The U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill in the early hours of Saturday morning, with numerous Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in approving the bill to avert a government shutdown.The vote, 74-24, in the Senate was concluded at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, after the funding bill passed in the House of Representatives late Friday morning. Voting continued after the midnight funding deadline and will now go to President Joe Biden's desk for a signature to avert a...
On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled Louisiana Senate advanced legislation prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections.
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he would vote for a Republican when repeatedly asked if he would endorse former President Donald Trump. | Clips
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., voted Friday in favor of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 – a bipartisan package of six appropriations bills that will complete funding for all government agencies through fiscal year 2024. Here's their statements, in full, on what's included: Bipartisan Government Funding Package Backed by
Indiana GOP senator said party needs someone that 'principled conservatives can actually believe in'. Young is one of the rare Republican lawmakers not rallying behind Trump after he received the necessary delegates to clinch the party nomination. Fellow Hoosier Mike Pence also said he would not vote for Trump
Republican Teddy Powell lost his bid for a seat in the Alabama House to Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands on Tuesday despite internal polling conducted in December which suggested he was on course for a comfortable victory.Lands flipped the previously Republican district with 62.4 percent of the vote against 37.6 percent for Powell, a Madison City Council member. However, an internal poll conducted by Powell's campaign in December put the Republican on 47.7 percent of the vote against 36.8...
TikTok once again finds itself in treacherous waters as lawmakers in Washington move forward with a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on the social media platform.
Labour continues its opposition, flagging how six flights to space cost the same as each deportation.
Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that could potentially expand Alfa Insurance’s scope of coverage into healthcare.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that could potentially expand Alfa Insurance's scope of coverage into healthcare. Senate Bill 232 would allow the company, which specializes in car and rental insurance, to offer health benefits to its members. Some are concerned about the regulation of these benefits and how, without them, []
The House of Representatives passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before federal funding is set to lapse for a slew of government agencies. Lawmakers passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill in a 286-134 vote, overcoming the two-thirds threshold needed to advance The House passed the remainder of its annual appropriations bills on Friday, marking the first step toward avoiding a shutdown just hours before...
Funding for large portions of the federal government technically expired at