House floor debates: State of the foreign aid bills
House leaders are taking another step toward signing off on billions in new foreign aid Saturday, with the chamber prepped to pass a group of bills weeks after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blocked a similar package backed by the Senate and President Joe Biden. Floor debate opened Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., with large […]
Speaker Johnson Unveils Scheme to Bring Ukraine Vote to House Floor Speaker Johnson Unveils Scheme to Bring Ukraine Vote to House Floor
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has unveiled a scheme to break the deadlock in Congress and trigger a flood of four votes, including a lone vote on tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in aid to Ukraine. The plan appears to capitalize on Congress’ sense of urgency to send aid to Israel in the […]
Editorial Daily Rundown: 19 House Republicans Block Advancement Of FISA Bill To Floor Vote
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Knicks’ OG Anunoby, Jalen Brunson dominate when on floor together
That’s less than a quarter of a full season, just 20 games. But when OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson share the floor, the numbers are staggering. Coming off Friday night’s win over the Nets, the Knicks are 18-2 with the duo playing together, with a net rating of -24.7 and an offensive rating of 125.8 […]
Editor Daily Rundown: House To Consider Putting Up FISA Bill For Floor Vote Again
Editor Daily Rundown: House To Consider Putting Up FISA Bill For Floor Vote Again Source link
House GOP considers backup FISA plan to sunset spy tool after stunning floor defeat
House Republicans are regrouping and considering a two-year sunset on a key surveillance law as a way to move forward on reauthorizing security measures after a group of hard-line Republicans effectively killed a procedural rule in a blow to House leaders ahead of next week’s deadline. The “no” votes of 19 hard-line House Republicans and […]
House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote
House leaders are eyeing a Plan B that would reauthorize the country’s spying powers after 19 Republicans blocked passage of the bill Wednesday. The plan under discussion would have shortened the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) from five years to two years and returned the controversial package to the […]
FISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement
A bill to reauthorize the state’s warrantless surveillance powers cleared the House on Tuesday, even though it still faces a bumpy path to the Senate, including a fight in the chamber over whether to add a warrant requirement to the bill. passed an important hurdle. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that […]
Republicans take to floor to slam Dems for expected dismissal of Mayorkas trial
Several Senate Republicans took to the floor Monday night to call for an immediate and public trial on the articles of impeachment passed against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Make no mistake about it: A vote to block the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas is a vote to keep our borders open,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) […]
LSU Walks Off the Floor Before National Anthem, Iowa Stands and Wins
The LSU women’s basketball team left the floor before the national anthem Monday night in an Elite Eight matchup against rival Iowa. Iowa players stood respectfully for the national anthem. LSU women’s basketball team skips national anthem Iowa State Stands Proudly LSU just got a great win. The whole stadium was cheering them on. Season […]