The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee also needs to sign off on the project. The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee approved a plan that would allow the…
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Senate Vote Overturns Rule Prohibiting Oil and Gas Drilling in Alaska
The upper chamber utilized the Congressional Review Act to reverse the decision of the prior administration. Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), the Senate has overturned a prohibition…
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Senators Craft AI Chatbot Child Safety Bill
The bill would lay down age restrictions and chatbot disclosure requirements in order to protect minors. Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut are promoting…
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President Urges Senate to Eliminate the Filibuster to Reopen Government
The Senate has failed to temporarily fund the government through 13 votes. President Donald Trump recommended that the Senate majority utilize the “nuclear option” of removing the chamber’s…
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Senate Passes Bills to End President’s Tariffs on Canada and Brazil
The House of Representatives is unlikely to take up the measures. The Senate narrowly approved two bills this week, introduced by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, to respectively…
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Senate Vote Again Fails to Temporarily Fund Government
The 13th effort also failed to meet the requisite 60 votes. The Senate voted for the 13th time this week on the continuing resolution that would temporarily fund…
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Federal Employee Union Urges Senate Minority to End Shutdown
The members who have insisted on extended healthcare subsidies now consider the federal workers who are not getting paid during the shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees,…
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President Trump Open to Meeting with Senate and House Minority Leaders
He said they just need to reopen the government and he’ll schedule a meeting. President Donald Trump responded to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s public request to schedule…
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Congress Considers Bills to Regulate AI
Some seek to change “status quo,” while others seek greater freedom. Members of Congress are split on how to handle regulation for companies developing artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier…
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Senate Confirms 107 Nominees During Shutdown
The minority party had blocked traditional voice votes for lower-level federal officials until the rules change. The Senate voted along party lines to confirm 107 nominees for federal…
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