Pennsylvania Senate Race Heads To Recount As McCormick Leads Casey
The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick moved to a statewide recount Wednesday, with each county still waiting to finalize its vote count. We are working on this. Each side is debating which ballots should be included. According to To the Associated Press. Mr. Casey refused to […]
Pennsylvania Senate Race Goes to Recount as Republican McCormick Leads Casey
Pennsylvania's Senate race has moved to a recount as incoming Sen. Dave McCormick (Republican) continues to maintain his lead over incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (Democratic). Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said Wednesday that the results of the Casey-McCormick race “triggered a legally required statewide recount.” According to Press release from the Pennsylvania Department of […]
Massie on if Senate Will Confirm Gaetz as AG: ‘Recess Appointments’
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was asked if he thought Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would be confirmed by the Senate, citing “recess appointments.” on video Posted Massey was asked by CNN's Haley Talbot on X if he thought Gaetz would be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as attorney general. “Do you think he'll be confirmed by […]
Coons calls Gaetz nomination 'deadly serious challenge' to Senate
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said Wednesday that President-elect Trump's choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general is due to the Senate's constitutional role of advising and consenting to the president. “This poses an extremely significant challenge,'' he said. candidate. In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's “The Lead,” Coons said he […]
Trump bewilders Senate GOP with Gaetz AG selection
President-elect Trump's decision to select Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as attorney general has left Senate Republicans in complete discontent over one of the most high-profile and polarizing Cabinet picks. , immediately putting Republicans on the defensive. Two leading centrist senators, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), expressed shock and surprise, with the […]
Tom Cotton Elected Senate Republican Conference Chair
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) will become the third-ranking Senate Republican on Wednesday and win the race for conference president. Cotton defeated Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) by a landslide margin of 35-18, Politico. report. The primary responsibility of the conference chair is to support messaging for conference members and their staff. Cotton is known on the […]
Senate Democrat sees ‘a chance’ of more Ukraine funding in lame duck session
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday that Congress could pass additional funding for Ukraine ahead of the transition to a Republican-led Congress and President-elect Trump's administration. He said there is. , likely to oppose further aid to Kyiv. Mr. Kaine said that any package approved by the […]
John Thune Elected Senate Republican Leader in Tight Race
Sen. John Thune will replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as Republican Senate Majority Leader after a close race that required two votes to be decided Wednesday. Mr. Thune, Mr. McConnell's chief of staff and a favorite of the establishment, must use Mr. McConnell's iron hand to lead a conference demanding change. He will also be […]
John Thune elected to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader
The Republican Senate conference on Wednesday selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to replace retiring Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Thune, who was running against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, won 29 of the 53 Republican senatorial votes in the second round of secret ballot voting. did. Scott also […]
Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on first ballot as Thune and Cornyn advance
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) was defeated in the Senate majority leader race after the first round of secret ballots Wednesday morning, and none of the three candidates received a majority of votes. Officials told Fox News that Scott received the fewest votes in the first round. The senators proceeded to a second secret vote, with […]