IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to help combat the recent rise in across the country.The bill, called the No Hate Act, would streamline the national reporting systems used by law enforcement, train law enforcement on investigating hate crimes, create a hate crimes hotline, establish programs to rehabilitate offenders and expand assistance and resources for victims of hate crimes.The legislation was introduced on Thursday in the House and will be...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to help combat the recent rise in across the country.The bill, called the No Hate Act, would streamline the national reporting systems used by law enforcement, train law enforcement on investigating hate crimes, create a hate crimes hotline, establish programs to rehabilitate offenders and expand assistance and resources for victims of hate crimes.The legislation was introduced on Thursday in the House and will be...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, died Sunday after having been hospitalized for Covid-19, his office said Monday.Wright had also been battling cancer."Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67," his office said in a statement Monday. It added, "For the previous two weeks, Ron and [his wife] Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting Covid-19."A spokesman said Wright "passed away from health complications following his COVID-19...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , and WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, died Sunday after having been hospitalized for Covid-19, his office said Monday.Wright had also been battling cancer."Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67," his office said in a statement Monday. It added, "For the previous two weeks, Ron and [his wife] Susan had been admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas after contracting Covid-19."A spokesman said Wright "passed away from health complications following his COVID-19...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Jan. 11, 2021, 11:20 PM UTCUpdated Jan. 11, 2021, 11:59 PM UTCBy Tim Stelloh, Alex Moe and Haley TalbotTwo U.S. Capitol Police officers were suspended and at least 10 more are under investigation, a congressman said Monday.Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who chairs one of the committees that oversees the federal law enforcement agency, told reporters that one of the officers was suspended immediately for appearing to take a selfie with members of the mob.Another officer was suspended after he was seen with a...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Jan. 11, 2021, 11:20 PM UTCUpdated Jan. 11, 2021, 11:59 PM UTCBy Tim Stelloh, Alex Moe and Haley TalbotTwo U.S. Capitol Police officers were suspended and at least 10 more are under investigation, a congressman said Monday.Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who chairs one of the committees that oversees the federal law enforcement agency, told reporters that one of the officers was suspended immediately for appearing to take a selfie with members of the mob.Another officer was suspended after he was seen with a...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy and The aftermath of the violence on Wednesday as police lost control of the renewed calls for Washington, D.C., to become the 51st state.“We must get statehood on the president’s desk within the first 100 days of the 117th Congress,” Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Thursday. “Congress must immediately transfer command of the District of Columbia National Guard from the president of the United States and put it squarely under the command and control of the District of Columbia.”It...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy and The aftermath of the violence on Wednesday as police lost control of the renewed calls for Washington, D.C., to become the 51st state.“We must get statehood on the president’s desk within the first 100 days of the 117th Congress,” Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Thursday. “Congress must immediately transfer command of the District of Columbia National Guard from the president of the United States and put it squarely under the command and control of the District of Columbia.”It...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy WASHINGTON — Details of the Trump administration’s $1.8 trillion offer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Covid-19 relief legislation obtained by NBC News reveal that they have moved closer to the Democrats’ position — but major hurdles still remain.The new offer increases the topline number, adds money for food, mortgage, and rental assistance, increases the amount for federal response to the pandemic, unemployment insurance, and .Pelosi, D-Calif., told her members in a letter Saturday...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy WASHINGTON — Details of the Trump administration’s $1.8 trillion offer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Covid-19 relief legislation obtained by NBC News reveal that they have moved closer to the Democrats’ position — but major hurdles still remain.The new offer increases the topline number, adds money for food, mortgage, and rental assistance, increases the amount for federal response to the pandemic, unemployment insurance, and .Pelosi, D-Calif., told her members in a letter Saturday...WW…