They said requiring personal sign-off on emergency funding “creates dangerous delays.” Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Gary Peters of Michigan recently sent a letter to Homeland Security…
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Senate Passes First of Nine Spending Packages Before Recess
Casts 87-9 vote on usually uncontroversial Legislative Branch Bill On Friday, the Senate managed to pass one of nine 2026 spending packages before heading to their local offices…
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Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
House must act to avert a government shutdown Friday night. The Senate passed a bill extending on Thursday extending one of two continuing resolutions the government has been…
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Protesters Disrupt Senate Hearing on Israel
Secretary of state was about to testify. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken was about to begin his testimony at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday, a number…
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President Sends War Powers Notification to Congress
His action follows strikes in Iraq and Syria. President Joe Biden sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Senate Pro Tempore Patty Murray of…
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Senate Committee Okays Higher Defense Funding than House
Negotiations between congressional chambers are ahead. The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly voted to set 2024 defense funding at a higher number than that proposed by the House. The funding…
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Vice President Swears in Senate President Pro Tempore
Senator Murray becomes the first woman to ever hold the role. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Senate on the first day of the 118th Congress, where…
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