Much has been said and written about Latino voters joining the Republican Party. However, some observers think the overturning of Roe v. Wade will erode the shift to the Right by Latinos. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette agrees more Mexicans and Mexican-Americans — who make up more than half of all U.S. Latino voters —…

Growing signs indicate that Latino voters, who traditionally vote Democrat, are shifting to the right. The Republican Party hopes to use the momentum from several summer primary victories to boost the number of GOP Latino members in the House. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette says Mexican and Mexican-Americans’ political loyalties are being tested by too…

On August 17, 2022, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) has conceded in her primary race, North Korea has resumed missile testing, and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani will testify in Atlanta where a grand jury is investigating his actions to contest the 2020 election results in Georgia. Primary results in Wyoming, Alaska – The results of…

Shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, conservative states like Kansas drew up amendments to solidify the ruling and impose more severe restrictions on abortion. But when Kansas voters rejected their state’s amendment by nearly 20 percentage points, many were wondering why more Republican voters didn’t turn out to support the measure. Straight Arrow…

The Senate is either famous or infamous, depending on whom you ask, for requiring 60 votes to end a filibuster and pass legislation. But when it comes to money, there’s one way to get things done with a simple majority: budget reconciliation. Reconciliation allows budget measures to pass with just 51 votes. It was created…

A week ago, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced an agreement on a bill that will invest roughly $300 billion in deficit reduction and $369 billion in energy and climate change programs. Dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats are racing to ready the bill for a vote even…

Headlines for Aug. 2, 2022: Nancy Pelosi likely to visit Taiwan – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Malaysia on Tuesday believed to be on her way to Taiwan. According to local media there, Pelosi is expected to arrive in the disputed nation tonight. Her visit would defy Chinese warnings. It would also make Pelosi the…

It only took two weeks for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to change his mind on how he will vote for the Inflation Reduction Act. Manchin said in a press release he is now voting for an energy and healthcare package after further discussions with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Details of the full spending…

Spam text messages are on the rise in the U.S. and scammers are getting millions of dollars. The average American received roughly 44 spam texts just in the month of June, according to new data from RoboKiller, an app that blocks spam calls and texts. It’s a lucrative business for criminals. FTC data shows Americans…

Very little gets done in Washington with everyone’s approval. But when it does, it happens through unanimous consent. What is unanimous consent? It’s a parliamentary procedure senators and representatives can use on their chamber’s floor to expedite business. If a member of Congress wants to get something done quickly and bypass all the procedures that…