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Cathy McMorris Rodgers won't seek re-election in 2024
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 8—WASHINGTON — After two decades in Congress, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced Thursday she will not run for re-election in November. The Spokane Republican rose into a GOP leadership ...
Women of the Year: Lawmakers, space walkers share which women inspire them
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 21—From staff reports Powerful Washington women have plenty of trailblazers to thank, and colleagues that continue to inspire them. Ahead of a Northwest Passages conversation Monday night ...
Former Rep. George Nethercutt, who ousted House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSEATTLE — Former Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with little political experience...
FSU softball player to testify on NIL in Washington D.C Wednesday morning
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne day, there might be a national standard for NIL (name, image and likeness) deals. Currently, the...
Editorial: Of course Congress should pass a federal right to contraception
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than half a century before the Supreme Court guaranteed the right to contraception, women...
House OKs bill to protect contraception from Supreme Court threat
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) makes a point during a rally in Washington on Wednesday...
Roll call: Here's how WNC's members of Congress voted the week of July 15-21
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON, D.C. - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along...
Republicans are taking aim on contraception — and they’d rather you didn’t know
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe fall of Roe v Wade in 2022 sparked fears that access to contraception could soon follow. A look...
Shawn Vestal: We took big steps on marriage and marijuana, but the journey isn't finished
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 9—Ten years ago, our state took two momentous steps in one momentous election: We legalized recreational marijuana and we equalized marriage. We were at the leading edge of both changes ...
After TikTok CEO’s Congressional Testimony, Lawmakers Say Momentum Is Growing For A Ban On The App —...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year ago2ND UPDATE, 12:27 PM PT: “Thank you, Mr. Chew, for bringing Republicans and Democrats together,”...