Brian Fitzpatrick

1 month ago | oklahoman.com | Brian Fitzpatrick

It might seem like the 2026 midterm elections are a world away. But Democrats and Republicans know they can't let up. The 2026 midterm elections, which will determine which political party controls the U.S. House and Senate, are still nearly 19 months away. But those fights are already turning chippy. Democrats, eager to find a way back from political relegation, are in a solid position to retake the House next year.

1 month ago | govtrack.us | Brian Fitzpatrick

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3001. This is the one from the 119th Congress. We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work: GovTrack.us. (2025).

1 month ago | berkshireeagle.com | Brian Fitzpatrick

Last week, the U.S. Senate considered legislation to crack down on so-called “nationwide injunctions.”These injunctions have been in the news almost every day for several weeks because more of them have been entered against the Trump administration than against any administration in American history. But our partisan lenses should not distract us: Nationwide injunctions have bedeviled presidents of both parties in recent years and it is long past time to do something about them.

1 month ago | occrp.org | Graeme McNaughton |Brian Fitzpatrick

As the Kremlin massed troops on Ukraine’s border in early 2022, and the threat of sanctions grew, wealthy Russians began flying crates of cash home — with help from Raiffeisen Bank International, Brink’s and Bank of America. Trade data reviewed by OCCRP and Paper Trail Media shows that the three global institutions moved more than $12 billion worth of foreign currency to Russia just before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

1 month ago | news.berkeley.edu | Brian Fitzpatrick

(Music: “Silver Lanyard” by Blue Dot Sessions)Anne Brice (intro): This is Berkeley Talks, a UC Berkeley News podcast from the Office of Communications and Public Affairs that features lectures and conversations at Berkeley. You can follow Berkeley Talks wherever you listen to your podcasts. We’re also on YouTube @BerkeleyNews. New episodes come out every other Friday. Also, we have another show, Berkeley Voices. This season on the podcast, we’re exploring the theme of transformation.