• Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Arrested in $60 Million Bribery Case

    Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Arrested in $60 Million Bribery Case

    Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, along with four others as part of a $60 million racketeering and bribery investigation. The case involved the controversial $1 billion ratepayer bailout last year of two Ohio nuclear plants, which was led by Republicans including Householder. The criminal complaint, unsealed Tuesday, …
  • House Dems Float Possible $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Legislation

    House Dems Float Possible $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Legislation

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) told reporters on Thursday that Democrats were readying a possible $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending bill. There have already been various proposals to tie infrastructure spending to a coronavirus economic relief bill, although those efforts have so far not borne fruit. President Trump has stated that he would support an …