Lawmaker Colin Allred

Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers

North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to strip the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers.

‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio

The panel deadlocked over whether to release the report Wednesday, though they’re scheduled to meet again on the matter Dec. 5.

Politics - Politico - 3 days ago

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record

The total number of women who are state lawmakers has once again reached new heights, following a trend up in recent years

Pro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support

Pro-Ukraine lawmakers in both parties are working to get key provisions surrounding U.S. support for Kyiv passed into law by January, an effort to safeguard assistance that is under threat in a ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Maine lawmaker accused of choking wife wins re-election by one vote

CAMDEN, Maine — A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.

British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video shows apparent assault

A member of the British Parliament was suspended Sunday by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to the ground.

Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group

World - ABC News - October 28

Elections won't be impeded by 'weirdos’ after ballot box fires, says Washington lawmaker

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss ballot box fires in the state of Washington and calls for around-the-clock law enforcement presence at ballot drop locations.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade

The nonprofit arm of “America’s pro-Israel lobby” is spending big to shape US lawmakers’ views of Israel’s conservative government.

Politics - Politico - October 30

Lawmakers are vetting the EU chief's new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her side

The influence of nationalist and populist parties on the European Union will be on public display next week when lawmakers vet new members of the bloc's increasingly powerful executive branch

World - ABC News - November 3

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans

Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement ...

World - ABC News - November 14

'Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can get confirmed as attorney general

“I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate," said Donald Trump ally Rep. Max Miller.

Politics - Politico - November 13

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans

Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement ...

Sports - ABC News - November 14

South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims

South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a suspended prison sentence to a former lawmaker who was found guilty of embezzling funds while leading a group supporting Korean survivors of Japan’s wartime ...

World - ABC News - November 14

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous ...

World - ABC News - November 14

Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson's execution to proceed

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed.

45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving ...

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

As he retires, Ohio lawmaker recalls 2017 shooting at House GOP baseball practice

As he gets ready to retire, GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup often thinks about the day Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the House Republican leaders, was shot during a baseball practice.

EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives

European Union lawmakers have rubber-stamped a new team of policy commissioners for the next five years to head one of the bloc's most rightward-leaning executive branches ever

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live

Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

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Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers

‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record

Pro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support

Maine lawmaker accused of choking wife wins re-election by one vote

British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video shows apparent assault

Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group

Elections won't be impeded by 'weirdos’ after ballot box fires, says Washington lawmaker

Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade

Lawmakers are vetting the EU chief's new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her side

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans

'Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can get confirmed as attorney general

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans

South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson's execution to proceed

45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong

As he retires, Ohio lawmaker recalls 2017 shooting at House GOP baseball practice

EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live

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