Congress
Image
Senate passes first government funding package
"Unlike the funding measures we’ve seen pushed through the House, these are serious and reasonable, bipartisan bills that can actually be signed into law," Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray said.
Image
9e71.jpg)
House to vote on Green's resolution censuring Tlaib as Democrats urge censure of Greene
"Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for antisemitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex," is the title of Green's resolution.
Image
Biden received $40K 'loan repayment' funded by China from brother's account, bank records indicate
The money trail began when Hunter Biden demanded in July 2017 that Raymond Zhao, an associate linked to the Chinese Communist Party and the now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy, pay him $10 million.
Image
House Ethics Committee to announce plans in George Santos investigation by Nov. 17
Santos on Friday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal fraud case after prosecutors brought a superseding indictment against him.
Image
Tuberville clears pivotal hurdle to advance confirmation of Marine Corps' second-in-command
Mahoney was originally tapped for the post in July, though his nomination languished in the upper chamber due largely to Tuberville's blanket hold on military nominations.
Image
Bundling emergency spending into single bill can add ‘a ton’ to national debt, watchdog warns
"There is a very real risk that they'll start with legitimate emergency spending and then they'll add more illegitimate things that have nothing to do with emergencies...and add it all to the deficit," says budget expert Marc Goldwein, addressing the White House and Democratic Senate's desire to keep Israel and Ukraine funding in one single package.
Image
Schumer says emergency Israel and Ukraine funding shouldn't be 'offset'
House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the emergency Israel funding to be offset with cuts to the IRS funding in the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act
Image
Ceasefire protesters repeatedly interrupt Blinken's Senate testimony
The repeated interruptions appear to have ended after all the demonstrators erupted in chants and stood up en masse.
Image
Senate Judiciary Democrats plan to subpoena GOP donor Harlan Crow in SCOTUS ethics probe
The probe comes after reports earlier this year showed that Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife went on undisclosed luxury vacations.
Image
Oregon House Democrat will not seek 15th term in Congress
"I think I’ve been right and I’ve not been as effective as I’d like to have been," he said.
Image
Florida Democrat backs GOP's Israel-only aid bill with matching IRS cuts
Moskowitz, who is Jewish, indicated his concerns that opposing the legislation would present Republicans with a reason to claim that detractors valued taxing Americans more than aiding an allied nation.
Image
Separate bills for billions in foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine not a done deal in GOP-led House
How much and to whom? One bill or two? Legislators are all over the map on funding assistance to Israel and Ukraine. "We are $33 TRILLION in debt and our wide open border is a national security crisis," Rep. Greene said. Senate leaders expressed support for an aid package that includes both Ukraine and Israel in one piece of legislation.
Image
House Republicans unveil Israel aid package with matching IRS cuts
Johnson, however, faces an uphill battle in the House to pass the bill.