced newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday, calling the far-right Georgia Republican’s embrace of conspiracy theories and “loony lies” a “cancer for the Republican Party.”“Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9-11, that...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-voting-elections-bebf2e47ba46a28d4905906265e54fe7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-voting-elections-bebf2e47ba46a28d4905906265e54fe7Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a half-century, the voice emerging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s monolithic, Beaux Arts-styled building near the White House was predictable: It was the embodiment of American business and, more specifically, a shared set of interests with the Republican Party. The party’s bond with corporate America,...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-voting-elections-bebf2e47ba46a28d4905906265e54fe7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-legislature-voting-elections-bebf2e47ba46a28d4905906265e54fe7Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a half-century, the voice emerging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s monolithic, Beaux Arts-styled building near the White House was predictable: It was the embodiment of American business and, more specifically, a shared set of interests with the Republican Party. The party’s bond with corporate America,...WW…