Booker clashes with Senate Republicans over judicial nominee in heated committee exchange
NEWARK, NJ— Sen. Cory Booker drew sharp criticism Thursday after a tense exchange during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over the nomination of Emil Bove to a federal judgeship. The incident drew…
McConnell says Senate needs to pass new Ukraine aid “today”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after the House of Representatives this week approved…
Senate Confirms Biden’s ‘Radical’ FTC Pick Criticized For Anti-ICE Stance
Senate Confirms Biden’s ‘Radical’ FTC Pick Criticized For Anti-ICE Stance Jennie Taer on May 11, 2022 The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee Alvaro Bedoya to the empty fifth…
U.S. Senate blocks consideration of abortion rights legislation
WASHINGTON – A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States was failing to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, amid strong Republican…
‘Radical Leftist’: Senate Poised To Confirm Biden Nominee Who Is Anti-ICE
‘Radical Leftist’: Senate Poised To Confirm Biden Nominee Who Is Anti-ICE Jennie Taer on May 11, 2022 The Senate is likely to vote this week on President Joe Biden’s nominee for the…
U.S. Senate panel advances bill to help FTC fight deception, fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the Senate floor a Democratic-backed bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission to force deceptive companies to return money to victims. The Senate…
Pro-Trump Senate Candidate Outspent 358-1 On The Rise In Major Primary
Pro-Trump Senate Candidate Outspent 358-1 On The Rise In Major Primary Sebastian Hughes on May 10, 2022 Kathy Barnette, a candidate in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat who was…
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group discusses clean-energy tax cuts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of at least a dozen U.S. senators met on Wednesday to review tax credits for clean energy initiatives, as a part of broader legislation…
New Jersey Senate Democrat Says Roe vs. Wade Decision a Nightmare, but We’re Ok in New Jersey
Trenton – Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz said she woke up to a nightmare last night to find out that the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning the…
Top Senate Republican says he would seek to preserve filibuster ‘at all costs’
WASHINGTON – The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday he would keep the chamber’s filibuster rules in place “at all costs” if he were the leader of the chamber’s…
Quickest way to aid Ukraine is clean funding bill, top U.S. Senate Republican says
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass a funding bill devoid of extraneous items.…
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says wants probe of Supreme Court abortion draft ‘breach’
WASHINGTON – Following the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion protections, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called for an investigation of…
‘MASKS SUCK’: Dem Senate Candidate Shreds Biden’s Agenda
‘MASKS SUCK’: Dem Senate Candidate Shreds Biden’s Agenda Sebastian Hughes on May 2, 2022 A Democratic candidate for senator lambasted the Biden administration’s stance on mask mandates and inflation in an interview…
COVID threatens new U.S. Senate delays for Biden’s Fed, FTC nominees
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission appeared headed for a second…
Oklahoma Senate passes near-total abortion ban, would take immediate effect with governor’s signature
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s Senate on Thursday passed a ban on all abortions, except in cases of medical emergency, rape or incest, that would take effect immediately if the state’s Republican governor signs…
Senate Republican leader says he’ll insist on vote to halt immigration enforcement measure
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will insist on a vote to stop any suspension of the so-called Title 42 immigration border measure, and possibly attempt to…
U.S. CFPB chief to testify before Senate panel around open banking, Big Tech -testimony
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra will tell congress on Tuesday that the agency will propose in a “timely fashion” a measure on…
White House calls on Senate to vote on Fed nominees this week
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday called on the U.S. Senate to vote this week on its nominees to lead the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, saying doing so was critical…
U.S. Senate set to confirm Bedoya as FTC commissioner
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Alvaro Bedoya will be confirmed to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday, giving the agency enough votes to…
Florida Senate passes bill that would end Disney self-governing status
(Reuters) – The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate Walt Disney World’s self-governing status in response to the company’s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of…
U.S. Chamber urges Senate to wait on FTC nominee Bedoya
(Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged the Senate to delay consideration of President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission nominee Alvaro Bedoya, accusing the current FTC leadership of undermining companies’…
Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision
Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision Jennie Taer on April 18, 2022 Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters said President Joe Biden should delay Title 42’s expiration…
Trump endorses Vance in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary
(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Friday endorsed author J.D. Vance in the Republican Senate primary in Ohio amid a crowded race marked by negativity as many candidates have tried to ally themselves…
Trump endorsement of Dr. Oz in Senate race stuns advisers, divides loyalists
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA – Donald Trump’s decision to endorse celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race has divided local Republican Party officials and stunned close advisers who thought he…
Did A Vulnerable Senate Dem Just Say We Need To Build A Border Wall?
Did A Vulnerable Senate Dem Just Say We Need To Build A Border Wall? Sebastian Hughes on April 12, 2022 A Democrat facing a tight Senate race said the Biden administration needs…
Democrats In Danger Of Losing Key Senate Seat
Democrats In Danger Of Losing Key Senate Seat Sebastian Hughes on April 8, 2022 Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is in danger of losing reelection and handing control of the…
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