New Jersey voters elected several state and federal officials in the General Election last Tuesday, Nov. 5. Republican former President and current President-elect Donald Trump won both the popular and electoral vote to become the 47th president of the United States, securing 309 electoral votes in comparison to Democrat and […]
Tag: House of Representatives
George Santos becomes sixth member to be expelled from congress
Last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to expel Rep. George Santos in a 311-114 vote. The former Republican congressman from New York, who faces a 23-count federal indictment, became just the sixth member of the House to be expelled in American history. The expulsion comes after a failed […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene was rightfully removed from her position
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia, Public Domain On Feb. 4, the House of Representatives voted to remove Republican GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. She was removed because she publicly expressed her beliefs in unconfirmed conspiracy theories as well as her public endorsement of violence against Democrats. […]
Transparency in court hearings highlighted by Spotlight
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Lawmakers from Massachusetts have sponsored two bills that promote transparency in court proceedings and clerk magistrate hearings. Bills SD.866 and HD.2790 have been filed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are being pushed forward due to a demand for transparency in the handing […]
Personal Data Up For Sale as Lawmakers Pass Bill
Photo courtesy of United States Government, Wikipedia Last week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal rules that had prohibited Internet service providers from selling their customers data without their permission. This is concerning especially when it comes to everyone’s search history. “Representative Marsha Blackburn introduced this to legislation and has […]