Why Some Senate Republicans Won’t Be Attending Milwaukee’s GOP Convention
(left) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) arrives for an all-Senator closed-door briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2023, and is scheduled to hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via video conference. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)/ (C) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Special […]
Biden says GOP doesn’t care about securing border after border bill fails in Senate
President Biden on Thursday slammed Republicans for blocking a border security bill in the Senate, claiming that Republicans are not interested in securing the U.S. southern border. “Republicans don’t care about securing our borders or fixing America’s broken immigration system. If they cared, they would have voted for the toughest border security in history. But […]
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Group Announces Seven-Figure Early Vote Push In Ohio, Endorses Bernie Moreno For Senate
The conservative Sentinel Action Fund (SAF) announced on Wednesday its first seven-figure investment in Ohio to encourage early voting, and endorsed Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, the Daily Caller News Foundation first learned. SAF’s announcement is the first of multiple seven-figure investments it plans to make in Ohio this cycle, with the super PAC also launching […]
Senate votes down failed border deal in face of bipartisan opposition
The Senate rejected a bipartisan border deal on Thursday in a vote that Republicans denounced as “political theater” ahead of the November election. The border bill, originally tied to a larger package on foreign aid, failed on the Senate floor in February, with all but four Republicans lining up against it. Senate Democrats framed the […]
Rand Paul endorses GOP Utah Senate candidate to replace Romney, says he’s the ‘type of Republican’ needed
A Utah Senate candidate who vowed to “fight back against the establishment” if elected has won support from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who says he is “the type of Republican” the Senate needs to replace him. Republican Sen. Mitt Romney. Paul on Thursday endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, who gained notoriety in 2020 for opposing […]
Senate to vote on border bill: Watch live
The Biden administration is urging Senate Republicans to support reviving a failed bipartisan border deal that former President Trump abandoned after voicing his opposition. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-N.Y., is scheduled to hold a second vote on the bill on Thursday, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., informed President Biden on Monday that […]
Crypto regulation bill passed in the House, heads to Senate – Quartz
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act, which aims to regulate the entire industry. RFK Jr.’s GameStop investment is interesting, executive says The bill, called the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), would effectively classify cryptocurrencies as commodities rather than securities, exempting them from […]
Schumer shifts Senate into campaign mode with border vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has shifted into campaign mode, planning a series of message votes on border security, access to contraception and other hot-button issues. The shift reflects a widespread recognition in the Senate that there is little chance of passing any substantive legislation between now and Election Day as lawmakers […]
AOC demands Senate Democrats investigate reports of Jan. 6 flags flown at Supreme Court Justice Alito’s home
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has called for the Democratic-controlled Senate to investigate reports that a flag linked to the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol was flying at the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview on MSNBC’s “All in with Chris Hayes” on Wednesday that the report […]
Biden administration dares Republicans to vote for Senate border package
The Biden administration is urging Senate Republicans to support reviving a failed bipartisan border deal that former President Trump abandoned after voicing his opposition. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Dynamo, N.Y.) plans to hold a second vote on the bill on Thursday, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that Republicans He told […]