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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 […]

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 […]