29 vulnerable Dems vote with Republicans on bill cracking down on illegal immigrants
About 30 House Democrats voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would deport undocumented immigrants who have committed sex crimes, signaling the party's shifting focus on the immigration crisis as the November election approaches. The Republican-led bill passed 266-158, with 51 Democrats joining the Republicans. Democrats have criticized the bill, accusing it of unfairly […]
Lauren Boebert likens Speaker Johnson’s failed spending bill to ‘Diddy Freak Off’
You can't scare her. Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson's failed spending plan, claiming it would “ruin our country many times more than Diddy's fanatics.” Rep. Boebert, R-Colo., was one of 14 House Republicans who broke party lines on Wednesday to vote against a six-month stopgap measure backed by Johnson to avert […]
Dem lawmakers push bill to restore funding to controversial UN agency
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the United States to restore funding to a controversial United Nations agency that helps provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees but whose staff members face accusations that they took part in the October 7 attack on Israel. At a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol […]
House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce pensioners' Social Security benefits – CNBC
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Washington's congressmen Required signature Force a vote on a bill that would repeal rules that cut Social Security benefits for certain retirees who also receive pension income. On Thursday morning, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Rep. Garrett Graves (R-La.) stamped the 206 signatures that have been collected so […]
Sen. Schumer Announces Plans To Advance Bill To Avoid Govt Shut Down Amid Lack Of Progress In The House
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference about “Project 2025” at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 19, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) By Frank Lara Lisko, OAN StaffThursday, September 19, 2024 1:05 PM The Senate is moving forward with plans to pass its own continuing resolution to avert […]
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he would act later that day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, failed to pass a partisan six-month funding bill related to voter registration reform. Schumer said a government funding bill will be considered by the House of Representatives, […]
158 Dems vote against bill to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes
More than 150 House Democrats voted against a bill that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes or conspiracy to commit sex crimes. The Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Immigrants Act passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday with bipartisan support. All Republicans present voted in favor of the bill, as did 51 […]
These 3 Dems, 14 Republicans crossed aisle on funding bill vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s government funding bill died Wednesday after a joint effort by Democrats and Republicans in the House. Fourteen members of Johnson's own party voted against the Louisiana Republican's spending plan, which was combined with a six-month stopgap bill that included a measure aimed at requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but […]
‘Surrender Caucus’: 14 Republicans Join Forces With Dems To Torpedo Mike Johnson’s Revived Spending Bill
On Wednesday, more than a dozen Republicans joined 206 Democrats in voting to block House Speaker Mike Johnson from reinstating the funding, just a week after he initially withdrew the bill from the floor due to lack of support. Johnson Continuing Resolution In the House, 14 Republicans voted to block the budget bill, which failed […]
House Fails To Pass Six-Month Government Funding Bill
People walk across the East Front of the U.S. Capitol as night falls in Washington, DC on December 17, 2019. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) By OAN Staff Member Sofia FloresWednesday, September 18, 2024 5:39 PM The House failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill that would maintain current levels of funding through March […]