In bipartisan vote, House approves forestry bill opposed by Biden
In a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives approved the forestry bill, which the Biden administration opposed. The vote was 268 to 151. Fifty-five Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the bill. The bill seeks to exempt projects such as tree cutting to prevent wildfires from being subject to environmental review. Supporters of the […]
Senate advances bill to bolster Trump's security after second assassination attempt
The Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to increase the level of Secret Service protection for former President Trump, moving the bill one step closer to becoming law less than two weeks after he suffered a second assassination attempt. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Ritchie Torres […]
Bill to Strengthen Protection for Presidential Candidates Passes Senate
A week after the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to strengthen Secret Service protection for presidential candidates. of invoiceHR9106, also known as the Presidential National Security Enhancement Act of 2024, Introduced The July 23, 2024, shooting took place by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Rep. Ritchie […]
Senate unanimously passes bill bolstering presidential candidates’ Secret Service protection
Weeks after a near-back-to-back assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump, the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to strengthen Secret Service protection for key presidential candidates. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rick Scott (R-FL) have introduced the Presidential Protection Act, which would increase U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protection for presidential candidates to the same […]
Harris calls for eliminating filibuster to pass ‘Roe’ abortion bill into federal law
Vice President Kamala Harris said in the Wisconsin legislature that she supports reinstating Roe v. Wade and eliminating the 60-vote filibuster requirement to federalize abortion access nationwide. Tuesday in an interview with WPR. Eliminating the filibuster, a Senate rule that allows the minority to block legislation while awaiting a supermajority vote, would make it easier […]
Newsom Signs Bill Restricting Smartphones in Schools
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on Monday that “requires all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to adopt policies limiting or banning smartphone use by July 1, 2026.” This law: AB3216The bill, known as the “No Phone Schools” bill, would expand existing laws that give local school officials the […]
Bill O'Reilly: 'Unusual' both campaigns think they'll win
(News Nation) — Political commentator Bill O'Reilly said Monday it's “unusual” that both Vice President Harris and former President Trump believe they will win the 2024 presidential election based on their internal investigations. O'Reilly contrasted this with the 2016 election, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign was confident of a landslide victory, while […]
House Rules Committee nixes vote on short-term spending bill
The House Rules Committee decided Monday to postpone a vote on a short-term spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, setting up a scenario in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) may have to turn to Democrats to pass the controversial legislation. Johnson's three-month continuing resolution, which would keep the government funded through Dec. […]
This bill would turn governors into tyrants, no legislature needed
Imagine a world where the Governor controls your every action, choice, right, and freedom. This may sound like the plot of a George Orwellian dystopian novel, but it is happening right now in the name of “public safety.” recently, Uniform Law CommissionThe ULC, a powerful organization that has put forward a number of radical proposals […]
House GOP swerves around conservative opposition for stopgap spending bill
House Republican leaders changed course on a three-month process for considering government funding bills, abandoning plans to move the bill through the normal process after opposition from some on the right threatened to block it. The stopgap measure, which would currently fund the government through Dec. 20, is expected to be introduced in Congress this […]