Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel advances in full Senate procedural vote before expected confirmation
WASHINGTON – Kash Patel, designated by the FBI director, advanced Tuesday in the Senate's first procedural vote.There is a vote“And it will be confirmed later this week. The Senate voted 48-45 along the party line to open discussions on the candidates and began counting down the 30-hour debate before Patel is expected to receive final […]
Live updates: Trump signs executive order protecting IVF; Senate GOP will take up budget resolution
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. “This order directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and actively reduce the out-of-pocket costs of such treatments and health planning costs,” wrote White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. It's there. Social Platform X Tuesday afternoon. He also […]
Senate to vote on budget resolution this week in race to enact Trump agenda
Senate Republicans are scheduled to vote for a budget resolution this week as the Chamber of Commerce moves towards enacting a large portion of President Trump's agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Tune (Rs.D.) announced on Tuesday a plan to take steps the Senate Budget Committee has advanced last week. Take action. “It's time to act […]
Rep. Angie Craig 'giving serious consideration' to running for Minnesota Senate seat
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) said he is “seriously considering” his appointment to run for the Minnesota Senate seat. “We are seriously considering Minnesota's open Senate seat,” Craig I said in a post on Monday Social Platform X. Last Thursday, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, D., announced that she will not be running for reelection in two […]
Senate Democrat calls Trump Gaza plan a 'hot mess'
Sen. Richard Blumental (D-Conn.) on Monday said President Trump's plan for the US to take over Gaza was a “non-starter” for many U.S. lawmakers, calling it “hot mess.” . “I'm very dull. In my view, the Trump plan is non-planned. Blumental, who was involved in a press conference in Israel, joined with bipartisan members of […]
House, Senate standoff over Trump agenda escalates
The showdown between the House and Senate Republicans is escalating as the two groups move forward with contrasting strategies that pass President Trump's legislative agenda. The House Budget Committee last week advanced a budget resolution for a vast bill full of Trump wishlist items, measuring the finish line after weeks of intense civil war. The […]
Former UFC champion Jorge Masvidal eyes Florida Senate in effort to fight child trafficking: ‘Politicians have done nothing’
Former welterweight UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal said he might throw his hat into the ring for a special Florida Senate election. Senate District 39 is now represented by Republican Brian Avila, who Ron replaces Kevin Marino Cabrera of the Miami-Dade County Commission after Cabrera was nominated by President Trump as US ambassador to Panama. -It […]
Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution
This week, the Senate can move forward with budget resolutions to enact some of President Trump's legislative agenda. This is an effort that includes an hour of votes that Democrats can use to protest the measure and stop its passage. Senate majority leader John Tune (Rs.D.) has not indicated whether he plans to bring the […]
Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump's USAID shutdown
Senate Democrats are divided into ways to oppose President Trump's attempts to cut down the US International Development Agency (USAID) in a bigger battle with the administration's efforts to review the federal government. On one hand, there are Democrats seeking to enlist Republican allies, historically solid supporters of foreign aid, as an important tool to […]
Senate Dems slam USAID inspector general's firing as doing more harm than good on curbing waste
The Senate Democrat pair condemned President Trump's firing of US Agency for International Development (USAID) inspectors and called on the administration to bring him back along with other watchdogs that ended in the previous weeks. Officers Gary Peters (Michigan) and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) say that the end of USAID inspector General Paul Martin and others […]