WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-137) on a bill (H.R. 884), which aims to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on June 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 884 prohibits noncitizens from voting  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-138) on the Protecting our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), which aims to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the Distr  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 3 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 2, 2025: * * * KDP: Congress Must Reject Massive Cuts To Food Assistance, Health Care and Education FRANKFORT, Ky. - Today, as Congress weighs the latest version of Trump's ugly billionaire-first budget scheme, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement urging members of Kentucky's Congressional Delegation to reject this bill's massive cuts to food ass  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republican Tax Scam Bill Could Kill Kentucky Horse Racing Industry * Provision snuck into Republican's Big Ugly Bill would force gamblers to pay taxes on money they didn't win Recent reporting uncovered a provision of House Republican's Big Ugly Bill that could kill Kentucky's horse racing industry. Snuck into Republican's tax giveaway for the wealthy is a section that reduces   more