House lawmakers will vote on six energy-focused bill this week in a bid to combat Biden's energy agenda, which they argue restricts U.S. production.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation intended to prosecute more Kentucky teenagers on gun-related felony charges in adult courts where they could face harsher penalties moved closer Tuesday to clearing the legislature. The bill passed the House on a 68-19 vote and now returns to the Senate, where it could receive a final vote if senators accept the changes made by the House. Senate Bill 20 is part of a broader push by the Republican-dominated legislature to toughen penalties for a range of crimes....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six months late, Congress finally completed work on the last of fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, Mar. 23. That $1.2 trillion funding package cleared the Senate by a 74-to-24 vote, sending the appropriations bills for the Pentagon; Financial Services; Homeland Security; the departments of […]
President Joe Biden forcefully called out the U.S. Supreme Court during his fiery State of the Union address, making it clear that he strongly disapproves of recent rulings and plans to keep fighting for abortion rights if he wins a second term in November.The justices, sitting together didn't look happy, but reproductive rights defenders have been applauding Biden for using the SOTU to speak out.Biden is hardly the only prominent Democrat who has been critical of the High Court, whose...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills just a few
The House on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion spending package to fund the rest of the government through the end of the fiscal year, beating back objections by conservative Republicans who said it didn’t go far enough on border security.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.The bill passed by a vote of 286-134 and now moves to the Senate, where leadership hopes for a final vote later Friday. More than 70% of the money would go to defense.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,...
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A Texas law that empowers local police to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally has again been put on hold, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed its enforcement. The Supreme Court’s divided decision to allow Texas to assume border security duties marked a significant win for the state's efforts to control illegal immigration from Mexico. It was short-lived, however, as hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 order preventing the law,...
The bill calls for a 9.3% rise in spending from fiscal 2023, with a budget deficit to 693 billion baht, down 0.3% from the previous year.Its passage followed a three-day debate, with 298 lawmakers in favour and 166 against, with one abstention and one absent.Pending Senate approval and royal endorsement next week, long-awaited disbursement of state investment funds is expected to begin in early April.Rapid disbursement in the remaining months of the fiscal year is seen as crucial to efforts of...
The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Rachel Maddow joins Joy Reid to discuss.
The House approved a $1.2 trillion government funding bill Friday, sending the sprawling package to the Senate hours before the deadline and officially capping off the fiscal 2024 appropriations process in the lower chamber. The legislation — which includes six funding bills — cleared the House in an 286-134 vote, hours before a slew of agencies and []