Potential Vance Senate replacement travels to Mar-a-Lago as speculation on filling seat intensifies
One of the leading candidates to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance's Ohio Senate seat recently visited President-elect Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence as the governor's decision approaches. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited Trump's Florida home in recent days with Republican Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, who is seen as the frontrunner to replace Vance, but details of the […]
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 […]
Senate sends stopgap spending deal to avert shutdown to Biden's desk
The Senate passed a stopgap funding measure early Saturday morning, averting a government shutdown that would lead to the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, ending a tumultuous week in Congress. Senators passed a continuing resolution that would extend funding at current levels through March 14, provide more than $100 billion in disaster […]
Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
The partial government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday after Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending measure and send it to President Biden's desk by the deadline. However, the Senate is actively working to send the bill to Biden through votes on amendments and other considerations. The temporary bill is expected to be passed […]
Watch live: Senate to vote on funding deal ahead of shutdown deadline
The Senate is scheduled to vote Friday night ahead of a midnight deadline on a temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown. The House voted 366-34-1 in support of the bill early Friday evening, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought the bill to the floor under an immediate suspension […]
Senate confirms 235th Biden judge, surpassing Trump’s record
The Senate confirmed President Biden's 235th judicial nominee on Friday, surpassing the record of 234 judges confirmed during President-elect Trump's first term. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) praised Selena Raquel Murillo after the Senate confirmed her as district judge for the Central District of California. “This majority has confirmed more judges under President Biden […]
House Votes To Avert Govt Shutdown, Senate Set To Vote
October 20, 2023, House of Representatives in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Sophia Flores3:45pm – Friday, December 20, 2024 The House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill in the latest effort to avert a government shutdown. advertisement On Friday, the bill passed the House by a vote of 366-34. The […]
Senate Dems rail against ‘shadow speaker’ billionaire Elon Musk: ‘Not elected to anything’
Senate Democrats announced Wednesday that an initial stopgap spending deal between billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump collapsed after he and eventual president-elect Donald Trump voiced opposition. They called him by titles such as “co-president'' and “shadow speaker.'' Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Musk “seems to be in charge of this country right […]
Senate Republicans attempt to fast track emergency military pay as they brace for shutdown
Fox's first appearance: Two Senate Republicans are leading efforts to keep military personnel paid during a potential partial government shutdown, as Congress ticks closer to the midnight Saturday deadline. Three Senate sources told Fox News Digital that Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have announced plans to close all military services and the Coast […]