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...
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...
The narrow majority that House Republicans have enjoyed this session is dwindling by the day.Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of the few Republicans to object to the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Friday that he'd be leaving Congress before his term is complete, according to the House Press Gallery. In a statement, Gallagher said he'd leave office on April 19.Several other Republican members have also announced in recent months that they'd be leaving the...
(The Center Square) – As the Biden administration continues its efforts to move on from the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, House Republicans advanced several measures this week to expand and strengthen domestic production, also denouncing the president’s “anti-American energy policies.” House committees advancing four bills: HR 1121, "Protecting American Energy Protection Act"; HR 1023, "Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act"; HR 6009, "Restoring American Energy Dominance...
(WJET/WFXP)-- Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and a member of the House of Representatives teamed up this week to introduce a new bill they said would increase domestic baby formula production and avoid shortages. Known as the Infant Formula Made in America Act, Senator Casey and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) said the act would create []
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.
TikTok lobbyists sprinkled cash into the campaign coffers for some House Democrats who later voted against a bill that could lead to the popular social media app being banned in the United States, records show. In March, Reps. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Greg Casar (D-TX), and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) opposed the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign […]
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby stated in a new interview that it wants the US Senate to "move swiftly" to vote for a bill that could ban TikTok in the US.
On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled Louisiana Senate advanced legislation prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections.
Former Trump administration communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that he is working to "split the Republicans" and make sure that "these people either don't vote or they vote for Joe Biden." | Clips
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
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday officially invited President Joe Biden to testify before the panel