House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson’s funding bill
A diverse House Republican caucus on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) budget plan, dealing an embarrassing blow to GOP leadership and undermining a strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Fourteen Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the spending plan, which combined a six-month stopgap measure with […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Vote Expected to Fail
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is pushing ahead with a vote on the six-month spending bill Wednesday night, despite the expected defeat. During the August recess, Johnson announced he would combine a six-month continuing resolution with the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, in […]
CNN anchor tries to stop Tom Cotton from telling the truth about IVF bill — but she fails: ‘You’re not going to stop me’
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) on Tuesday refused to block CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins from telling the truth about an IVF bill. On the same day, the Senate The bill could not be passed. It would provide federal protections for in vitro fertilization. It was the second time the bill failed, as nearly every Republican senator […]
Senate Democrats aim to bolster tenant organizing in new housing bill
The new bill from Senate Democrats would expand organizing and advocacy protections for low-income tenants and is one of a growing number of proposed bills aimed at addressing the national housing shortage ahead of next year's legislative session. The bill, introduced by Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would expand […]
Speaker Johnson warns illegal immigrant voting could ‘throw an election’ as House readies spending bill vote
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has warned that “thousands” of people in the US illegally could change the course of the upcoming US election. Johnson told reporters at his weekly press conference on Wednesday that some House Republicans have won elections by just a few hundred votes – and sometimes by even less, […]
‘Diabolical creep’ Bill Gates is still hurt over vaccine pushback, admits he wants to criminalize free speech
Apparently Bill Gates is still upset about the fact that so many people opposed the COVID vaccine that he is funding and profiting from, and now he wants retribution. “Bill Gates wants to stifle free speech for anyone who criticizes his vaccine,” Liz Wheeler said. “That's an accurate summary of what Bill Gates is saying.” […]
Sen. Tom Cotton and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins clash over IVF bill
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and CNN host Kaitlan Collins got into a tense debate about fertility treatments on Tuesday night, but Republican lawmakers forcibly blocked the host from speaking. “No, Kaitlan, you can't stop me there,” the Alabama senator told Collins, who accused him of misrepresenting his position on IVF. Collins invited Cotton onto her […]
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 […]