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Senate Passes $52 Billion CHIPS Act To Make U.S. Semiconductor Industry Independent Of China

The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a $52 billion bill aimed at increasing semiconductor production. "It's a major step…

2 years ago

GOP Senate Candidate Herschel Walker On Climate Change: China’s ‘Bad Air Got To Move’ To U.S.

In another controversial statement, Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker has further raised concerns about his candidacy after making false…

2 years ago

Bill To Boost U.S. Technology In Race Against China Passes Senate, 68-32

The U.S. Senate approved legislation to help the United States compete with China in the technology race by providing funds…

3 years ago

Over 200 Bipartisan Bills Passed By U.S. House Have Not Been Voted In Mitch McConnell’s Senate

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for blocking over 200 bipartisan bills "that would help…

4 years ago

Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed By Senate To U.S. Supreme Court By Vote Of 50-48

Controversial Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon…

6 years ago

After Senate Passes Ukraine Aid Bill, House Works Its Own Alternative

After the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid package that would be split between important U.S. allies Ukraine, Taiwan…

3 months ago

Senate Negotiators Seek Border Security Deal To Pair With Aid For Ukraine & Israel

A bipartisan group of Senate Republicans and Democrats are continuing their work this weekend on a compromise bill of changes…

5 months ago

Congress Passes Bill Prohibiting President From Pulling Out Of NATO Without Senate Approval

The new Defense Department appropriations bill passed by Congress requires the Senate or an act of Congress to approve before…

5 months ago

Biden Welcomes Ukrainian President Zelenskyy To The White House After U.S. Funding Stalls

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a meeting at the White House. Biden emphasized the…

5 months ago

House Passes $14 Billion Aid Bill Exclusively For Israel, Senate Is Certain To Reject It

On Thursday, a Republican bill to give Israel $14.3 billion in assistance and slash funding for the IRS, which the…

6 months ago

Trump Ally Kari Lake, Who Lost Governor’s Race In 2020, Files To Run For Senate In Arizona

Kari Lake, the former news anchor who ran and lost as the 2022 Republican nominee in the governor's race for…

7 months ago

California Gov. Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Fill Feinstein’s Seat, First LGBTQ Woman Of Color In Senate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has appointed Laphonza Butler, the president of the political action committee EMILY's List, to fill the…

8 months ago

Government Shutdown Averted But U.S. Aid To Ukraine Now In Jeopardy

A shutdown of the federal government was narrowly averted on Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a stopgap plan to…

8 months ago

GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden Defend Himself For Yelling At Senate Interns

Freshman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisconsin) yelled at a group of high school-aged Senate pages while giving a tour of…

9 months ago

Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Reform Of Senate Judiciary’s ‘Jim Crow’ Blue Slip Policy

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has pledged to oppose the Senate Judiciary Committee's consideration of two judges over the "blue…

9 months ago

Bruno Cua, Who Was 18 When He Stormed U.S. Capitol On January 6, Sentenced To One Year In Prison

Bruno Joseph Cua, a high school student who participated in the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021,…

9 months ago

Senate Committee Approves Code Of Ethics For Supreme Court Justices

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved a proposal to establish a code of ethics for the U.S.…

10 months ago

Far-Right Pentagon Spending Bill Moves To Senate Where It’s Doomed To Fail

After right-wing House Republicans used the yearly U.S. military budget to challenge perceived "wokeness" within the military, their Senate counterparts…

10 months ago

Senate Democrats Rethinking Code Of Ethics For Supreme Court Justices Following Alito’s Trip With Billionaire

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has sparked more questions about whether or not the Supreme Court should be held…

11 months ago

Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride Announces Congressional Bid, Making Her First Openly Trans Person To Run For U.S. Congress

Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware) announced her Congressional bid, which would make her the first opening transgender member of…

11 months ago