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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Simple Majority Rulings on Nominees Hit Roadblocks
“I just generally don’t go nuclear,” Senator Tillis said of the tactic to bypass stalled nominations. Senator Thom Tillis said he would not support a shift to a…
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Senate Passes Resolution to Block Tariffs Against Canada
Senators in the majority cross the aisle to spare their home states’ economies. Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Lisa…
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Vice President Hosts Taoiseach of Ireland Before Oval Office Meeting
The Irish prime minister had breakfast at the Naval Observatory before meeting with the president at the White House. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance…
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Senate Advances Defense Secretary Nomination
Senator Collins expresses reservations about Hegseth’s views of women serving in combat. Members of the Senate advanced Pete Hegseth’s nomination on Thursday after the Senate Armed Services Committee…
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Senators Query USDA About Chinese Biotech Firm
Senators express concern over competition and data security. A group of senators including Roger Marshall of Kansas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Susan Collins…
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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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Election Reform Bill May Get House Vote This Week
The Senate is also considering reforms. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said an election reform bill could get a vote as early as this week. The…
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Current governing law was passed in 1887. A bipartisan group of 16 senators introduced legislation Wednesday to reform and modernize the Electoral Count Act of 1887, including by…
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Legislation to Reduce Insulin Costs Proposed in Senate
Bipartisan bill could impact 8.4 million Americans. On Wednesday, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Senator Susan Collins of Maine unveiled a draft for bipartisan legislation to…
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