Senators Lobby for More Immigration Despite Objections from GOP Voters
A group of Republican senators lobbying for expanded legal immigration to the United States is increasingly joining the party’s fringes, a study released Friday found. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota), and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Ky.) Utah) is currently negotiating an agreement with Senate Democrats to […]
Greene: GOP senators backing border bill ‘willing to be traitors to our country’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Senate Republicans supporting the bipartisan immigration and funding bill currently under negotiation “are going to be traitors to our country.” said. As the Senate prepares to move forward with the bill, House conservatives are increasingly vocal against the deal, which includes border and asylum reform as well as funding […]
Democratic senators call on Fed to cut interest rates over high housing costs
Several Democratic senators on Sunday called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, arguing that rate cuts are “exacerbating this country’s persistent crisis in housing access and affordability.” In a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), and Sen. Sheldon Sen. Whitehouse […]
Senators concerned about proposed new NIH mission statement
A pair of senators, Vipatisan, have expressed concern about a proposal to remove the phrase “extending life” from the National Institutes of Health's mission statement. NIH's mission statement Currently, it is written as “the pursuit of fundamental knowledge of the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to promote health, […]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Caution Biden Against Another Mid East War
A bipartisan group of senators is warning against getting drawn into another war in the Middle East after President Joe Biden began firing missiles into Yemen without Congressional authorization earlier this month. “With tensions in the region rising, U.S. participation in a new war in the Middle East is not possible without Congressional approval, followed […]
Assisted living facilities fall short when caring for aging US population, witnesses tell senators
The U.S. population is aging, and by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be 65 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Witnesses before the Senate committee during Thursday's hearing said assisted living facilities are already inadequately prepared for an aging population. Patricia Wessenmeyer, who testified at the hearing, helped support her husband, […]
GOP senators demand info on pardon of Maduro fixer Alex Saab
Three Republican senators are demanding that the Justice Department turn over its investigative file on Alex Saab, who is said to have been the head of financial intermediation between Venezuela and Iran. President Biden pardoned Saab, 52, in December as part of a broader prisoner exchange that resulted in the release of 10 Americans. Prior […]
Romney and Pro-Migration Senators Try to Revive McConnell’s Border Giveaway
Pro-immigration Republican senators are trying to revive the border plan amid growing divisions in the Republican Party, establishment condemnation and public backlash. Thursday morning's establishment backlash comes as Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that Republican voters and swing voters are increasingly wary of President Joe Biden's ruthless pro-immigration economic policies. It happened after […]
GOP Senators Speak Out Against Bipartisan Bill To Address Border Crisis, Send More Aid To Ukraine
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) speaks about border security issues during a press conference with Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol on January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Pictured on the left are Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Texas). (Missouri), Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). Republican […]
McConnell’s Border Giveaway Sparks Mutiny by GOP Senators
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reportedly withdrawing from a pro-immigration border bill amid a revolt by several Republican senators. “Mr. McConnell spoke during a closed session of Senate Republicans on Wednesday.”[nesday afternoon] Border politics turned upside down for R.[epublicans]And it casts doubt on linking the border with Ukraine.'' Punchbowl News report early Wednesday […]