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us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

The polls have closed in Tennessee as conservative firebrand Sen. Marsha Blackburn aims to change her work address from Washington D.C., to Nashville.
The former longtime congresswoman and two-term senator
with a robust national profile thanks to her regular cable news appearances
is considered the front-runner in Thursday's Republican gubernatorial primary, in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Bill Lee.
The Republican face-off for governor of Tennessee,

Primary showdown: Polls close in Tennessee as conservative firebrand eyes governor's office
Marsha Blackburn leads Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial primary despite Trump staying neutral, while key congressional races reshape the state's map.

AT-Communities #1: the Concierge, the Vault, and the Fuck-ass Astro Website https://www.essentialrandomness.com/posts/the-concierge-and-the-vault

AT-Communities #1: the Concierge, the Vault, and the Fuck-ass Astro Website – Essential Randomness
In which I try to make sense of communities on ATproto.

Missing congressman and his staff paint a picture of business as usual (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/missing-congressman-tom-kean-staff-business-usual-social-posts-rcna348114
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p124#a260605p124

"This giant snail is the size of a croissant. Conservationists are banding together to save it from extinction"
#Snail #Animals #Conservation

A croissant-sized snail is at the center of an urgent conservation effort
The Obô Giant Snail is just one of many vulnerable species worth protecting in the “Galapagos of Africa.”

Cowboys' Biggest Weakness Remains Concerning Position Group Entering 2026 https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-biggest-weakness-remains-concerning-position-group-entering-2026

We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy,
the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected,
would become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress.
Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel’s genocidal assault on the territory.
He has been endorsed by pro…

Adam Hamawy, Ex-Volunteer Doctor in Gaza, Wins NJ House Primary Calling for End to Israeli Aid
We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected, would become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress. Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel’s genocidal assault on the territory. He has been endorsed by prominent progressives like Sen…

Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics
regained access to Medicaid funding on Saturday
after a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act defunding the organizations expired.
The provision depriving Planned Parenthood was touted as a major victory for the anti-abortion movement when the bill was signed on July 4, 2025,
but, due to Senate rules, the defunding only lasted for one year,
and Congress failed to renew it before their summer recess.

Planned Parenthood Can Access Medicaid Funds Again as Congress Lets Ban Expire | Common Dreams
​Reproductive healthcare advocates vowed to keep up the fight as conservative activists pressure Congress to make the funding ban permanent.

What is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do
when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s efforts to gerrymander his state at the president’s behest?
For Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate for the Democratic party in Florida,
the answer was simple:
pick up some maps, hit the road, and embrace the challenge of conquering a different part of the state.
Dandiya, a professional educator dipping her toe for the first ti…

Pia Dandiya for Congress — A New Future for Florida
A Democrat who wants to write a new future, Pia is determined to make the American dream more accessible to her fellow Floridians.

Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
Donald Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week,
where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages
that now threaten to limit military options with Iran,
two people familiar with the exchange told The Washington Post.

The encounter took place on the sidelines of his Cab…

Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.