Baseball Hall Of Famer Rickey Henderson Passes Away At 65
Former Oakland Athletics player Rickey Henderson sits in the dugout before the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum on September 26, 2024 in Oakland, California. Today will be the Athletics' last game at the Coliseum. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 3:14 PM – Saturday, […]
Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits for some
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill early Saturday morning that would increase Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans. The bill would repeal two statutes that have long reduced pay for state and local police, firefighters, teachers, and other public sector employees and their spouses. The bill passed by a vote of 76-20. […]
Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk
Senators voted to pass a new version of the emergency spending bill early Saturday morning, past the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown. The Senate voted 85-11 to pass the third version of the short-term spending bill, which will now be sent to President Biden's desk, which he has already indicated he intends to […]
House Passes Spending Bill With Zero Democrat Nay Votes
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) delivered an early Christmas gift to Democrats Friday night by expanding spending levels that Republicans overwhelmingly opposed earlier this year. The House will once again fulfill its obligation to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, this time through March 14, 2025, and will meet Senate Majority […]
US House passes funding proposal without Trump’s demand to raise debt limit | US politics
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill Friday night, hours before the U.S. government shutdown, and a bill that would drop President Donald Trump's demand to raise the debt ceiling. The bill, which passed 366-34, authorizes three months of government funding and will be sent to the Senate, where it is expected to […]
House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight
The House approved the bill to avert a government shutdown hours before Friday's deadline, sending it to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill. The chamber supported the bill 366-34-1, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought it to the floor under an expedited suspension of the […]
House passes funding bill with just hours until government shutdown
The House passed a bill Friday to avert a partial government shutdown, hours before a midnight federal funding deadline. Lawmakers were scrambling to find a way forward after the original bill was vetoed by President-elect Trump and his allies on Wednesday, and a later Trump-approved bill died in the full House on Thursday. . But […]
Senate passes annual defense policy bill with transgender care restrictions and pay boost for junior troops
The Senate has voted to pass an $895 billion annual defense policy bill that includes pay raises for U.S. soldiers and provisions restricting transgender accommodations. The bill passed 85-14 and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The bill received more bipartisan votes in the Senate than in the House, with more […]
Michigan state lawmaker passes on DNC chair position
A leading Michigan lawmaker announced Tuesday that he is not running for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, saying in a video posted to social media that some of his ideas are: He said he believed that this could be better achieved in a similar way. Not running. “There are a lot of ideas that I'm […]
BREAKING: Trump wins Nevada, passes 300 electoral votes in presidential election | LiveNOW from FOX
Nevada has awarded its six electoral votes to Donald Trump, further solidifying his presidential victory and pushing him above … source