Republicans block Dem-backed IVF bill revived by Chuck Schumer
Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic-backed in vitro fertilization (IVF) bill that already died in the Senate. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes needed in a procedural vote and failed 51-44. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to senators on Sunday that he was scheduling additional votes […]
House passes bill to plug $3B VA budget shortfall
The House of Representatives passed emergency legislation on Tuesday to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with officials warning that benefits for millions of veterans are at risk in the coming weeks. The bill passed by a voice vote with bipartisan support and now heads to the […]
Rep. Horsford introduces bill to eliminate taxes on tips
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nevada) formally introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to repeal the federal tax on tips, a proposal supported by both presidential candidates. The Tip Income Protection and Assistance (TIPS) Act would also eliminate subminimum wages for tipped workers and “prevent employers and high-income earners from exploiting the elimination of the federal […]
‘Insulting Charade’: GOP Reps Slam Mike Johnson For Resurrecting ‘Zombie’ Funding Bill
Republican lawmakers are again criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson after he announced Tuesday that he would reintroduce the same budget bill he withdrew from the House floor last week with new provisions. After nearly a dozen Republican senators voiced opposition to the funding bill, citing concerns about the growing national debt, Johnson removed the continuing […]
Bill Maher doubles down on election prediction but warns Democrats ‘Trumpism’ is here to stay
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California GOP pushes back on bill that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants
California Democrats are working to push a new bill aimed at providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but Republican lawmakers are pushing to block the new bill. “It is an insult that California Democrats are even considering expanding unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants,” Senate Majority Leader Brian Jones said in a statement to Fox News Digital. […]
Schumer revives Dem-backed IVF bill after Trump proposal
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, is planning to hold another vote on a Democratic-backed in vitro fertilization (IVF) bill that has already died in the Senate. The governor said in a letter to senators on Sunday that a second vote on the bill is scheduled for Tuesday. “As the national debate over reproductive […]
Secret Service could get more funding in stopgap spending bill: Schumer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that Senate Democrats are willing to provide more funding to the Secret Service after former President Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt over the weekend. Schumer said he spoke with Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr. on Sunday after the […]
TikTok grilled in appeals court as judges consider challenge to sale-or-ban bill
TikTok faced tough questions from a U.S. appeals court on Monday as China-based ByteDance pushes to block legislation that would force it to stop selling the video-sharing app by Jan. 19 or else ban it entirely. TikTok's lawyers argued before a three-judge panel that the law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, violates the […]
Trump’s historic Abraham Accords would be bolstered with military ‘exchange program’ under bipartisan bill
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