NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: David Axelrod, senior CNN political commentator and former adviser to President Barack Obama, came to Vanderbilt Tuesday night to appeal to the community's better angels: "It's not about if the red team wins or the blue team wins, or who's up or who's down. It's about what you can do with that power in your hands to help people." The Aug. 27 event at a packed Langford Auditorium traced the current state of polit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-465) on the Federal Election Audit Act (H.R. 4555), which aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow the use of requirements payments to conduct a post-election audit with respect to an election for Federal office in a state. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4555, the Federal Election Audit Act, intro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on June 28, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 1. H. Res. 1331. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Immigrant Heritage Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johns  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced a resolution on June 28, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 1. H. Res. 1332. A resolution encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Ami Bera, D-Calif., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Brendan Boyl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan, D-Va., introduced a resolution on June 28, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 1. H. Res. 1329. A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Comm  more